School Mental Health Clinician/Social Worker I or II (LCSW, LMSW, LMFT, LMHC, LCAT) - Creekside

***We are offering a $4,000 Sign On Bonus for a Full-Time Clinician (LMSW, LCSW, LMFT, LMHC, LCAT, & permit eligible)!***

Job Summary

The Clinician will assess and deliver quality mental health care to youth and family in Community, Home, School, or Residential setting under appropriate supervision. A Clinician II will lead projects and mentor Clinician I staff as assigned. This clinical position provides counseling and case management services in a program in which every student has an intellectual disability and/or developmental disability with co-occurring psychiatric conditions. Experience in these areas are preferred not required.  

This full-time position is on a Monday-Friday school schedule, with the hours being 7:00am-3:00pm.

Essential Job Functions

• Assist the Clinical team in the assessment of Hillside youth and family needs through clinical interventions to treat and achieve positive outcomes.
• Create, implement, evaluate, and modify, as needed, individual treatment plans to meet assessed client’s unique needs as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Assess and facilitate referrals to Hillside services and resources provided by the treatment team.
• Provide individual and group therapy, as well as family therapy, based on client needs.
• Collaborate with other informal supports, community, and mental health providers to provide needed services to clients.
• Develop, maintain, and retain all required documentation in a compliant and timely manner including, but not limited to, clinical assessments, treatment plans, and progress notes.
• Act as the primary contact for the treatment plan for youth being treated.
• May provide transportation for youth as needed to appointments, meetings, or appearances.
• Ensure Hillside policies, procedures and all applicable governmental laws/regulations/guidelines are followed.
• While this job description covers many aspects of the role, employees may be required to perform other duties as assigned.

Clinician II Additionally:

• Supervise interns and provide team mentoring and clinical guidance to Clinician I and other staff.
• Take on more complex cases and work independently.
   

Education & Experience

• Master’s degree required
• Must be license eligible
   

Clinician II Additionally:

• Minimum 3 years of clinical experience post Master's degree is required
   

Special Requirements

• Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Psychologist, Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), or Licensed Creative Arts Therapist (LCAT) 
  • If not licensed, obtain a limited permit upon hire and successfully pass licensing exam by the end of permit period.
  • LMSWs pursuing LCSW licensure must complete all required supervised hours within three (3) years of full-time employment or six (6) years of part-time employment.
• Unrestricted, valid NYS driver’s license for minimum of 1 year with a clean driving record and minimum insurance coverage that meets agency standards. 
• Ability and willingness to travel
   

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

In addition to demonstrating the Hillside Professional Competencies of Communicates Effectively, Personal Excellence, Cultural Competence, Builds and Leverages Relationships, Optimizes Decision Making, the following occupational competencies must be demonstrated:

• Demonstrate ability to assess and treat youth and families.
• Ability to advocate for children/youth/families in order to achieve the best possible outcomes; communicates reasonable expectations and facilitates the achievement of results.
• Maintain the highest ethical and professional standards of conduct towards all.
• Demonstrate ability to utilize conflict resolution skills.
   

Physical Demands & Work Environment

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.

• Must be able to work a variable scheduling including evenings and weekends
• The following physical demands are required:
  • Occasional sitting (up to 4 hours)
  • Occasional standing (up to 1 hour)
  • Occasional walking (up to 2.5 hours)
  • Occasional driving (up to 6 hours)
  • Continuous balancing (up to 8 hours)
  • Occasional balancing, bending, stooping, climbing, kneeling, pushing, pulling, reaching forward or down, reach