Licensed Social Workers - Licensed Mental Health Counselors - Full-Time Positions Available in Queens and Brooklyn

Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens•Brooklyn, NY

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens (CCBQ) is seeking Licensed Social Workers and Licensed Mental Health Counselors for full-time positions in Queens and Brooklyn. CCBQ has been providing quality social services for over 125 years, offering a wide range of programs for various populations, including those struggling with mental illness. The clinics provide a professional and welcoming environment, offering psychotherapeutic and psychopharmacological therapy, individual, group, and family therapy, crisis intervention, medication management, case management, and collateral sessions. The approach emphasizes wellness, recovery, trauma-informed care, and physical-behavioral health integration. The Agency is committed to an integrated system of care, requiring staff to assess client needs holistically and connect them with necessary internal and external services.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Social Work or Mental Health Counseling.
Valid NYS LMSW/LMHC required.
Must be very well organized.
Have excellent oral & written communications skills.
Must be computer literate & knowledgeable of MS Word, Excel, & Outlook.

Nice To Haves

Clinical experience a plus.
MHC-LP and MSW-LP accepted.
Bilingual Spanish speaking preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Under the direction of a designated Clinical Supervisor, the Licensed Social Worker is responsible for direct service to clients in the Agency’s outpatient mental health programs.
All services are to be delivered in a professional and ethical manner, consistent with best practice tenets.
Function as part of a treatment team.
Maintain mandated levels of service.
Participate in Agency meetings as required.
Fully comply with Agency policies and procedures.
Perform initial interview, crisis intervention, and ongoing therapy with individuals, groups, and families.
Adhere to all standards of contract compliance, audit readiness, Agency policies and procedures, and all other regulatory requirements.
Work as a member of a team to help ensure the overall integrity and welfare of the Agency.
Meet Agency requirements for qualitative and quantitative contacts with clients.
Conduct intake interviews, render diagnoses in accordance with DSM criteria, provide crisis intervention, provide psychotherapy in various treatment modalities, conduct telephone referrals, provide advocacy, case management and referrals.
Ensure that referrals are made to appropriate internal and external services as required to meet the needs of the consumer and their families.
Participate in in-service trainings and attend relevant workshops/conferences at the request of or with the permission of the Clinical Supervisor and/or Clinical Manager.