Supervising Social Worker - Oneonta

Otsego County; City of Oneonta (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Addiction Recovery Services is seeking a Supervising Social Worker to oversee mental health and addiction recovery services in an outpatient setting. The role emphasizes supervision of staff, coordination of clinical activities, and adherence to evidence-based practices.

The ideal candidate holds an LCSW license in New York, with at least three years of relevant experience, including supervisory responsibilities, and a commitment to high-quality care and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Must possess a professional license and current registration as an LCSW (New York).
• Three years of full-time paid social work experience in a community mental health program; at least one year supervising professional and support staff.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates access to services via pre-intake review and assignment.
• Performs intake and screening of new patients and comprehensive evaluation.
• Provides individual, group, and family therapy using evidence-based practices.
• Supervises clinical staff (individual, group, and supervision).
• Leads clinical team in conferences for diagnosis and treatment.
• Engages in community activities to raise awareness of psychiatric and addiction disorders.
• Monitors service delivery and documentation for assigned staff.
• Participates in long-range planning for improved mental health and addiction treatment programs.
• Helps develop policies and procedures to ensure quality care and regulatory compliance.
• Coordinates care with other departments and community resources.
• May oversee in-service training for clinicians and students.
• Possible roles as privacy officer or complaints officer; participates in QA and incident reviews.

Skills

Supervision of staff

Clinical team leadership

Education

LCSW license (New York)

Job description

Supervising Social Worker

Addiction Recovery Services

EOE

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS

This work involves responsibility for administering and supervising the operations of the mental health and addiction recovery services in accordance to federal and state regulations and guidelines as well as evidence based clinical practices. Work is performed under the general direction of a Supervising Psychologist, Program Manager, or the Director of Community Services with the expectation of the exercise for independent judgment in planning and carrying out the details of the work. Supervision is exercised over Staff Social Workers, Addiction and Alcohol Abuse Counselors, contracted staff and support staff as they related to assigned areas; does related work as required.

TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES

• Facilitates access to services through performing pre-intake review and assignment.
• Conducts intake and screening of new patients and completes comprehensive evaluation.
• Conducts individual, group and family therapy utilizing evidence-based treatment;
• Provides individual, group and clinical supervision of all clinical staff;
• Leads clinical team in conferences designed for diagnosis of and treatment of clients;
• Participates in informational and educational community activities to further community knowledge and the prevention of psychiatric and addiction disorders;
• Monitors clinical services provided and documentation of those services for assigned staff;
• Participates in long range planning toward the development of better mental health and addiction treatment programs;
• Participates in the development of policies and procedures to assure quality care and regulatory compliance;
• Coordinates care with other departments, agencies, community resources and providers;
• Refers cases to other agencies and coordinates various activities and treatment programs with other governmental and non-governmental social agencies;
• May direct in-service training of other professionals and para-professionals, relating the areas of expertise;
• May include the responsibility as privacy officer and/or complaints officer, member of quality assurance and/or incident review;
• Performs other related duties as required.

FULL PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

Comprehensive knowledge of the principles, methods, procedures and practices of psychiatric social work and addiction treatment, of the functioning of mental health and addiction treatment services and the scope of services rendered, and of community resources and how to use them effectively; ability to work effectively with others; ability to organize, direct and coordinate the social work and addiction treatment services in an outpatient clinic; ability to prepare technical and informational data for administrative use; ability to provide professional leadership; ability to analyze and evaluate reports of staff works and make sound decisions; ability to plan and supervise the work of the clinical social work and addiction treatment staff; ability to perform close, detail work involving considerable visual effort and strain; ability to organize and operate a program of training for new clinical social workers and students in clinical social work.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Must possess a professional license and current registration, issued by the New York State Education Department, in Licensed Clinical Social Work (LCSW) and three (3) years of full-time paid social work experience in a community mental health program of which one (1) year of full-time paid experience involved the supervision of professional and support staff.

CLASSIFICATION: Competitive