Assistant Director, LCSW

Essential Functions (Principal Duties And Job Responsibilities)

• Provide behavioral health counseling, psychosocial assessments, crisis intervention, and case management for clients diagnosed with or at risk for Hepatitis C and co-occurring conditions.
• Support client engagement, testing, referral follow-up, linkage to care, and treatment adherence activities; identify barriers and connect clients to appropriate wraparound resources.
• Collaborate with project leadership, medical providers, outreach teams, and community partners to integrate behavioral health, harm reduction, and infectious disease services.
• Contribute to workflow development, documentation standards, quality improvement activities, and program strategies that strengthen access, continuity of care, and service delivery.
• Provide clinical supervision toward licensure and professional consultation to case managers, peer recovery staff, and other designated team members, as appropriate.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities Required

• Strong clinical assessment, counseling, crisis intervention, and documentation skills.
• Knowledge of Hepatitis C, HIV, substance use disorders, co-occurring behavioral health conditions, and care coordination principles.
• Knowledge of harm reduction, trauma-informed care, motivational interviewing, and client-centered engagement strategies.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, maintain confidentiality, and exercise sound professional judgment in dynamic community-based and clinical settings.
• Proficiency in electronic health records, Microsoft Office, and program data systems.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, collaboration, and organizational skills.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities Preferred

• Experience building community partnerships and coordinating services across medical, behavioral health, and social service systems.
• Familiarity with quality improvement, workflow development, and program implementation in grant-funded, academic, or public health settings.
• Experience working with vulnerable populations, including people who inject drugs, individuals experiencing homelessness, and justice-involved populations.
• Demonstrated ability to support interdisciplinary teams and provide consultation or supervision in integrated care environments.

Education And Experience Required

• Master’s Degree in Social Work from an accredited program required.
• Three (3) years of progressively responsible clinical social work, counseling, case management, or care coordination experience in healthcare, behavioral health, public health, or community-based settings required.

Education And Experience Preferred

• Experience providing supervision toward professional licensure preferred.
• Experience in infectious disease, harm reduction, substance use treatment, or integrated care programs preferred.

Licensure, Certification Or Registration Required

• Current Tennessee Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) license in good standing required.
• Approval or eligibility to provide clinical supervision in Tennessee required.