Clinical Social Worker (40 Hour)(Office/On-site)

Introduction

Join our team as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and make a difference!

THE POSITION:

The State of Connecticut, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) is seeking a Clinical Social Workerto join our team within Western Connecticut Mental Health Network (WCMHN). 

POSITION HIGHLIGHTS:

• Schedules: Full-Time (40 hours per week), Monday - Friday, First Shift, 8:00 A.M. - 4:30 P.M. 
  • *One required evening shift per week: 10:00 A.M. - 6:30 P.M.
• Unit: Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team
• Address:95 Thomaston Ave, Waterbury, CT 
• PCN: 126052

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU:

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•  The opportunity to work for a Forbes top company: ‘Forbes’ State of Connecticut Ranked One of the Best Employers of 2023 - State of CT Receives National Recognition for Offering Job Growth, Competitive Benefits, and Flexible Schedule;
• Professional growth and development opportunities
• A healthy work/life balance!

DISCOVER THE OPPORTUNITY TO:

• Be a part of a comprehensive team of caring professionals; 
• Provide support that is passionate about improving the lives of those we serve; 
• Assist our clients so they can achieve success; 
• Make a difference in the public sector; and 
• Work together in a collaborative team environment. 

ABOUT THE AGENCY:

DMHAS is a health care agency whose mission is to promote the overall health and wellness of persons with behavioral health needs through an integrated network of holistic, comprehensive, effective, and efficient services and supports that foster dignity, respect, and self-sufficiency in those we serve.

ABOUT US:

Western Connecticut Mental Health Network (WCMHN)oversees clinical, fiscal, and administrative mental health services across Region 5. With Local Mental Health Authorities located in Waterbury, Danbury, and Torrington, WCMHN provides essential, recovery-oriented services to over 7,000 clients across Connecticut’s northwest region. Staffed by more than 200 professionals, including psychiatrists, nurses, and social workers, WCMHN offers a wide array of programs, from crisis and residential services to jail diversion and young adult programs. The network is committed to fostering choice, hope, access, empowerment, and growth within a culturally respectful environment.

ABOUT THE UNIT:

The ACT program is a leading model of intensive community care designed to help clients build and enhance skills for thriving independently within the community. With a focus on improving quality of life and supporting personal goals, the program emphasizes recovery values and empowers clients to achieve greater independence. As a member of the Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team, you will provide clinical, case management, rehabilitative, and recovery-oriented services to individuals on your caseload who face serious mental health challenges and/or co-occurring substance use or medical conditions.

Please note:

• A comprehensive medical examination, including a drug screening, will be required of all applicants upon a conditional offer of employment.
• All state employees must adhere to Connecticut’s Policy for a Drug Free Workplace. 

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Selection Plan

FOR ASSISTANCE IN APPLYING:

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To Apply:

• In order to be considered for this job opening, you must meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on the job opening. The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.
• You must specify your qualifications on your application. You will be unable to make revisions once you submit your application for this posting to the JobAps system.
• In order to comply with Public Act 21-69, the State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application process.
• All application materials must be received by the recruiting agency by the time specified on the job opening for the position for which you are applying. Late applications may not be submitted and will not be considered. Exceptions are rare and limited to documented events that incapacitate a candidate during the entire duration of the job posting time period. It is the candidate’s obligation and responsibility to request an exception and provide a legally recognized justification to accommodate such exception. Requests should be made to DAS.SHRM@ct.gov.
• This position will be filled in accordance with contractual language, reemployment, SEBAC, transfer, promotion and merit employment rules.

