Licensed Clinical Social Worker jobs in Rhode Island

Purpose:

To provide short-term clinical social work services to PHA Public Housing residents; serve as an internal source of expertise in mental and behavioral health; advise and coach PHA staff in making referrals to and navigating the behavioral healthcare system. Follow-up on referrals to ensure PHA residents have engaged with a provider for long-term counseling.

Essential Tasks of the Position:

Direct Service

• Processes referrals and conducts intake assessments of individuals and families
• Diagnose psychological, behavioral and emotional disorders and develop appropriate treatment plans
• Provides short-term counseling to PHA Public Housing residents, and assists them in connecting them to long-term counseling services
• Makes appropriate referrals for services, facilitates participant access to services, and tracks status of referrals and the treatment plan for each participant
• Coordinates a variety of wrap-around services provided to participants
• Conducts support groups to assist residents to reconnect with their communities and develop healthy coping skills 

Collaboration

• Serves as a member of an interdepartmental team that identifies residents in need of services, develops engagement strategies, and assesses progress in meeting resident needs
• Contributes to Wellness team by providing behavioral health trauma recovery strategy expertise 
• Outreaches to community-based organizations to build and maintain a strong referral network providing trauma-informed and culturally competent services to program participants
• Provides and coordinates training to PHA staff about recognizing signs of trauma and trauma-informed practice

Program Management and Development

• Maintains confidential records on assessments, referrals, and treatment plans  
• Tracks and reports on program and grant outcomes using Resident Services Department database
• Prepares monthly reports on all program activities and prepares other documents required as part of program oversight
• Conducts ongoing program development, evaluation, and analysis

Secondary Tasks of the Position:

• Provides trauma awareness and recovery material for PHA newsletters and publications
• Makes presentations in PHA staff meetings and resident meetings to raise awareness of trauma and coping skills

Position Requirements and Qualifications:

Education Level

Master’s Degree from an accredited college or university with studies focused on social work, social rehabilitation, psychology or a related field required

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Experience in Related Field 

• 5-7 years of case management experience in a behavioral health, medical, social service, or public housing organization
• 2--3 years of experience with grant delivery and compliance
• 2--3 years of report writing experience 

Knowledge, skills, abilities, licenses and certifications

• LICSW required
• Fluency in English and Spanish required
• Understanding of key issues in trauma and recovery and wellness for diverse families and individuals, elders, and persons with disabilities
• Familiarity with the network of social services agencies in the community
• Ability to develop, track and maintain treatment plans
• Ability to assemble and analyze information for the purpose of developing proposed courses of actions and comprehensive solutions to program-related issues.

• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral, including public speaking). 
• Ability to maintain and enforce confidentiality in all assignments
• Ability to work harmoniously with other agency personnel, consultants, and community agencies and organizations
• Ability to be flexible and perform work under time pressure
• Ability to train PHA staff and residents