Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Title:                                  Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Unit:                                  Behavioral Health Services

Reports to:                        Senior Director of Behavioral Health Services

Status:                               Full-Time; Regular; Exempt

Salary Range:                   $75,000 to $80,000 annually 

(salary directly coincides with  experience.  The higher range is indicative of proven supervisory experience.)                      

Location:                           Bronx, Harlem, Long Island City

Days/Hours:                      Monday to Friday, generally 9:00am to 5:00pm, with 1 day 12:00pm to 8:00pm. 4 days on site and 1 day remote.

Position Summary:

The Social Worker is a member of the Behavioral Health Services, which includes an OASAS licensed 822 Outpatient Treatment Services Program and The Better Living Center, an Article 31 Office of Mental Health Outpatient Mental Health Outpatient and Treatment Rehabilitation Services (MHOTRS) program (formerly OMH Outpatient Mental Health Clinic). The LCSW is to provide supervisory support at the satellite locations while reviewing and approving admissions documentation and carrying a moderate caseload.  The LCSW is responsible for providing therapy to clients on their caseload with histories of criminal justice involvement at the satellite locations or the Long Island City location and may involve some delivery of telehealth services.   

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 understand 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 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 entering treatment may demonstrate. The candidate will ensure all client engagement stems from a strengths-based, trauma-informed foundation.

Time Management & Personal Organization

This person shall demonstrate excellent time management skills including making, keeping and/or rescheduling appointments on their own personal calendar and 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 a timely manner.   All of this requires good computer navigation skills as well as effective typing speed.

Basic Office Skills

This person shall have to record their client interactions into Fortune Society’s databases, and therefore have competency using a computer (knowledge of MS Office and electronic health record systems) and use of other tools such as cell phones and Zoom.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Conduct initial client assessments and intakes in line with either OASAS or OMH regulations;
• Conduct psychosocial interview