Licensed Clinical Social Worker (NY HELPS)

Duties Description

Serve as a member of a multidisciplinary treatment team; participate in team meetings, present clinical information and observations, and provide consultation and assistance to staff in other disciplines; and coordinates care and treatment planning for individuals.

Provide social work and treatment services to individuals and families that include life skills, vocational and career training, family support, and community integration that assists individuals in achieving maximum participation in work and social activities.

Assess and evaluate individual and family needs, strengths, and limitations; and records significant psychosocial events and/or changes in clinical conditions.

Provide individual, group, and family therapy; and crisis intervention, stabilization, and follow-up services to individuals who may be a danger to themselves or others.

Develop effective treatment plans in conjunction with individuals and treatment teams; monitor and evaluate individuals’ progress; and modify treatment plans or terminate services when appropriate.

Determine discharge service needs and appropriate community resources; sign off on discharge service documents; and follow up with community providers to ensure individuals are successfully integrated into the community.

Prepare and maintain documentation and records, including progress notes, observations, recommendations, and discharge plans.

May supervise and train Licensed Master Social Workers in providing clinical social work services to individuals, social work interns, and paraprofessional social work and direct care staff.

Minimum Qualifications

Transfer: One year of permanent competitive or 55b/c service in this title or in a title eligible for 70.1 transfer.

Open to the Public: This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS)*. The minimum qualifications through the NY HELPS are:

• Licensed and current registration as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in New York State.
• Must maintain a valid New York State license and registration.

Additional Comments

For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply. Upon one year of permanent appointment, it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in a NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.