Clinical Social Worker (Part-Time)

State of Connecticut - DMHAS Western CT Mental Health; Torrington (CT); On-site; USD 46,000 - 62,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

State employee benefits

Professional development

Healthy work-life balance

Job summary

State of Connecticut - DMHAS Western CT Mental Health is seeking a compassionate, licensed clinical social worker to support individuals on recovery from mental health and substance use challenges.

In this part-time role (32 hours/week, Tue-Fri, 8:00 AM–4:30 PM), you will deliver individual and group counseling, provide case management, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to coordinate care and services in community living settings.

Qualifications

• Licensure as a clinical social worker in Connecticut.
• Experience providing individual, group and family therapy.
• Experience with psychosocial assessments and risk assessments.
• Ability to develop person-centered recovery plans.
• Ability to document services in electronic health records.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual and group supportive counseling, education, and skills building to clients in community living settings.
• Deliver case management services, including entitlements, housing, transportation, and basic needs.
• Assess and manage client risk, respond to crises, and complete psychosocial and risk assessments with recovery plans.
• Collaborate with treatment team members, document services in the EHR, and participate in team meetings.
• Conduct community outreach and coordinate care with external agencies and hospitals.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Case management

Assessment

Education

Licensure as clinical social worker (CT)

Job description

Introduction

Seeking a compassionate and dedicated professional to support individuals on their recovery journey from mental health and substance use challenges.

Schedule

1st shift: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM

Part‑time, 32 hours per week

Tuesday – Friday

What We Can Offer You

Access to a comprehensive suite of state employee benefits

NEW: Visit our State Employee Benefits Overview page to explore available options

Opportunities for professional growth and development

A commitment to promoting a healthy work/life balance

Benefits may vary or may not apply to certain part‑time positions

Position Highlights

Provide individual and group supportive counseling, education, and skills building to clients in community living settings

Deliver case management services, including assistance with entitlements, housing, transportation, and basic needs

Assess and manage client risk, respond to crises, and complete psychosocial and risk assessments along with person‑centered recovery plans

Collaborate with treatment team members, document services in the electronic health record, and participate in case conferences, incident reviews, and team meetings

Conduct community outreach, coordinate care with external agencies and hospitals, transport clients as needed, and participate in organizational trainings and committees

A comprehensive medical examination, including drug screening, is required following a conditional offer of employment. All state employees must comply with Connecticut’s Drug‑Free Workplace Policy.

About Us

DMHAS is dedicated to promoting the health and wellness of individuals with behavioral health needs through an integrated, holistic network of services that foster dignity, respect, and self‑sufficiency. WCMHN-TA, under the umbrella of the Western Connecticut Mental Health Network is responsible for the clinical, fiscal and administrative oversight of state-operated and contracted agencies providing mental health services in the northwest corner of Connecticut.

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 independently providing clinical social work services.

OFFICE OF HEALTHCARE ADVOCATE: This class is accountable for serving as a case manager and advocate for clients that have received or need to receive behavioral health care services.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

• As a member of multi-disciplinary clinical team or within a network of community‑based behavioral health services develops psychosocial assessments through clinical interviews with assigned clients and families which include consideration of developmental, social and/or cultural, substance abuse, psychological, environmental and medical issues;
• Develops treatment plans including measurable treatment objectives;
• Provides clinical treatment services in the form of triage, crisis intervention, individual, group and/or family therapy, screening and planning;
• Advocates and develops networks of social and clinical services to assist clients in meeting identified needs;
• Monitors and evaluates effectiveness of treatment plans and documents treatment in clinical records;
• Completes reports in accordance with agency and accrediting bodies;
• Provides clinical supervision to Licensed Master Social Workers;
• Consults and collaborates with other behavioral health providers to improve delivery of services to clients;
• Provides forensic evaluations and court testimony as required;
• Maintains social work treatment and standards as required;
• May participate in research projects;
• Performs related duties as required.

OFFICE OF HEALTHCARE ADVOCATE

• Manages a caseload of consumer behavioral healthcare insurance complaints concerning coverage and/or payment;
• Reviews and assesses medical records including psychological assessment and treatment plans, concerning but not limited to mental, emotional, behavioral and addictive disorders to determine appropriate treatment plans and eligibility for insurance benefit payment;
• Participates in insurance appeal hearings and serves as clinical expert to defend and demonstrate that the diagnostic assessment and treatment plans are appropriate and required to address client behavioral healthcare needs;
• Performs related duties as required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

Knowledge of social work methodology, casework, group work and community mobilization; family and interpersonal relationship dynamics; values, sanctions, purposes and ethics of professional social work; social, cultural, economic, medical, psychological and legal issues which influence attitudes and behaviors of clients and families; mental illnesses and approaches to treatment.

Considerable interpersonal skills; oral and written communication skills.

Ability to devise and implement a treatment plan with measurable goals that address client needs; independently apply current psychiatric treatment modalities to address client needs.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Licensure as a clinical social worker in the State of Connecticut.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience providing clinical services including individual, group and family therapy as well as other treatment interventions to adults with behavioral health, substance abuse and trauma issues
• Experience completing intake (psychosocial) assessments, risk assessments, and person‑centered recovery plans
• Experience providing clinical direction to paraprofessional staff about effectively providing behavioral health care
• Experience providing and documenting billable services

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 certain designated positions.
• Incumbents in this class may be required to have ability in Spanish oral and written communication in certain designated positions.
• Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.

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.