Licensed Clinical Social Worker/ LCSW
About The Position
Potomac Management Solutions is seeking an experienced Licensed Clinical Social Worker to support operations at the Kittrell Job Corps Center, a student residential training facility in Kittrell, North Carolina. Job Corps is a U.S. Department of Labor-funded education and vocational training program serving socioeconomically disadvantaged youth. This is a part-time position, 30 hours per week. The Mental Health Consultant advises center leadership and staff on mental health matters, supports coordination of mental health and wellness services with other center programs, provides staff development, and delivers clinical and TEAP consultation services. Clinical services include diagnostic and evaluative work, crisis intervention, brief and supportive psychotherapy, psychotropic medication management, and group psychotherapy, as permitted by licensure or accreditation. The role also includes maintaining confidential mental health records, assisting with referrals and student separations for mental health reasons, and reviewing folders and assisting with the reasonable accommodation process.
Requirements
- Active North Carolina license to practice as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or Psychologist.
- At least one year of post-graduation, non-internship experience with a license in a similar setting.
Responsibilities
- Advise the Center Director and health and wellness staff on mental health matters, program operations, organization, and staffing requirements.
- Consult on coordinating and integrating mental health and wellness services with counseling, residential life, recreation, and other center programs.
- Advise wellness course instructors on mental health and wellness services during students’ introduction to center life.
- Consult with health and wellness staff, counselors, residential advisors, instructors, and other staff about students’ ongoing mental health needs.
- Assist with program development to help students manage life crises, including during career preparation, development, and transition; disciplinary and maximum benefits programs; cultural awareness activities; and the trainee employee assistance program.
- Provide staff development on mental health principles and techniques, including responding to alcohol and drug use, sexuality, aggressive behavior, and communication difficulties.
- Advise the Center Director on student separations for mental health reasons and the costs of mental health services, including inpatient care.
- Maintain, protect, and safeguard required confidential mental health records.
- Issue and maintain signed and dated health care guidelines concerning mental health matters.
- Provide diagnostic and evaluative services to student inpatients and outpatients.
- Provide limited psychiatric treatment, including crisis intervention, brief psychotherapy, intermittent supportive psychotherapy, psychotropic drug management, and group psychotherapy, as permitted by licensure or accreditation.
- Assist with appropriate referrals for students who must be separated for mental health reasons.
- Consult on coordination of the mental health and wellness program with TEAP and related center-wide programs.
- Provide clinical assistance to students and the TEAP Specialist, particularly for students with co-occurring psychiatric and substance abuse disorders.
- Review folders and assist with the reasonable accommodation process.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
