Social Worker-FFS

JOB SUMMARY:

Provides appropriate and clinically indicated services to children, adolescents, families and adults. Maintains clinical records within all federal, state, and city regulations documenting all services provided.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: List of all essential job duties. (To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty listed satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodation. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with a disability to perform the essential duties unless this causes undue hardship to the agency.)

1. Provide individual and group therapy to children and youth using evidence-based approaches
2. Assesses individuals' treatment needs.
3. Prioritizes the individual's treatment needs; assesses impact of treatment on the individual and the family; assesses ability of significant others to assist in the treatment planning process; and involves the individual and significant others in a comprehensive treatment plan; and in some settings determines which individuals are appropriate for other levels of care.
4. Participates in the development of a written comprehensive individualized treatment plan that is based on the assessment of the individuals clinical needs; determines need for services and ensures that referrals for ancillary, support and consultative services are noted and made; reviews and updates individual treatment plan according to all applicable guidelines and in response to clinical change; and ensures that arrangements are made and documented for continuation of care well in advance of individuals planned departure.
5. Advises the individual and family about the nature of the illness, needed and available services and how to access them.
6. May identify and provide intervention to individuals in crisis in a range of settings; or provide consultation to others to enable them to appropriately intervene.
7. Provide services in the location needed or preferred by the recipient (home, school, community)
8. Assesses the individual's readiness for discharge; identifies needed resources; works with consumers/patients, families and providers to link him/her with appropriate resources; may conduct follow-up visits.
9. Prepares required progress notes, treatment team recommendations, written and verbal reports, discharge plans and other documents within required timeframes and per OMH and programmatic guidelines.
10. As an integral member of the treatment team, ensure that all relevant clinicians are kept informed of the individual's clinical needs, family social adjustment, services needed and their availability through clear documentation of the record.
11. Conducts group life-skills training, treatment, or group counseling sessions.
    o Prepares an outline of objectives and conducts sessions according to treatment program schedule.
    o Meets with assigned group according to treatment schedule.
    o Conducts specialized groups to meet the needs of target populations:
    o Maintains topic-focused discussion.
    o Provides opportunities for participation.
    o Ensures that content of group sessions is consistent with objective of treatment plan and meets the needs of the individual members.
    o Ensures that individual attendance and participation in sessions is documented.
    o Documents, within required timeframes, the content and results of group counseling or therapy.
    o Periodically evaluates the effectiveness of assigned group sessions, and based on the evaluation results, makes any changes indicated.
12. Provides treatment to family or significant others or advocates for such services:
    o Reviews and evaluates the involvement of family/significant others in treatment and carries out corrective action as appropriate and/or makes recommendations and/or referrals for needed services such as mental health issues, safe homes for domestic violence, parenting skills, and how to apply for financial assistance.
    o Prepares an outline of family program sessions and objectives.
13. May supervise social work students.
    Meets with staff on caseload and identified issues.
    Prepares performance program and discusses these duties with staff; prepares and completes a written performance program according to agency guidelines; monitors and evaluates performance.
    Establishes work schedules; monitors time and attendance taking corrective action where necessary; approves and disapproves requests for time off.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES :
• Demonstrates knowledge of, and supports, clinic mission, vision, and value statements, standards, and the code of ethical behavior.
• Committed to the active promotion of ICL values and goals.
• Ability to follow procedures and instructions; prioritize, think logically and advocate professionally.
• Ability to work effectively in high pressure mental health environment.
• Ability to maintain composure and demonstrate trauma-informed Person-Centered care to clients in a crisis.
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Excellent interpersonal skills

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:
Licensed by New York State as LCSW, LMSW, LMHC, LMFT, LCAT or eligible for limited permit. Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills. Cultural competency is essential.