Licensed Clinical Social Worker / LCSW / LCSWA / Behavioral Health

RHA Health Services; Yanceyville (NC); On-site; USD 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in behavioral health seeks a Licensed Clinical Social Worker Associate to join their dynamic team. This role focuses on providing essential support to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, as well as those facing mental health and substance use challenges. The ideal candidate will be responsible for coordinating care, conducting therapy sessions, and developing personalized plans that promote recovery and enhance social functioning. If you are a dedicated professional looking to make a meaningful impact in the lives of others, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Early access to earned wages

Employee perks and discount program

Paid Time Off

Health/Insurance

401(k) retirement savings program

Wellbeing Programs

Chronic Disease management programs

Free CPR and first aid training

Job-specific training opportunities

Qualifications

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker with direct experience in behavioral health.
• Ability to assess and treat co-occurring disorders effectively.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and monitor services in each service user’s plan.
• Conduct individual, family, and group therapy sessions.

Skills

Therapeutic Skills

Behavioral Interviewing Techniques

Communication Skills

Assessment Skills

Education

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Continuing Education for Licensure

Job description

We are hiring for:

Licensed Clinical Social Worker / LCSW / LCSWA / Behavioral Health

Type: Credentialed

If you are a positive and personable individual looking for a satisfying and fun opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of people with intellectual, developmental disabilities, and people facing mental health, and substance use challenges, join our team at RHA Health Services!

The position of Licensed Clinical Social Worker-Associate calls for a licensed professional clinician with direct experience and skill in treating a range of behavioral health issues. The position requires an individual who is able to treat and be successfully at assessing and treating co-occurring disorders including mental illness, personality disorders, and challenges in primary or secondary support systems. The position includes active engagement and coordination of care with internal resources including psychiatry and community support as well as external bodies including the legal system, families, and social support agencies. The position may call for back-up to the program director and or other therapists as needed. The position requires the individual to be an active and positive member of the clinical team. Based on setting, special skills and/or work with specific populations will be required. Relies on knowledge, experience, and judgment to provide quality services with very little supervision and direction. Must hold a license issued by the governing board regulating a human service profession. Some services may require additional experience, licensure, or education.

As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker Associate with RHA, you will coordinate and monitor the array of services and supports identified in each service user’s person-centered plan. These interventions are strength-based and focus on the promotion of recovery, symptom reduction, increased coping skills and the achievement of the highest level of social functioning. You will report to the Clinical Director and may manage two or more employees.

Job Responsibilities

As a Clinical Social Worker with RHA, your responsibilities will vary based on the groups you work with and the programs through which you provide services. In all activities, you will coordinate closely with the interdisciplinary team to best help service users, including behavioral health specialists, registered nurses, quality assurance specialists, paraprofessionals and the Clinical Director.

Additional responsibilities of the Clinical Social Worker include:

• Running individual, family and group outpatient therapy sessions
• Conducting comprehensive clinical assessment and making service recommendations. Conducts consumer screening and orientation.
• Conducting inpatient group therapy sessions
• Orienting new service users to RHA
• Developing person-centered plans for service users
• Overseeing the discharge planning process
• Facilitating relationships between RHA, service user families/legal guardians and various social service community resources, such as food stamp and housing assistance, healthcare, job training and placement and substance abuse support groups

Our ideal Licensed Clinical Social Worker Associate is an excellent communicator and listener with strong therapeutic skills who works well as part of an interdisciplinary team and runs open and productive therapy sessions. You must also excel at behavioral interviewing techniques to uncover service user needs and be able to anticipate these needs.

Additional requirements for the Licensed Clinical Social Worker Associate include:

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker-Associate is defined as an individual who is: (a) an individual who holds a license, provisional license, certificate, registration or permit issued by the governing board regulating a human service profession or (b) the individual must meet the requirements for continuing education to maintain licensure. Must meet the education, experience, licensure/certification requirements specified by the service definition of the service being provided.

Pre-employment screening:

• Complete criminal background
• Name checked in the registries. (OIG exclusions database, Child Abuse Registry, and Offenders Against Individuals with Developmental Disabilities)
• Drug testing
• Education verification and other credentialing based on position requirements.
• Proof of employment history or references (if required)
• Positions that require driving Proof of driver's license, driver's insurance, and vehicle, IF required for providing transportation for individuals.

We offer the following benefits to employees:

• Payactiv: early access to the money you’ve earned from hours you’ve already worked, before payday!
• Employee perks and discount program: to help you save money!
• Paid Time Off (full-time employees only)
• Health/Insurance (full-time employees only)
• 401(k) retirement savings program
• Wellbeing Programs: Physical, Emotional and Financial
• Chronic Disease management programs for hypertension and diabetes (for qualifying employees)
• Training: Free CPR, first aid, and job-specific training opportunities

*contract/contingent workers and interns do not qualify for any of the above benefits

EEO Statement RHA is an equal opportunity employer. In addition, we provide reasonable accommodation to qualified employees who have protected disabilities to the extent required by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application process, please contact our solutions center.

About RHA:

At RHA Health Services, we help individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, mental health and/or substance use needs live their best lives. Our mission is to provide a safe and healthy environment while creating opportunities for personal outcomes.

For over 30 years, the people we serve and support have remained at the very center of everything we do. RHA currently provides services in North Carolina, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and New Jersey.

If you are ready to make a difference in the lives of people we serve and support, apply to join the team today.