CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK SUPERVISOR I

About the role

Supervises the work of a small group of professional social work and support staff in providing clinical social work services for ambulatory patients and their families in a community ambulatory health care setting.

Responsibilities

• Plans, advises, assigns, and evaluates the work of professional social workers and support staff.
• Participates in the formulation of clinic policies and procedures and in the implementation of new programs and services pertaining to clinical social work services in the ambulatory facility through coordination with administration and other teams.
• Conducts orientation, in-service training and continuing staff development of professional social work staff.
• Provides consultation to professional social work staff, staff in other teams, and public and private agency personnel regarding clinical social work policies, procedures, case management and techniques.
• Speaks before and acts as a liaison with community groups, agencies and organizations regarding availability of services and programs, community resources and social work objectives.
• Provides direct social work services to facility patients including referrals, individual, family and group counseling and therapy to address issues such as marital and family conflict, mental retardation, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, psychosomatic illness, suspected child abuse and venereal disease.
• Prepares correspondence, budget requests, and annual reports on behalf of the unit.
• Maintains statistics pertaining to research and program evaluation.

  Requirements

  • A Master's Degree in Social Work from a graduate school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education followed by three years' professional social work experience, one year of which must have been in a medical setting.
  • A valid and active license as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker issued by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.
  • A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to use an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.

  Desirable Qualifications

  • Experience beyond the requirements.

  Physical Class

  Light: This class includes administrative and clerical positions requiring light physical effort that may include occasional light lifting to a 10-pound limit and some bending, stooping, or squatting. Considerable ambulation may be involved.

  Additional Information

  To receive credit for education and license, include a legible copy of your official diploma, official transcripts, or letter/certificate from an accredited institution within seven (7) days of filling your application or email a copy to the exam analyst Caroline Khodaverdian, at ckhodaverdian@dhs.lacounty.gov