Social Service Agency is in need of an LMSW for their office. Temp to perm potential converting to $65,000-$68,000 based on experience

Harlem NY.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBLITIES:

•  Provides Skill Building Services, including:
• Establishing client treatment goals
• Providing psychiatric supports
• Individual counseling and treatment, substance abuse counseling and treatment, trauma-informed counseling and treatment, family and group counseling, transitional counseling
• Psycho-education and wellness education
• Communicating with family, case planning staff and medical practitioners
• Enhancing compliance with behavioral health expectations
• Utilizing interventions drawn from evidence-based psychotherapeutic models
• Structuring interventions to decrease problem behavior and increase developmentally appropriate pro-social behavior
•  Works collaboratively with State Plan Service providers, including Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services and Community Psychiatric Supports and Treatment, along with Article 29 Clinic Staff.
•  Completes all training requirements, including Mandated Reporter training
•  Conducts individual psychotherapy on a regular basis and family therapy
•  Provides mental health referrals as needed
•  Attends IEP meetings and/or school related conferences.
•  Participates in weekly clinical team meetings to provide mental health updates as well as educational updates on children
•  Works in collaboration with other departments, agencies, systems and institutions to maximize scarce resources, as well as attends quarterly client service plan review meetings.
•  Regularly assesses the safety and well-being of all clients being served
•  Ensures quality assurance and excellence in service provision
•  Performs other duties as assigned
•  On call 24 hours crisis intervention for child/adolescents and foster parents

SUPERVISES:

•  Social Work Interns

EDUCATION:

•  Master’s Degree in social work
•  LMSW

EXPERIENCE:

•  Minimum of 2 years’ post-masters experience working with children, families and adolescent populations
•  Knowledge of substance abuse prevention and treatment
•  Knowledge of psychotropic medications and familiarity with medication risk and side effects
•  Strong mental health background; proficiency in mental health diagnoses

SKILLS & ABILITIES

•  Strong clinical skills and familiarity with CBT and TFCBT treatment
•  Strong communication and presentation skills; able to facilitate trainings
•  Strong interest in working with foster care youth and children and families at risk
•  Able to work independently and as part of a team
•  Able to establish a systematic course of action to accomplish specific objectives, determine priorities, and allocate time and resources effectively
•  Able to develop and manage social work interns
•  Able to effectively meet and communicate face-to-face with Program stakeholders
•  Able to work collaboratively with people from all walks of life
•  Able to manage time effectively and determine priorities
•  Proficiency with Microsoft Office Applications and Electronic Medical Records
•  Detail oriented
•  Bilingual preferred