Licensed Master Social Worker

New York State Office of Mental Health; Orangeburg (NY); On-site; USD 50,000 - 65,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition assistance programs

Opportunities for advancement

NYS medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off including vacation and sick leave

Job summary

A mental health facility for children and adolescents in Orangeburg, NY, is seeking a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) to work part-time (20 hours/week, primarily on weekends). The ideal candidate will facilitate engaging groups, provide crisis interventions, and assist with discharge planning. This role offers access to benefits like tuition assistance and health insurance, contributing to a supportive workforce dedicated to public service.

Qualifications

• Current license as a Licensed Master Social Worker in New York State.
• Experience working with adolescents in a psychiatric setting.
• Ability to engage with families in a therapeutic context.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate groups focused on coping strategies and self-esteem.
• Provide crisis interventions for adolescents.
• Assist with discharge planning and follow-up.
• Complete required patient documentation.

Skills

Crisis intervention

Group facilitation

Assessment completion

Documentation

Family supervision

Education

License and current registration as LMSW in New York State

Job description

Rockland Children’s Psychiatric Center (RCPC), an Office of Mental Health (OMH) Joint Commission accredited facility, is recruiting a Licensed Master Social Worker to join their children and youth inpatient Social Work Team. This position is part-time, 20 hours a week. The work schedule is Saturday and Sunday, 8-hour shifts, and one 4-hour evening shift, 3:30pm – 7:30pm, during the week.

As a Licensed Master Social Worker at RCPC, you will be responsible for:

• Facilitating engaging and dynamic evidenced-based groups with adolescents focused on coping strategies, substance abuse, body image and self-esteem, and healthy relationships.
• Completing assessments for adolescents and assisting with patient surveys.
• Providing crisis interventions as needed.
• Providing coverage for other social worker groups as needed.
• Assisting with discharge planning and complete discharge follow-up including outreach to outpatient and residential programs.
• Supervising family visits as needed.
• Completing all required documentation in patient’s file.

About RCPC:

RCPC is a psychiatric hospital exclusively for children and adolescents ages 11 – 18 from the Hudson Valley Region. Located in Orangeburg, NY, RCPC provides an intensive, family-based inpatient psychiatric treatment program with the goal of returning children to their families with minimal disruption. In addition to RCPC’s inpatient facility, they provide a network of outpatient services, including school-based intensive day treatment programs, and clinics. RCPC focuses on providing services that are tailored to the individual needs of the child and their family.

If you would like to join RCPC and contribute to a workforce dedicated to public service, we offer the following benefits and opportunities:

• Access to tuition assistance programs
• Excellent opportunities for advancement & professional growth
• NYS medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off including vacation, holidays, personal, & sick leave

Minimum Qualifications

License and current registration as a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) in New York State.

Additional Comments

The Mission of the New York State Office of Mental Health is to promote the mental health of all New Yorkers, with a focus on providing hope and supporting recovery for adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances. Applicants with lived mental health experience are encouraged to apply. OMH is deeply committed to supporting underserved individuals, organizations, and communities. To this end, OMH is focused on implementing activities and initiatives to reduce disparities in access, quality, and treatment outcomes for underserved populations. A critical component of these efforts is ensuring OMH is a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees’ unique attributes and skills are valued and utilized to support the mission of the Agency. OMH is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Office of Employee Relations at [phone] or via email at [e-mail].

If appointed, you may be required to become an enrolled Medicare provider; obtain and provide to your employer a National Provider Identifier (NPI) number issued by the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES); and otherwise actively participate to the degree necessary to allow for your services to be billed through Medicare and Medicaid. If you are appointed and you lose the ability to bill through Medicare and Medicaid, you may be terminated from your employment.

Background checks are required.

This position is eligible for a Downstate Adjustment of $4,000.