STATE OF CONNECTICUT EXECUTIVE BRANCH JOBS

Advanced Clinical Social Worker (Part-time)

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Recruitment #240319-0965FP-001

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Are you an experienced Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) seeking a part-time position?
Explore a rewarding career where your expertise will make an impact!
Apply today!

Join the State of Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) as an Advanced Clinical Social Worker! Dive into a world of impactful mental healthcare, where your skills and compassion make a difference. Explore the details below and seize the opportunity to be a part of something meaningful!

POSITION HIGHLIGHTS: 
  • FACILITY: Capitol Region Mental Health Center (CRMHC)
  • UNIT: Mobile Crisis Team
  • ADDRESS: Hartford, CT
  • SCHEDULE: Part-time (24 hours weekly), Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, 4:00 p.m. - 12:30 a.m. 
  • POSITION NUMBER: 133570
WHY THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT:
  • Join an Award-Winning Team: Be part of the prestigious Forbes-ranked State of Connecticut, recognized as one of the Best Employers of 2023. Experience national acclaim for providing unparalleled job growth, competitive benefits, and flexible schedules.
  • Platinum Healthcare Excellence: Enjoy the nation's top-rated healthcare plan for state employees and their dependents. Our Platinum Healthcare Plan, ranked the best by Georgetown’s Center on Health Insurance Reform and endorsed by Ellen Andrews, Ph.D., ensures comprehensive coverage and well-being for you and your family.
  • Secure Your Future: Benefit from our robust pension plan and explore supplemental retirement offerings, ensuring a secure and comfortable future for you and your loved ones.
  • Invest in Your Education and Future: As a Public Service Loan Forgiveness employer, the State of Connecticut supports your educational journey. You may qualify for student loan forgiveness after just 10 years of dedicated service. Learn more here.
  • Time for What Matters: Embrace a healthy work-life balance with generous paid time off, including 13 paid holidays per calendar year. Prioritize your well-being and make the most of your personal time. 
  • Unlock Your Potential: Grow professionally with a range of development opportunities. The State of Connecticut is committed to nurturing your skills and helping you reach new heights in your career.
  • Cultivate Balance: We believe in a healthy work/life balance for all our employees. Join us in fostering an environment where your professional and personal lives harmonize, allowing you to thrive in both.
Please note: Benefit offerings will vary with part-time positions 
    DISCOVER THE OPPORTUNITY TO:
    • Participate as a member of the Mobile Crisis Team, providing crisis services and intake evaluations to DMHAS target population of clients with severe mental illness, many of whom also have co-occurring substance abuse and medical disorders
    • Provide highly skilled crisis assessments in the community
    • Provide psychiatric diagnostic assessments for clients being referred for CRMHC services
    • Provide brief clinical treatment/substance abuse services to adults including individual therapies, case management, and other interventions
    • Conduct comprehensive clinical assessments and identify critical risk issues
    MORE ABOUT THE AGENCY AND DIVISION:
    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.

    Capitol Region Mental Health Center (CRMHC) is a community based mental health center serving Hartford, West Hartford, Farmington, Avon, Canton and Simsbury providing individuals with behavioral health services.  CRMHC collaborates with the greater Hartford DMHAS-Funded mental health programs comprising 15 non-profit agencies located in Hartford and West Hartford.  These agencies work together to provide a comprehensive array of behavioral health services to adults with serious psychiatric disabilities as well as co-occurring psychiatric illness and substance use.

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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, 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.
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    • 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.
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    • 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 skilled clinical social work treatment and leadership services involving complex case assignments.

    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
      • and ability to instruct others about theories of human behavior, current diagnostic categories of mental illness, family dynamics, substance abuse and human sexuality; 
      • of 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
      • oral and written communication skills; 
      • administrative skills; 
    • Considerable ability to independently apply in practice 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 assessing risk of clients with severe and persistent mental illness in the community
    • Experience assessing the substance abuse treatment needs of clients with a history of severe and persistent mental illness
    • Experience working in a mental health agency within a multi-disciplinary team to address client treatment needs
    • Experience with concurrent documentation, utilization of electronic health record systems and telehealth treatment methods (Microsoft Teams, Office 365 suite, and voice/video)
    • Experience completing biopsychosocial and risk assessments for clients with severe and persistent mental illness

    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. § 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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