Clinical Social Worker

Job Description

Job Description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title : Clinical Social Worker Department : Family Wellness Location :

Reports To : Montebello

Lead Clinical Social Worker FLSA Status : Exempt Salary Range :

New Hire Bonus Starting at $70,000

$3,000

Position Summary : The Clinical Social Worker reports to the Lead Clinical Social Worker and is a member of the site’s leadership team.

The role will monitor and ensure the safety and overall well-being of clients and families served, make both formal and informal assessments of clients served to develop a permanency plan to ensure timely permanency is achieved.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities : To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the following satisfactorily;

other duties may be assigned. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Interview Unaccompanied Minors (UC), and other involved persons to gather personal and social data relevant to assessing psychological (mental, behavioral, and emotional) and risk factors.
• Ensures physical, medical, educational, and therapeutic service needs are appropriately met.
• Ensures permanency plan and that every team member is working together to reach the permanency goal.
• Conducts family assessments to develop individual / family case plans and treatment plans based on the needs of the child and family.
• Ensures appropriate referrals are made for the youth and sponsor regarding mental health, medical, educational and placement stability.
• Ensures that the birth families’ needs are being met and that the children are visiting when appropriate.
• Ensures that all documentation in the UC portal is accurate and timely.
• Perform home assessments within the resource family home environment to ensure safety, stability, and positive transition of UC to placement no less than two times per month.
• Assists foster parents with in-home implementation of individualized treatment plans and provides crisis intervention services as needed.
• Through regular visits, ensures that all contracted services are being provided according to treatment / case plan in collaboration with the foster parent.
• Maintains regular communication with interdisciplinary team members and provides updates on the progress of the case.
• Completes appropriate documentation and ensures that case records are complete and in compliance.
• Provides on-call coverage as assigned.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Competencies : To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following.

Achievement Focus - Demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles. Measures self against standard of excellence. Recognizes and acts on opportunities.

Sets and achieves challenging goals. Takes calculated risks to accomplish goals.

Business Acumen - Aligns work with strategic goals. Conducts cost-benefit analyses. Demonstrates knowledge of market and competition.

Displays orientation to profitability. Understands business implications of decisions.

Business Ethics - Inspires the trust of others. Keep commitments. Treats people with respect. Upholds organizational values.

Works with integrity and ethically.

Managing Customer Focus - Develops new approaches to meeting customer needs. Establishes customer service standards. Monitors customer satisfaction.

Promotes customer focus. Provides training in customer service delivery.

Strategic Thinking - Adapts strategy to changing conditions. Analyzes market and competition. Develops strategies to achieve organizational goals.

Identifies external threats and opportunities. Understands organization's strengths & weaknesses.

Visionary Leadership - Acts in accordance with vision. Communicates vision and gains commitment. Creates a clear, compelling vision.

Displays passion and optimism. Mobilizes others to fulfill the vision.

Qualifications : To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education / Experience :

Master's degree or equivalent; or four to ten years related experience and / or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Master's degree in social work with clinical experience in the program OR master’s degree in psychology, sociology, or other relevant behavioral science degree in which direct clinical experience is a program requirement OR bachelor’s degree plus 5 years clinical employment experience AND Must be licensed or eligible for licensure.

Note : If you are at a Master’s level and eligible to be licensed (regardless of if you choose to), you will meet the expectations.

For this waiver, you must have all documentation showing that you became eligible.

Language Ability :

Bilingual in Spanish required.

Read, analyze and interpret business, professional, technical or governmental documents. Write reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals.

Effectively present information and respond to questions from managers, customers and the public.

Mathematical Ability :

Calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference and volume.

Apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Reasoning Ability :

Define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions. Interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Computer Skills :

Proficiency in general office software including MS Word, MS Excel, and MS Outlook

Certificates and Licenses :

Licensed or eligible for license required. If the candidate doesn’t meet the Key Personnel Minimum Qualifications Checklist and Attestation for licensure, the Clinical Supervisor will need to request a Waiver Request and Justification and Proposed Training and Supervision Plan.

Supervisory Responsibilities : Manages subordinates, Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.

Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance;

rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Work Environment : The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical Demands : The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear.

The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must be able to occasionally lift and / or move up to 10 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor.