Clinician Level 2

Description:

Seeking a caring and passionate Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) to join a community action agency serving our local communities in Hartford and Middlesex Counties. They're dedicated to helping people take steps toward healthy and economically stable futures. You'll join an organization that offers dozens of programs every single day, helping tens of thousands of individuals and families every year. They're making changes to help people create new opportunities for a brighter tomorrow.

Job Duties:

• Provides crisis intervention services in response to emotional and/or physical distress.

• Provides diagnostic evaluations to customers and referrals to Licensed Clinician for treatment

• Ensures adherence to infection control practices.

• Makes referrals to outside programs for medical and/or psychological intervention.

• Collects urine specimens for drug screening.

• Provides counseling services to mentally ill, alcohol dependent and/or homeless AIDS/HIV positive customers.

• Assesses customers in order to formulate treatment needs.

• Orients new patients to treatment program(s).

• Participates in treatment planning and individual and/or group counseling.

• Identify potential customers and provide them with information about the Agency programs.

• Develop, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive treatment plan with each participants maintaining regular contact.

• Complete required paperwork (including customer records) in a timely fashion. Maintain customer confidentiality.

• Provide on-going liaison, referral and advocacy for participants with social service providers, with particular emphasis on self-empowerment for participants to independently access needed services.

• Participate in team meetings and seminars and trainings as stipulated by Supervisor.

• Participate with community providers as it relates to programs contents area.

• Provide presentations about programs to various agencies and other referring agencies on a monthly basis.

Qualifications:

Master's Degree in a related field

Active LCSW

Experience with community outreach

Bilingual is highly preferred

Additional Skills:

• Proficient in databases, MS Office, written reports and maintenance of case notes.

• Strong organization, motivational, time management and interpersonal skills.

• Specialized training in crisis intervention, substance use and/or mental illness, domestic violence and/or any other applicable training related to field of work preferred.

• Must have the ability to facilitate groups and at least one year of experience in counseling.

• Experience working with participants from diverse ethnic and economic backgrounds with the ability to interact and communicate effectively.

• Knowledge of Human Services, Court systems, substance use and target population(s) a must.

• Thorough knowledge of co-occurring disorders and of social services in Hartford with the demonstrated ability to work in collaboration with other service providers required.

Experience Level:

Entry Level

Schedule:

Full time. Monday

• Friday 8:00am

• 5:00pm

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:

• Hiring diverse talent

• Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection

• Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes

• Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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