Psychiatric Social Worker

County of Bergen; Hackensack (NJ); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision Coverage

State pension enrollment

Paid time off

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Wellness Programs

Job summary

The County of Bergen's Division of Family Guidance seeks a Psychiatric Social Worker to provide psychiatric and social services to youth in detention or shelter and to their families and caregivers. Under supervision, you will interview clients, perform psychosocial assessments, coordinate with psychiatrists, and prepare reports.

Requires a Master's in Social Work and LSW; bilingual English–Spanish preferred; strong communication; proficiency with Microsoft Office.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master's degree in Social Work.
• Two years of experience in psychiatric social work preferred.
• Experience working with adolescents preferred.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Organizes tasks concerned with social problems of clients.
• Participates in case management and supervision meetings.
• Confers with psychiatrists and other professionals relevant to a client's treatment.
• Interviews clients, families, and others to obtain data for diagnosis and treatment.
• Provides social work services to help clients adjust and interviews relatives and others.
• Formulates psychosocial diagnosis and assists in evaluating social data.
• Prepares reports with findings, conclusions, and recommendations.
• Maintains records and files.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

MS Office

Team collaboration

Education

Master's degree in Social Work

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Teams

Word

Outlook

Excel

Job description

Psychiatric Social Worker

Organizational Overview:

The Bergen County Division of Family Guidance provides clinical, residential, educational, correctional, case management, and monitoring services to at-risk children, adolescents, and families, particularly those who are otherwise unable to receive needed services. Through its more than 30 programs, it is Bergen County's resource for youth and families in need.

Job Description:

This employment opportunity is to serve as the Psychiatric Social Worker for the Division of Family Guidance. Under supervision performs the more responsible work involved in providing needed psychiatric and social services for youth residing at Juvenile Detention Center or Youth Shelter as well as caregivers, community stake holders, court liaison and other service providers; does other related duties as required.

Job Responsibilities:

• Performs the more responsible work involved in organizing tasks concerned with social problems of clients.
• Participates in professional and weekly related case management and supervision meetings.
• Confers with psychiatrists and other professional personnel relevant to a client's total treatment.
• Performs the more responsible work involved in interviewing clients, their families, and other concerned persons and obtains significant social and other data needed for diagnosis and treatment.
• Performs the more responsible work involved in providing social work services to clients who need help in making satisfactory adjustments and interviews their relatives and other interested persons in order that clients may achieve suitable adjustments.
• Formulates psychosocial diagnosis.
• Collaborates with others to analyze/evaluate social data bearing on emotional problems and participates in group programs.
• Prepares reports containing findings, conclusions, and recommendations.
• Supervises the maintenance of records and files.

Schedule:

• Full time (40 hours/week) Two evenings minimum.
• Rotating on call, including weekends and holidays as required.
• Overtime as required.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master's degree in Social Work.
• Experience working with adolescents is preferred.
• Two (2) years of experience in psychiatric social work is preferred.

Other Requirements:

• Bilingual English – Spanish is preferred
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker is preferred.
• Licensed Social Worker (LSW) required.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Teams, Word, Outlook and Excel programs.
• Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and computerized information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
• Appointees will be required to possess a driver’s license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform essential duties of the position.

What we offer:

• Health, Dental, and Vision Coverage
• Enrollment into the state pension system
• Life, Short-term Disability & Long-term Disability coverage
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Voluntary Deferred Compensation Plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance and Employee Wellness Programs

Salary: $65,000 / per annum

The County of Bergen is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer.

It has been and will continue to be a fundamental policy of The County of Bergen not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, marital status, partnership status, domestic violence victim status, sexual orientation, age, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, veteran or military status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, caregiver status, unemployment status or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state and/or local laws.

The County of Bergen complies with the New Jersey First Act. An employee’s primary residence must be within the State of New Jersey, or the employee will have 365 days (1 Year) from their date of hire to satisfy the requirement of principal residency.