Psychiatric Social Worker II

Position Description

The Monterey County Health Department, Behavioral Health Bureau is seeking enthusiastic Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) or Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) candidates to work as part of care teams serving children, youth, adults, and older adults as a Psychiatric Social Worker II. The Behavioral Health Bureau is a progressive agency that serves children, youth, adults, older adults and their families with System of Care values of being community based, culturally relevant, client and family centered, using evidence-based practices to support clients in their wellness and recovery journey for mental illness and substance use disorder conditions.

Examples of Duties

• Conducts advanced level psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, and clinical interventions for group and individual services.
• Performs initial diagnostic evaluation noting behavioral symptoms, which may indicate organic and/or mental disorders in adults and children and in interpersonal/family dysfunctions related to child and adult consumers.
• Determines and develops appropriate clinical annual treatment and service plans for all consumers.
• Conducts individual, group and family counseling/therapy/support sessions for consumers toward the goal of achieving more adequate, satisfying and productive life adjustments in the community and provide case management/linkage services as appropriate.
• Participates in developing individual and group treatment plans utilizing a variety of psychotherapeutic psychosocial and psycho education modalities that meet the standards set by the Behavioral Health/State Quality Assurance Standard.
• Makes consumer referrals and coordinates discharge plans.
• Assesses progress of consumers on a selected basis and proposes modifications to rehabilitation plans in order to meet the service plan goals agreed upon by the consumer, youth or family.
• Prepares and maintains psychosocial assessments for use in diagnostic evaluations and consumer progress and desired outcomes.
• May assist in providing clinical supervision to unlicensed interns if the Psychiatric Social Worker has completed the BBS approved Supervisory Training course.
• Provides community services to consumers who have underserved or unmet behavioral health needs.
• Collaborates with other treatment disciplines.
• Provides consultation and education services.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

To view the complete job description, please visit the Monterey County website: Psychiatric Social Worker II

The Successful Candidate

• Will have a proven track record demonstrating the following knowledge, skills and abilities:
• Thorough Knowledge of:
  • Current philosophy, principles, and evidence-based practices for services to consumers with serious mental illness or severe emotional disturbance.
  • Individual, group and family psychodynamics as they relate to adults or children.
  • Pyschiatric diagnostic methods and terminology.
  • Personality and human development from infancy through adulthood.
  • Public Mental Health Policy and Welfare and Institutions Codes that provides guidelines for human and health services systems in the County.
• Skill and Ability to:
  • Provide treatment to adults, children or adolescents with various mental disabilities ranging from serious mental illness to dysfunctional behavior patterns including victims of sexual and physical abuse.
  • Provide services utilizing evidence-based practice skills.
  • Lead treatment planning meetings for clinical staff.
  • In conjunction with the consumer, develop realistic, attainable and measurable service plans and facilitate their attainment.
  • Evaluate the degree of community functioning and/or emotional distress of consumers.
  • Communicate effectively orally and in writing and able to complete work using electronic format.
  • Ensure time sensitive documentation submitted with established guidelines.
  • Provide consultation and mentor staff on best practices.
  • Provide consultation and technical assistance to agencies, schools and other organizations.
  • Work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Desirable Qualifications: Ability to speak, read and write in English and Spanish

Examples of Experience/Education/Training

• The skills necessary may be acquired through various types of education, training, and/or experience, typically:
• Education: Possession of a Master’s Degree from an accredited School of Social Work and licensure as a Clinical Social Worker in the State of California issued by the State Board of Behavioral Science Examiners. (BBSE)

Additional Information

• BENEFITS: The County of Monterey offers an excellent benefits package. Please visit our website to view the Bargaining Unit K Benefits Summary Sheet. This information is not legally binding, nor does it serve as a contract. The benefits listed in the Monterey County Personnel Policies and Practices Resolution or Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) prevail over this listing.
• NOTES: As a condition of employment, prospective employees may be required to submit to a background review which may include a review of information concerning present and/or prior employment, driving record, and record of any criminal convictions. Employment is contingent upon acceptable documentation verifying identity and authorization for employment in the U.S.; a list of acceptable documents is available on the USCIS Form I-9. If you are hired into this classification in a temporary position, your rate of pay will be hourly, and you will not be eligible for the benefits listed in the summary.