Description

Join a new lifestyle medicine program for NYC drivers, providing behavioral health support and helping shape an early-stage, community-centered care model. You'll work in a small, collaborative team across in-person, virtual, and mobile settings, using evidence-based approaches to support participants with stress management, behavior change, and social determinants of health.

Requirements

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in the state of New York, in good standing
• 2+ years of experience providing behavioral health or psychosocial support in healthcare, community-based, or social service settings
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and cross-cultural skills
• Experience working with individuals facing stress, trauma, or complex social needs
• Comfort working in mobile, field-based, and virtual care environments
• Ability to work independently while collaborating closely with a multidisciplinary team
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage follow-ups, outreach, and documentation
• Passion for supporting underserved communities and delivering care with dignity and respect

Responsibilities

• Provide 1:1 behavioral health support to WHLP participants, focused on emotional wellbeing, behavior change, and social determinants of health
• Support participants in developing skills related to stress management, emotional regulation, coping strategies, resilience, health-related behavior change, and habit formation
• Use evidence-based approaches (e.g., motivational interviewing, brief therapeutic interventions, trauma-informed care) to support engagement and progress
• Support participants through a six-month lifestyle medicine–informed care program, reinforcing care plans and clinician recommendations from a behavioral health lens
• Help participants identify and navigate barriers to health such as time constraints, financial strain, work schedules, transportation, food access, and social isolation
• Coordinate closely with the care team (primary care, dietitian, MA, care coordinators) to ensure whole-person, integrated support
• Co-facilitate and support group visits and group-based programming, including workshops focused on stress, coping, behavior change, and community connection
• Support participant onboarding, engagement, retention, and follow-up outreach (in-person, phone, text, and virtual)
• Document clinical interactions, care plans, and participant progress in Akido's systems in accordance with licensure and compliance requirements
• Support implementation and optimization of digital and AI-enabled tools for documentation, follow-up, and participant engagement
• Pilot and refine new approaches to outreach, education, and group-based behavioral health support
• Serve as a trusted presence at community events, enrollment activations, and driver engagement activities
• Provide feedback on participant-facing educational materials, tools, and engagement strategies
• Contribute frontline insight to help improve the care experience for both participants and the care team