Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

About the role

Samba Recovery is a detox and recovery clinic serving adults and families in Jonesboro, Georgia. We are committed to providing compassionate, clinically sound, recovery-focused care for individuals affected by substance use disorders, mental health conditions, trauma, and co-occurring disorders.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments, substance use screenings, risk assessments, and level-of-care reviews using ASAM criteria as applicable to the program setting.
• Develop, implement, and update individualized treatment plans, relapse-prevention plans, recovery goals, discharge plans, and continuing-care recommendations.
• Provide individual, group, and family counseling or therapy for adults and families experiencing substance use disorders, mental health conditions, and co-occurring disorders within the provider’s scope of practice.
• Facilitate psychoeducational, process, coping-skills, relapse-prevention, trauma-informed, life-skills, and recovery-oriented groups, including groups informed by 12 Step principles and other recovery support models.
• Maintain accurate, complete, and timely documentation in the electronic health record in accordance with agency policy, Georgia requirements, payer standards, accreditation standards, HIPAA, 42 CFR Part 2 as applicable, and professional ethics.
• Collaborate with psychiatrists, physicians, nurses, case managers, peer support staff, medical providers, families, courts, referral sources, and community resources to coordinate care.
• Educate clients and families on addiction, mental health, co-occurring disorders, coping strategies, medication adherence as applicable, recovery resources, and aftercare planning.
• Participate in clinical supervision, case consultation, treatment team meetings, staff meetings, utilization-review support, quality-improvement activities, and ongoing professional development.

Requirements

• Master of Social Work (MSW) degree from an accredited social work program meeting Georgia clinical social work licensure requirements.
• Active Georgia Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) license in good standing.
• Experience working with adults and families affected by substance use disorders, mental health conditions, trauma, housing or social-service needs, and co-occurring disorders preferred.
• Knowledge of ASAM criteria, DSM-informed assessment, crisis intervention, treatment planning, discharge planning, resource linkage, and ethical clinical documentation.
• Ability to provide clinical social work services, psychotherapy, family engagement, advocacy, and care coordination within Georgia LCSW scope of practice and agency policy.
• Strong communication, organizational, interpersonal, documentation, and clinical judgment skills.

Qualifications

• Master of Social Work (MSW) degree from an accredited social work program meeting Georgia clinical social work licensure requirements.
• Active Georgia Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) license in good standing.
• Experience working with adults and families affected by substance use disorders, mental health conditions, trauma, housing or social-service needs, and co-occurring disorders preferred.
• Knowledge of ASAM criteria, DSM-informed assessment, crisis intervention, treatment planning, discharge planning, resource linkage, and ethical clinical documentation.
• Ability to provide clinical social work services, psychotherapy, family engagement, advocacy, and care coordination within Georgia LCSW scope of practice and agency policy.
• Strong communication, organizational, interpersonal, documentation, and clinical judgment skills.

Skills

• Knowledge of evidence-based practices such as CBT, DBT skills, Motivational Interviewing, trauma-informed care, relapse-prevention counseling, and 12 Step/recovery-support approaches.
• Familiarity with electronic health record documentation systems and multidisciplinary treatment-team workflows.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced clinical environment.
• Commitment to ethical, trauma-informed, client-centered, and recovery-oriented care.

Benefits

N/A

Pay

N/A

Schedule

Monday through Friday. Weekends as needed. Evening hours may be required based on client and program needs.

Scope of Practice and Compliance

The LCSW provides clinical social work and psychotherapy services within Georgia licensure scope, agency policies, payer requirements, and applicable professional standards.

Work Environment

This position is based in a detox and recovery clinic serving adults and families. The role requires collaboration with a multidisciplinary team and may involve supporting clients with complex behavioral health, substance use, crisis, social-service, and discharge-planning needs.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Samba Recovery is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law.

Apply

Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply with a current resume and licensure information.