School Social Worker - Clinical Day School

Hartford Healthcare • Manchester, CT

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About The Position

Work where every moment matters. Every day, over 40,000 Hartford HealthCare colleagues come to work with one thing in common\: Pride in what we do, knowing every moment matters here. We invite you to become part of Connecticut’s most comprehensive healthcare network. The Greater Manchester Region has approximately 2,500 employees. It includes Manchester Memorial Hospital, a 249-bed community hospital, Rockville General, a campus of Manchester Memorial Hospital, a 102-bed facility, a large multispecialty provider group and visiting nurse services. The Greater Manchester Region serves a region of 300,000 people in 19 towns. POSITION SUMMARY: This position reports to the Educational Coordinator and the Director of Adolescent Education. Responsible for conducting both group and individual counseling sessions for students, providing conflict resolution, anger management and behavior management strategies to students. The School Social Worker is also responsible for assessing a student’s emotional condition daily and providing a therapeutic assessment for any student in crisis. Documents and communicates pertinent information to educational staff and Clinical Treatment Team. This position maintains contact with families, outside physicians and other community agencies involved with day school adolescents. Establishes counseling goals and objectives for each student and participates in scheduled Planning and Placement Team meetings. Contributes to creating a caring and compassionate environment through Manchester Memorial Hospital’s Core Values of Teamwork, Communication, Respect and Caring.

Requirements

• Masters degree in Social Work with CT State Department of Education Certification in Social Work (071)
• A minimum of two (2) years experience in Child/Adolescent Behavioral Health and/or as a School Social Worker is required
• Clinicians in Child and Adolescent Services must have minimum of one (1) year experience in family therapy with age group served
• Computer competency with basic knowledge of Microsoft WORD and OUTLOOK is essential
• Strong clinical skills including a demonstrated strength in team orientation, time management, crisis intervention, customer relations and interpersonal interactions
• Strong written as well as verbal communication using the English language is needed
• Must be flexible in approach so that service-specific as well as overall system needs can be met
• Must be able to function effectively, and at times, independently in a work environment where multitasking is necessary
• Must have access to reliable transportation to travel between multiple work sites; and travel is required in order to perform essential duties

Nice To Haves

• Training and/or familiarity with Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
• Familiarity with abuse and neglect reporting mandates, duty-to-warn mandates and knowledge of community-based resources
• Age-specific knowledge of population served and competencies

Responsibilities

• Conducting both group and individual counseling sessions for students
• Providing conflict resolution, anger management and behavior management strategies to students
• Assessing a student’s emotional condition daily and providing a therapeutic assessment for any student in crisis
• Documenting and communicating pertinent information to educational staff and Clinical Treatment Team
• Maintaining contact with families, outside physicians and other community agencies involved with day school adolescents
• Establishing counseling goals and objectives for each student
• Participating in scheduled Planning and Placement Team meetings
• Creating a caring and compassionate environment through Manchester Memorial Hospital’s Core Values of Teamwork, Communication, Respect and Caring

Benefits

• We know that a thriving organization starts with thriving colleagues-- we provide a competitive benefits program designed to ensure work/life balance.

What This Job Offers

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