Advanced Clinical Social Worker (40 Hour) (Office/On-site)

State of Connecticut; Norwich (CT); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

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Job summary

The State of Connecticut, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) invites applications for a full-time Licensed Clinical Social Worker to join SMHA's Mobile Outreach Unit in Norwich, CT. This role emphasizes on-scene crisis assessment, intervention, and connecting clients with community behavioral health resources.

You will work with Connecticut State Police as part of a Crisis Intervention Team, prepare Emergency Certificates, and ensure follow-up on referrals and PREE.

Qualifications

• Must be a licensed clinical social worker in good standing.
• Minimum of one year of experience as an LCSW.
• Strong foundation in behavioral health, assessment, and crisis intervention.

Responsibilities

• Provide on-scene crisis assessment, intervention, and support during behavioral health emergencies.
• Collaborate with Connecticut State Police and local law enforcement as part of a Crisis Intervention Team.
• Write Emergency Certificates for individuals at imminent risk of self-harm, harm to others, or grave disability.
• Follow up on referrals and Police Requests for Emergency Examination (PREE).
• Connect individuals to community behavioral health, substance use, and support services.
• Provide consultation and education to law enforcement regarding behavioral health conditions and resources.
• Maintain required clinical documentation and records.
• Support coverage needs across troop locations and Mobile Response Teams as necessary.

Skills

Crisis intervention

Clinical social work

Communication skills

Assessment planning

Education

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) license

Job description

POSITION HIGHLIGHTS

• Full-time (40 hours/week), Monday - Friday
• Second shift, 1:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
• Location: Norwich, CT
• Team: SMHA's Mobile Outreach Unit

WHAT WE OFFER

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• Professional growth and development opportunities.
• A healthy work/life balance to all employees.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Providing on-scene crisis assessment, intervention, and support during behavioral health emergencies.
• Working collaboratively with Connecticut State Police and local law enforcement agencies as part of a Crisis Intervention Team.
• Writing Emergency Certificates for individuals presenting with an imminent risk of self-harm, harm to others, and/or grave disability.
• Conducting follow-up on referrals and Police Requests for Emergency Examination (PREE).
• Connecting individuals to community behavioral health, substance use, and support services.
• Providing consultation and education to law enforcement regarding behavioral health conditions, homelessness, and available community resources.
• Maintaining required clinical documentation and records.
• Supporting coverage needs across troop locations and Mobile Response Teams as necessary.

MORE ABOUT THE AGENCY AND FACILITIES

The State of Connecticut, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS), is a health care agency whose mission is to promote the overall health and wellness of persons with behavioral health needs through an integrated network of holistic, comprehensive, effective, and efficient services and supports that foster dignity, respect, and self-sufficiency in those we serve. SMHA is a community mental health agency operated by the State of Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS). Its primary goal is to provide high quality behavioral health services to those in our community with mental health and substance use disorders who are 18 years or older and reside in New London County and its surrounding towns. Services, which include case management, outpatient behavioral health, crisis intervention, respite care, and forensic services, are recovery oriented and offered in a trauma informed and culturally sensitive manner. We support individuals to identify and achieve their own goals in recovery, fostering independence, dignity, and ability.

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REQUIREMENTS

A comprehensive medical examination, including a drug screening, will be required of all applicants upon a conditional offer of employment. All state employees must adhere to Connecticut's Policy for a Drug Free Workplace. This position requires an extensive DESPP police background check. This background check may include fingerprinting, criminal history, a character interview, personal reference interviews, providing personal financial statements, and further extensive personal documentation.

This employer may participate in E‑Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I‑9 information to confirm work authorization.

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 theories of human behavior, current diagnostic categories of mental illness, family dynamics, substance abuse and human sexuality; 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; 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.

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.