Licensed Clinical Social Worker ( Behavioral Health)

Job description

Description
We are seeking a compassionate and experienced Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) to join our team. As an LCSW, you will provide mental health counseling, therapy, and support services to individuals, families, and groups in need. You will work in a collaborative and supportive environment, helping to promote and facilitate positive change and growth.
Requirements
Essential Job Functions:
• Acts as advocates and help clients gain access to resources while confronting their personal issues, such as mental illness, addiction, and abuse.
• Candidates should be qualified to provide care to substance abuse patients and be interested in formulating an accredited outpatient program for substance abuse.

Skills and Attitudes:
• Experience working with limited resource population.
• Ability to work with grace under pressure.
• Ability to resolve interpersonal conflict in a straightforward and timely manner.
• Ability to set priorities, be organized and be a self-starter.
• Ability to be friendly, empathic and an adept communicator.
• Ability to treat both staff and patients with respect.
• Experienced in psychotherapy for managing grief, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety disorders and adjustment to diagnosis of chronic medical disorders.
• Candidate should have a general understanding of medications for anxiety, depression, bipolar and psychotic disorders. Additional training in this area is available.
• PAC eligible preferred.
• Spanish speaking is preferred

Education and Licensure:
• Master’s degree in Social Work
• Current state licensure as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker