Licensed Mental Health Counselor
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**Earn supervision hours towards your C!!!**

Position Summary

The Social Worker is a member of the Treatment Services Program, a licensed Outpatient Substance Abuse Clinic. The Social Worker is responsible for providing therapy to clients with histories of criminal justice involvement and primary diagnoses of substance use disorder. The role may also include providing services through our Office of Mental Health Outpatient Mental Health Center, depending on client volume. The position may involve some delivery of telehealth services from a home location, and may also involve on-site work at our Harlem office.

Core Competencies

Mission Fit

This person shall demonstrate an interest in, and talent for, working with persons with criminal justice system involvement. The successful candidate will have an understanding of the impacts exposure to the criminal justice system may have on clients and will demonstrate commitment to helping them overcome these difficulties. The successful candidate will also have demonstrated a commitment to using respectful, constructive means of communication when interacting with clients and colleagues. The individual will utilize a strengths-based, person-centered model and endorse the concept of looking for the best in people, rather than judging them by their worst decision(s).

Client Engagement

The successful candidate will be able to complete required screening tools to build comprehensive psychosocial evaluations. While engaging in services with clients, the successful candidate will be able to practice multiple theoretical frameworks and tailor their therapeutic approach to the client based on ongoing assessment and clinical need. The person will also demonstrate positive attitude with flexibility of schedule in rolling with the changes that a person newly entering therapeutic services demonstrate.

Time Management & Personal Organization

This person shall demonstrate excellent time management skills including making, keeping and/or rescheduling appointments on their own personal calendar as well as psychiatric appointments for clients on their caseload. Successful candidate will be excellent at maintaining personal organization in pursuing numerous tasks in parallel, managing his/her/their time to maximize efficiency, and will be good at completing paperwork accurately and in timely manner. All of this requires good computer navigation skills as well as effective typing speed.

Responsibilities

• Conduct initial client assessment and psychosocial interviews;
• Develop a therapeutic alliance with clients;
• Provide ongoing individual counseling and group counseling sessions;
• Write and update individual client-based, goal-orientated treatment plans following state regulatory and agency guidelines and timeframes;
• Maintain detailed case records, with all case notes completed within 48 hours of interaction.
• Maintain on-going clinical communication with supervisor;
• Communicate with other staff members in the same and other programs/locations that share common client(s);
• Provide linkages to outside agencies for additional services;
• Participate in case conferences and clinical supervision meetings;
• Participate in training opportunities;
• Perform other duties as assigned

Schedule:

Monday – Friday, generally 9AM-5PM, 4 days on site and 1 day remote, with 1-2 days 12PM-8PM

Qualifications

• LMSW, LCSW, MHC-LP, or LMHC required;
• CASAC or CASC-T credential is a plus;
• Minimum of one year overall clinical experience required (externships count - will take new grads!!)
• Experience in dealing with either psychiatric issues, trauma or incarceration desired;
• Ability, on some days, to work remotely via Zoom in a quiet, private home-office location required;
• Ability to work independently with off-site supervision;
• Excellent client-engagement and counseling skills;
• Excellent clinical documentation and time management skills;
• Strong computer skills, particularly in electronic health records;
• Bilingual Spanish-speaking is a plus;
• SIFI certification is a plus
• We seek talented, dedicated individuals from all walks of life who possess a strong commitment to this mission. Relevant personal experience is a plus