State of Connecticut
Advanced Clinical Social Worker (37.5 Hour) Hybrid #251027-0965XC-001
State of Connecticut, Hartford, Connecticut, us, 06112
Advanced Clinical Social Worker (37.5 Hour) Hybrid #251027-0965XC-001
Do you have one (1) year of experience as a licensed clinical social worker? Are you looking to use your expertise to help the youth of Connecticut? If so, we invite you to take this opportunity to join our team! The State of Connecticut, Department of Children and Families (DCF) is accepting applications for a full‑time, Advanced Clinical Social Worker position located at 250 Hamilton Street, Hartford, CT.
Position Highlights
PCN 146037
Full‑time, 37.5 hours per week
First (1st) shift, Monday – Friday
8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Please Note Schedule flexibility to meet the needs of the agency is required. In this role, you will work independently with bi‑weekly supervision to ensure that our agency goals and standards are met.
The Role
Providing mental health consultation to DCF Social Workers to ensure individualized treatment for children and families
Coordinating treatment progress to ensure the fulfillment of our mission
Consulting and collaborating with community partners to improve the delivery of services
Providing support to DCF Social Workers both in the field and meetings
Providing referrals for services
About Us Working together with families and communities to improve child safety, ensure that more children have permanent families, and advance the overall well‑being of children is the central focus of the Department of Children and Families (DCF). DCF protects children who are being abused or neglected, strengthens families through support and advocacy, and builds on existing family and community strengths to help children who are facing emotional and behavioral challenges, including those committed to the Department by the juvenile justice system.
What’s In It For You
Professional growth and paid professional development opportunities.
A healthy work‑life balance for all employees.
State of Connecticut is an eligible Public Service Loan Forgiveness employer.
Click here for more information.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES
Independently provides highly skilled direct clinical social work treatment and/or substance abuse services to clients with complex psychological and social problems through comprehensive clinical assessments and provision of individual, family and group treatment;
Provides individual field work instruction and/or clinical supervision which includes instruction in use of comprehensive psychosocial assessments and current diagnostic categories, taking into consideration cultural, social, economic, medical, environmental and legal issues;
Develops comprehensive service plans including measurable treatment objectives;
Initiates consultation and collaboration with other mental health providers to improve delivery of current services and/or identify unmet needs within current service system;
Provides clinical supervision to Licensed Master Social Workers;
Assists in resolution of administrative, personnel and clinical issues in program and/or agency;
Develops data for statistical and planning systems and/or research and publication;
Prepares administrative reports and suggests operational policies and procedures;
Oversees development and/or implementation of individual client treatment and/or service plans;
May be assigned administrative oversight of research projects;
May provide clinical and/or administrative leadership to program components such as crisis intervention teams, inpatient treatment teams, case management teams, psychoeducational program services, psychosocial rehabilitation and forensic services;
May provide forensic evaluations and expert testimony to courts;
May represent program or agency during licensing and certification inspections conducted by regulatory bodies;
May represent program or agency in liaison relationships with other community agencies and resources;
May provide in‑service educational presentations concerning available health, mental health and human services resources and means to access them;
May chair facility or community based committees that develop policies and plans to serve psychiatrically disabled individuals;
May present information on mental illness and mental health services to community groups;
Performs related duties as required.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY
Considerable knowledge of:
theories of human behavior, current diagnostic categories of mental illness, family dynamics, substance abuse and human sexuality;
social, cultural, economic, political, religious, medical, psychological and legal issues which influence behavior of clients, families, service programs and society at large;
Knowledge of:
statutes, regulations and standards relating to mental health services;
state law governing licensed clinical social worker practice standards;
Considerable abilities to:
oral and written communication;
administrative tasks;
Considerable ability to independently apply current psychiatric treatment modalities including but not limited to behavioral, cognitive, object‑relations, crisis intervention and psychosocial rehabilitation approaches;
Ability to:
integrate theory and case material in assessing and devising comprehensive treatment and/or service plans for difficult and/or complex case assignments;
lead task groups including but not limited to treatment teams and agency committees.
Minimum Qualifications - General Experience One (1) year of experience as a licensed clinical social worker.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience providing clinical services to children and families with complex psychiatric profiles
Experience providing clinical case management services in collaboration with community systems of care
Experience implementing evidence‑based practice and working as part of a multidisciplinary clinical team
Experience providing various treatment modalities to children and families with complex trauma
Experience assessing children, young adults and families utilizing validated tools and through the lens of racial justice
Experience assessing and treating children and adolescents with developmental disability, Autism Spectrum Disorders and/or complex diagnostic profiles
Special Requirements
Incumbents in this class must possess and retain a license to practice clinical social work pursuant to Sec. 20‑195 (m) through (r) of the Connecticut General Statutes.
Incumbents in this class must possess and maintain eligibility for participation in federal health care programs as defined in 42 U.S.C. § 1320a‑7b(f).
Incumbents in this class may be required to have knowledge of sign language and communication ability with the deaf and hearing impaired in designated positions.
