Social Service Clinician I

Responsibilities

• Provides therapeutic counseling services to juvenile offenders and their families as a result of identified needs via referral and assessment.
• Completes court ordered or agency directed assessments, to include juvenile sexual offender assessments.
• Provides individual, group and family counseling based on identified needs to identify juvenile offenders and their families, as applicable.
• Counsels family when applicable.
• Maintains mental health file on all youth who receive services to include: All copies of assessments, reassessments and court reports, release of information and information received as result of release, treatment work completed by youth and family, and detailed treatment notes as a result of each session.
• Enters all case contacts in the youth's electronic file. Contacts shall consist of a brief statement that includes who was present and contacted, level of participation and cooperation, and next scheduled contact or plan of action.
• Participates in treatment planning conferences and reviews for case being served by DJJ Mental Health.
• Maintains contact with DJJ Juvenile Service Worker on relevant case information and treatment progress.
• Reports any known violations of youth's conditions of supervision to Juvenile Service Worker immediately.
• Participates in administrative revocation hearings.
• Completes professional development opportunities via training, workshops and professional literature as required.
• Required to be on call 24/7 and respond to emergency situations.
• Travel may be required.

Requirements

• A master's degree in social work, sociology, psychology, marriage and family therapy or a related field.
• One year of professional social work experience.

Qualifications

• Substitute Education for Experience: NONE
• Substitute Experience for Education: A bachelor's degree supplemented by three years of professional social work experience will substitute for the primary education and experience requirements.

Skills

• Must have one year of professional social work experience.

Benefits

• Probationary Period: This job has an initial and promotional probationary period of 6 months, except as provided in KRS 18A.111.

Pay

Salary: $61,215.36 Annually

Schedule

Employment Type: EXECUTIVE BRANCH | FULL TIME | ELIGIBLE FOR OVERTIME PAY | 18A | 37.5 HR/WK