Social Worker/Therapist (Full time, Third Shift) - Child/Adolescent Crisis Center

Seven Counties Services • Louisville, KY

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About The Position

The Social Worker/Therapist provides clinical services to children and adolescents in a crisis center, including intake, group, individual, and family therapy, and crisis intervention. The role maintains service documentation and conducts case reviews to inform treatment planning based on quantitative results and professional assessment of client progress.

The position collaborates with school officials, family members, and other health agencies regarding programs and client needs. It also participates in staff and treatment-planning meetings, case conferences, and clinical seminars, and prepares client-related correspondence such as court reports and recommendation letters. Staff are expected to provide responsive customer service, support continuous quality improvement, and follow safety management policies and other Joint Commission standards.

The role may involve occasional exposure to threats of bodily harm and to blood, body fluids, or tissue. It may require 24-hour call availability at times and reliable transportation for frequent travel. The job description notes that incumbents may also be asked to perform other related tasks. Candidates with specified master’s degrees must comply with applicable professional licensing and documentation requirements.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in a social services field with certification or licensure in the area of specialization (examples include LPCC, LPCA, LMFT, or Marriage and Family Therapy Associate).
• Three to six months of related internship or practicum experience.
• Basic knowledge of the mental and physical characteristics of the applicable population, including growth and development and range of treatment needed; psychotherapy; human behavior; treatment modes; and related issues.
• Basic knowledge of community resources and SCS services.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage a caseload with varying levels of client disability and need.
• Reliable transportation for frequent travel.
• Candidates with either of the specified master’s degrees must not practice without a license or evade professional licensing or certification laws; they must sign notes as professional equivalents.
• Candidates who have either of the specified master’s degrees and a corresponding license or certification (such as CSW, LCSW, or Licensed Psychologist) may not hold this job title.

Responsibilities

• Perform clinical services, including intakes, group, individual, and family therapy, and crisis intervention.
• Maintain and complete service documentation, including psychosocial assessments, case notes, case reviews, court reports, and letters, according to prescribed standards.
• Conduct case reviews and determine current and future treatment and treatment planning based on quantitative results and professional opinion of client progress.
• Collaborate with school officials, family members, and other health agencies regarding organizational programs and client needs and conditions.
• Attend and participate in staff meetings, treatment-planning meetings, case conferences, and clinical seminars, providing information related to program administration and development.
• Write correspondence on behalf of clients and their families, including court reports and letters of recommendation, according to prescribed standards.
• Exercise principle-centered leadership focused on customer-service responsiveness and continuous quality improvement.
• Develop working knowledge of and follow safety management policies and procedures and other Joint Commission standards.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time