Social Worker 3, HEAT Program Clinical Supervisor, Pediatrics

Are you looking to take your career to new heights with a leader in healthcare? SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is one of the nation's leading metropolitan medical centers. As the only academic medical center in Brooklyn, we serve a large population that is among the most diverse in the world. We are also highly-ranked by Castle Connolly Medical, a healthcare rating company for consumers, among the top 5 leading U.S. medical schools for training doctors.

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The Department of Pediatrics at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time TH Social Worker 3 / HEAT Program Clinical Supervisor. The successful candidate will:

• Through SUNY University Hospital's Health & Education Alternatives for Teens (HEAT) Program, provide direct clinical services to adolescents and young adults living with HIV and those at elevated risk, with a focus on minority youth and LGBTQ youth in Brooklyn. 
• Provide individuals, couples, and family counseling; conduct comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments; screen for mental health and psychosocial concerns; and coordinate referrals for psychiatric care when indicated.
• Participate in weekly multidisciplinary case conferences and monthly program meetings to ensure coordinated, high quality patient care.
• Provide structured clinical supervision to members of the case management and social work team, ensuring adherence to evidence baaed practices, ethical standards, and documentation requirements.
• Conduct clinical assessments for participants enrolled in behavioral Interventions, contributing to quality improvement initiatives. supporting grant deliverables related to menial health services, and maintaining compliance with hospital and funding agency standards.

• Master’s Degree in Social Work from an accredited institution.
• New York State Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW).
• 2+ years of post-licensure clinical work experience.
• Demonstrated experience providing mental health services to adolescents and young adults.
• Or, a satisfactory equivalent combination of experience, education and training.

Monday to Friday; 9:00am to 5:00pm (Full-Time)

Commensurate with experience and qualifications

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation.  If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction, and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.

Women, minorities, veterans, individuals with disabilities and members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.

If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact Human Resources at ada@downstate.edu

Advertised: April 01, 2026 Eastern Daylight Time
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