Advanced Clinical Social Worker (37.5 Hour) (Hybrid)

JobAps; New Britain (CT); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of Children and Families (DCF) in Connecticut seeks an Advanced Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) to support our office in New Britain. The role focuses on delivering advanced clinical social work services to children and families within a multi-disciplinary state agency setting.

Responsibilities include direct treatment, supervision of LMSWs, development of service plans, and collaboration with other providers and regulatory bodies.

Qualifications

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker required with Connecticut licensure.
• Experience providing clinical services to children and families preferred.
• Strong collaboration within multidisciplinary teams and community partners.

Responsibilities

• Provide skilled direct clinical social work treatment to clients with complex needs.
• Supervise LMSWs and coordinate with other mental health professionals.
• Develop and monitor comprehensive service plans with measurable objectives.
• Represent program in collaborations with community resources and regulatory bodies.
• Lead program components and participate in crisis intervention and case management as needed.

Skills

Clinical social work

Pediatric mental health

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Evidence-based practice

Trauma-informed care

Assessment of children

Education

Licensed Clinical Social Worker license

Job description

Introduction

Are you a Licensed Clinical Social Worker interested in a career where you can make a difference in the lives of children and their families in Connecticut? If so, we invite you to take this opportunity to join our team!

The State of Connecticut, Department of Children and Families (DCF) is seeking Advanced Clinical Social Worker (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) to support our office in New Britian.

Position Highlights:

• New Britain, CT
• Please note: Some regional coverage for the Meriden DCF Area Office may be included.
• Full-time | 37.5 Hours per week | 1st Shift
• Monday-Friday, 8:30am-5:00pm

What we can offer you:

• View our State Employee Benefits Overview page!
• Professional growth and paid professional development opportunities.
• A healthy work-life balance to all employees!
• The State of Connecticut is an eligible Public Service Loan Forgiveness employer, meaning you may be eligible to have qualifying student loans forgiven after 10 years of service. Click here for more information.

Our Mission:

At DCF our mission is partnering with communities and empowering families to raise resilient children who thrive. We are proud of our diverse and dedicated workforce who strive every day to meet the needs of those we encounter. Currently we are seeking individuals who are looking to advance their career and make a difference.

About Us:

The Department of Children and Families share in the mission to provide caring, healing, and teaching at the Solnit South Campus and to partner with children, families, and communities to build hope and create opportunities.

We believe that:

• Children and adolescents with serious emotional disorders can lead productive and satisfying lives.
• Children, youth, and their families have the right and responsibility to participate in their treatment.
• No child will be refused treatment based on their ability to pay for services.
• Our services work best when integrated with community care.

Purpose of job class (NATURE OF WORK)

In a state agency behavioral health program as part of a multi-disciplinary team at one or more locations this class is accountable for skilled clinical social work treatment and leadership services involving complex case assignments.

Examples of duties

• Independently provides highly skilled direct clinical social work treatment and/or substance abuse services to clients with complex psychological and social problems through comprehensive clinical assessments and provision of individual, family and group treatment;
• Provides individual field work instruction and/or clinical supervision which includes instruction in use of comprehensive psychosocial assessments and current diagnostic categories, taking into consideration cultural, social, economic, medical, environmental and legal issues;
• Develops comprehensive service plans including measurable treatment objectives;
• Initiates consultation and collaboration with other mental health providers to improve delivery of current services and/or identify unmet needs within current service system;
• Provides clinical supervision to Licensed Master Social Workers;
• Assists in resolution of administrative, personnel and clinical issues in program and/or agency;
• Develops data for statistical and planning systems and/or research and publication;
• Prepares administrative reports and suggests operational policies and procedures;
• Oversees development and/or implementation of individual client treatment and/or service plans;
• May be assigned administrative oversight of research projects;
• May provide clinical and/or administrative leadership to program components such as crisis intervention teams, inpatient treatment teams, case management teams, psychoeducational program services, psychosocial rehabilitation and forensic services;
• May provide forensic evaluations and expert testimony to courts;
• May represent program or agency during licensing and certification inspections conducted by regulatory bodies;
• May represent program or agency in liaison relationships with other community agencies and resources;
• May provide in-service educational presentations concerning available health, mental health and human services resources and means to access them;
• May chair facility or community-based committees that develop policies and plans to serve psychiatrically disabled individuals;
• May present information on mental illness and mental health services to community groups;
• Performs related duties as required.

Knowledge, skill and ability

• Considerable knowledge of social, cultural, economic, political, religious, medical, psychological and legal issues which influence behavior of clients, families, service programs and society at large;
• Knowledge of statutes, regulations and standards relating to mental health services;
• Knowledge of state law governing licensed clinical social worker practice standards;
• Considerable oral and written communication skills;
• Administrative skills;
• Considerable ability to independently apply in practice current psychiatric treatment modalities including but not limited to behavioral, cognitive, object-relations, crisis intervention and psychosocial rehabilitation approaches;
• Ability to integrate theory and case material in assessing and devising comprehensive treatment and/or service plans for difficult and/or complex case assignments;
• Lead task groups including but not limited to treatment teams and agency committees.

Minimum qualifications - general experience

One (1) year of experience as a licensed clinical social worker.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience providing clinical services to children and families with complex psychiatric profiles
• Experience providing clinical case management services in collaboration with community systems of care
• Experience Implementing evidence-based practice and working as part of a multidisciplinary clinical team
• Experience providing various treatment modalities to children and families with complex trauma
• Experience assessing children, young adults and families utilizing validated tools and through the lens of racial justice
• Experience assessing and treating children and adolescents with developmental disability, Autism Spectrum Disorders and/or complex diagnostic profiles

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Incumbents in this class must possess and retain a license to practice clinical social work pursuant to Sec. 20-195 (m-z) of the Connecticut General Statutes.
• Incumbents in this class must possess and maintain eligibility for participation in federal health care programs as defined in 42 U.S. § 1320a-7b(f).
• Incumbents in this class may be required to have knowledge of sign language and communication ability with the deaf and hearing impaired in designated positions.
• Incumbents in this class may be required to have ability in Spanish oral and written communication in designated positions.
• Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.

Conclusion

AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes. As such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.