Licensed Master Social Worker 2 (NY HELPS)

New York State Center for Recruitment & Public Service; Town of Coxsackie (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

New York State Center for Recruitment & Public Service invites a licensed social worker to support statewide staff wellness with short-term clinical services, psychoeducation, Psychological First Aid, and crisis counseling. The role includes assessing wellness needs and coordinating statewide wellness initiatives.

The incumbent will create wellness policies, chair interdisciplinary committees, collaborate with LCSWs, and lead trainings on trauma and suicide prevention.

Qualifications

• Must be licensed and registered as LMSW or LCSW in New York State.
• Non-competitive NY HELPS appointment; no examination required.
• Within one year, conversion to competitive status is anticipated.

Responsibilities

• Provide short-term, solutions-focused clinical support, psycho education, psychological First Aid, and brief crisis counseling and referrals to staff statewide.
• Assess and evaluate staff wellness needs, strengths, and limitations at assigned facilities.
• Create policies and procedures for staff wellness.
• Chair multi-disciplinary staff wellness committees at facilities (e.g., Health Services, Security, Program).
• Work with facility leadership to establish wellness rooms for staff after traumatic events.
• Deliver staff wellness, trauma, and suicide-prevention trainings.
• Attend Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) debriefings as needed.
• Develop relationships with community providers and agencies.
• Organize statewide Wellness Fairs to share community resources.

Skills

Trauma-informed care

Staff wellness program development

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Crisis counseling

Psychological First Aid

Education

Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) or Licensed Master Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in New York State

Job description

• Providing short-term, solutions-focused clinical support; consultation; psycho education; psychological First Aid; and brief crisis counseling and referral services to staff for community wellness and mental health resources as indicated. Developing and coordinating wellness-related events Statewide.
• Assess and evaluate the staff wellness needs, strengths, and limitations at assigned facilities.
• Creating policies/procedures pertaining to staff wellness.
• Creating and chairing multi-disciplinary staff wellness committees at assigned facilities to include disciplines such as Health Services, Security, and Program areas.
• Working with the facility executive team to establish wellness rooms in each facility to provide respite for staff after a traumatic event.
• Creating and facilitating staff wellness, trauma, and suicide prevention trainings.
• Attending Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) Debriefings as necessary
• Developing and maintaining working relationships with community providers and agencies.
• Attending wellness seminars provided by outside agencies to research best practice.
• Collaborating with the LCSW to develop and offer seminars for family members of DOCCS staff.
• Organizing Wellness Fairs Statewide aimed at providing information regarding community resources.
• Exploring ways to improve employee health and wellness through areas such as fitness and nutrition.
• Conducting regular site visits to review staff wellness policies and procedures at all facilities in assigned hub.
• Attending individual/group clinical supervision with the LCSW.

Description

Duties Description

• Providing short-term, solutions-focused clinical support; consultation; psycho education; psychological First Aid; and brief crisis counseling and referral services to staff for community wellness and mental health resources as indicated. Developing and coordinating wellness-related events Statewide.
• Assess and evaluate the staff wellness needs, strengths, and limitations at assigned facilities.
• Creating policies/procedures pertaining to staff wellness.
• Creating and chairing multi-disciplinary staff wellness committees at assigned facilities to include disciplines such as Health Services, Security, and Program areas.
• Working with the facility executive team to establish wellness rooms in each facility to provide respite for staff after a traumatic event.
• Creating and facilitating staff wellness, trauma, and suicide prevention trainings.
• Attending Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) Debriefings as necessary
• Developing and maintaining working relationships with community providers and agencies.
• Attending wellness seminars provided by outside agencies to research best practice.
• Collaborating with the LCSW to develop and offer seminars for family members of DOCCS staff.
• Organizing Wellness Fairs Statewide aimed at providing information regarding community resources.
• Exploring ways to improve employee health and wellness through areas such as fitness and nutrition.
• Conducting regular site visits to review staff wellness policies and procedures at all facilities in assigned hub.
• Attending individual/group clinical supervision with the LCSW.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). (*Please see below for further information).

Non-Competitive Qualifications: Possession of a license and current registration as a Licensed Master Social Worker or Licensed Master Clinical Worker in New York State.

• For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply.

At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to complete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in a NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.

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