Important Next Step Information for After You Apply:

• Although applicants will receive correspondence via email and/or phone, as a backup they are also encouraged to sign on to their Personal Status Board on a daily basis to monitor their status, view all emailed notices and complete tasks required in the recruitment process.
• This posting may require completion of additional referral questions (RQs). You can access these RQs via an email that will be sent to you after the posting's closing date or by visiting your JobAps Personal Status Board (Certification Questionnaires section). Your responses to these RQs must be submitted by the question's expiration date. Please regularly check your email and JobAps Personal Status Board for notifications. Please check your SPAM and/or Junk folders on a daily basis in the event an email provider places auto-notification emails in a user's spam.
• Note: At any point during the recruitment process, applicants may be required to submit additional documentation which support their qualification(s) for this position. These documents may include: a cover letter, resume, transcripts, diplomas, performance reviews, attendance records, supervisory references, licensure, etc., at the discretion of the hiring agency.
• The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.
• Interviews will be limited to candidates whose experience and training most closely meet the requirements of the position.
• Candidates who are offered and accept a position with the State of Connecticut are bound by the State Code of Ethics for Public Officials and State Employees which is available at www.ct.gov/ethics.
• For current state employees, salary calculations are not necessarily comparable from one of the three branches of state government (i.e., Executive, Legislative, Judicial) to the other.
• Read through this helpful link to prepare for your interview.

Connect With Us:

• Due to the large volume of applications received, we are unable to provide confirmation of receipt or status during the recruitment process.
• Updates will be available through your JobAps portal account. If you have any questions pertaining to this recruitment please contact Alyssa Hovanec via email at Alyssa.Hovanec@ct.gov.

PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

In a state agency behavioral health program as part of a multi-disciplinary team at one or more locations this class is accountable for independently providing clinical social work services.

OFFICE OF HEALTHCARE ADVOCATE: This class is accountable for serving as a case manager and advocate for clients that have received or need to receive behavioral health care services.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

• As a member of multi-disciplinary clinical team or within a network of community based behavioral health services develops psychosocial assessments through clinical interviews with assigned clients and families which include consideration of developmental, social and/or cultural, substance abuse, psychological, environmental and medical issues; 
• Develops treatment plans including measurable treatment objectives; provides clinical treatment services in form of triage, crisis intervention, individual, group and/or family therapy, screening and planning; 
• Advocates and develops networks of social and clinical services to assist clients in meeting identified needs; 
• Monitors and evaluates effectiveness of treatment plans, documents treatment in clinical records; 
• Completes reports in accordance with agency and accrediting bodies; 
• Provides clinical supervision to Licensed Master Social Workers; 
• Consults and collaborates with other behavioral health providers to improve delivery of services to clients; 
• Provides forensic evaluations and court testimony as required; 
• Maintains social work treatment and standards as required; 
• May participate in research projects; 
• Performs related duties as required.

OFFICE OF HEALTHCARE ADVOCATE

• Manages a caseload of consumer behavioral healthcare insurance complaints concerning coverage and/or payment; 
• Reviews and assesses medical records including psychological assessment and treatment plans, concerning but not limited to mental, emotional, behavioral and addictive disorders to determine appropriate treatment plans and eligibility for insurance benefit payment; 
• Participates in insurance appeal hearings and serves as clinical expert to defend and demonstrate that the diagnostic assessment and treatment plans are appropriate and required to address client behavioral healthcare needs;
• Performs related duties as required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

• Knowledge of
  • social work methodology, casework, group work and community mobilization; 
  • family and interpersonal relationship dynamics; 
  • values, sanctions, purposes and ethics of professional social work; 
  • social, cultural, economic, medical, psychological and legal issues which influence attitudes and behaviors of clients and families; 
  • mental illnesses and approaches to treatment; 
• Considerable
  • interpersonal skills; 
  • oral and written communication skills; 
• Ability to
  • devise and implement a treatment plan with measurable goals that address client needs; 
  • independently apply current psychiatric treatment modalities to address client needs.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Licensure as a clinical social worker in the State of Connecticut.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

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  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.
  
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  Incumbents in this class must possess and maintain eligibility for participation in federal health care programs as defined in 42 U.S. § 1320a-7b(f).
  
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  Incumbents in this class may be required to have knowledge of sign language and communication ability with the deaf and hearing impaired in certain designated positions.
  
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  Incumbents in this class may be required to have ability in Spanish oral and written communication in certain designated positions.
  
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  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.