Incumbents in this class may be required to have ability in Spanish oral and written communication in designated positions.
Incumbents in this class may be required to be a certified Substance Abuse/HIV Supervisor.
Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.
Conclusion AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT As defined by Sec. 5‑196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes. As such, a job class is not meant to be all‑inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.
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Position Highlights
PCN 146037
Full‑time, 37.5 hours per week
First (1st) shift, Monday – Friday
8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Please Note Schedule flexibility to meet the needs of the agency is required. In this role, you will work independently with bi‑weekly supervision to ensure that our agency goals and standards are met.
The Role
Providing mental health consultation to DCF Social Workers to ensure individualized treatment for children and families
Coordinating treatment progress to ensure the fulfillment of our mission
Consulting and collaborating with community partners to improve the delivery of services
Providing support to DCF Social Workers both in the field and meetings
Providing referrals for services
About Us Working together with families and communities to improve child safety, ensure that more children have permanent families, and advance the overall well‑being of children is the central focus of the Department of Children and Families (DCF). DCF protects children who are being abused or neglected, strengthens families through support and advocacy, and builds on existing family and community strengths to help children who are facing emotional and behavioral challenges, including those committed to the Department by the juvenile justice system.
What’s In It For You
Professional growth and paid professional development opportunities.
A healthy work‑life balance for all employees.
State of Connecticut is an eligible Public Service Loan Forgiveness employer.
Click here for more information.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES
Independently provides highly skilled direct clinical social work treatment and/or substance abuse services to clients with complex psychological and social problems through comprehensive clinical assessments and provision of individual, family and group treatment;
Provides individual field work instruction and/or clinical supervision which includes instruction in use of comprehensive psychosocial assessments and current diagnostic categories, taking into consideration cultural, social, economic, medical, environmental and legal issues;
Develops comprehensive service plans including measurable treatment objectives;
Initiates consultation and collaboration with other mental health providers to improve delivery of current services and/or identify unmet needs within current service system;
Provides clinical supervision to Licensed Master Social Workers;
Assists in resolution of administrative, personnel and clinical issues in program and/or agency;
Develops data for statistical and planning systems and/or research and publication;
Prepares administrative reports and suggests operational policies and procedures;
Oversees development and/or implementation of individual client treatment and/or service plans;
May be assigned administrative oversight of research projects;
May provide clinical and/or administrative leadership to program components such as crisis intervention teams, inpatient treatment teams, case management teams, psychoeducational program services, psychosocial rehabilitation and forensic services;
May provide forensic evaluations and expert testimony to courts;
May represent program or agency during licensing and certification inspections conducted by regulatory bodies;
May represent program or agency in liaison relationships with other community agencies and resources;
May provide in‑service educational presentations concerning available health, mental health and human services resources and means to access them;
May chair facility or community based committees that develop policies and plans to serve psychiatrically disabled individuals;
May present information on mental illness and mental health services to community groups;
Performs related duties as required.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY
Considerable knowledge of:
theories of human behavior, current diagnostic categories of mental illness, family dynamics, substance abuse and human sexuality;
social, cultural, economic, political, religious, medical, psychological and legal issues which influence behavior of clients, families, service programs and society at large;
Knowledge of:
statutes, regulations and standards relating to mental health services;
state law governing licensed clinical social worker practice standards;
Considerable abilities to:
oral and written communication;
administrative tasks;
Considerable ability to independently apply current psychiatric treatment modalities including but not limited to behavioral, cognitive, object‑relations, crisis intervention and psychosocial rehabilitation approaches;
Ability to:
integrate theory and case material in assessing and devising comprehensive treatment and/or service plans for difficult and/or complex case assignments;
lead task groups including but not limited to treatment teams and agency committees.
Minimum Qualifications - General Experience One (1) year of experience as a licensed clinical social worker.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience providing clinical services to children and families with complex psychiatric profiles
Experience providing clinical case management services in collaboration with community systems of care
Experience implementing evidence‑based practice and working as part of a multidisciplinary clinical team
Experience providing various treatment modalities to children and families with complex trauma
Experience assessing children, young adults and families utilizing validated tools and through the lens of racial justice
Experience assessing and treating children and adolescents with developmental disability, Autism Spectrum Disorders and/or complex diagnostic profiles
Special Requirements
Incumbents in this class must possess and retain a license to practice clinical social work pursuant to Sec. 20‑195 (m) through (r) of the Connecticut General Statutes.
Incumbents in this class must possess and maintain eligibility for participation in federal health care programs as defined in 42 U.S.C. § 1320a‑7b(f).
Incumbents in this class may be required to have knowledge of sign language and communication ability with the deaf and hearing impaired in designated positions.
Incumbents in this class may be required to have ability in Spanish oral and written communication in designated positions.
Incumbents in this class may be required to be a certified Substance Abuse/HIV Supervisor.
Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.
Conclusion AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT As defined by Sec. 5‑196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes. As such, a job class is not meant to be all‑inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.
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