Adolescent Clinical Social Worker (A/B)

Commonwealth of Massachusetts • Worcester, MA

19h • Onsite

About The Position

The Worcester Recovery Center and Hospital (WRCH), under the direction of the Department of Mental Health (DMH), is seeking an experienced, dynamic, and compassionate candidate to serve as a Clinical Social Worker (A/B) for Adolescent Services. The selected candidate will provide clinical casework assessment, treatment and discharge planning to patients and their families, provides clinical social work consolation to treatment team, other disciplines, and community agencies. This is a full-time 40 hour position with a schedule from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. WRCH provides intermediate and long-term inpatient care for individuals with serious and persistent mental illness who live in Massachusetts, as well as individuals requiring specialized court ordered evaluations. WRCH provides inpatient services to 290 adults and 30 adolescents. The Department of Mental Health assures and provides access to services and supports to meet the mental health needs of individuals of all ages, enabling them to live, work and participate in their communities.

Requirements

• Current and valid licensures as a Licensed Certified Social Worker or Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker by the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Social Work.
• A Master's or higher degree in social work.
• Ability to read, write and otherwise communicate in English.
• For employees who elect to use a motor vehicle for travel, a current and valid Massachusetts Motor Vehicle Operator's license or the equivalent from another state.
• Received the COVID-19 vaccination and Influenza vaccination, or have taken required mitigation measures, to prevent viral infection and transmission in State Hospitals and State Congregate Care Facilities.

Nice To Haves

• Refinement of treatment, discharge planning and programmatic skills.
• Knowledge of community service network.
• Experienced supervisory skills.
• Bilingual or multilingual fluency is preferred.
• ASL preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides clinical social work assessments of patients, this involves conducting clinical interviews with patients, families, and significant others to formulate a psychosocial assessment.
• Participates in the interdisciplinary treatment team by developing and implementing patients’ treatment plan.
• Implements treatment by providing individual, family and group therapy as indicated in the treatment plan.
• Plans and coordinates discharge planning, in collaboration of the treatment team, case management and the vendor community.
• Documents assessments, reports, and notes as is required by the Department of Social Work and DMH standards.
• Supervises social work graduate students as assigned by the Coordinator of the Internship program/Director of Social Work.
• Attends and participates in supervisor, ward, and discipline meetings.
• Provides social work consultation and training to hospital staff and community agency staff as assigned by supervisor/Director of Social Work.

Benefits

• Outstanding suite of employee benefits that add to the overall value of your compensation package.
• Work experience that supports you, your loved ones, and your future.
• Comprehensive Benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees