Community Support Services (CSS) transforms lives and community by supporting veterans, ending homelessness, treating substance use, and preventing and intervening in community and domestic violence. As a department in Mecklenburg County’s Health and Human Services Agency, CSS maximizes community partnerships and collaborative opportunities to improve access to services and advocate for the needs of special populations.

Position Specific Information

Position will provide services in office to adults affected by domestic / intimate partner violence.

Office location at the Valerie C. Woodard Center at 3205 Freedom Drive, Charlotte, NC 28208.

Full time onsite work schedule Monday thru Friday. Work hours are 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday/Wednesday/Friday, with one evening per week either Tuesday or Thursday from 10:30 am to 7:30 pm. The other non-evening day would be 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.

Position Summary

Performs licensed clinical activities for an assigned Mecklenburg County program including, domestic violence. This position, under minimal supervision, may be responsible for performing diagnosis, assessment, and evaluation, providing immediate clinical trauma response and intervention, providing direct counseling/therapy; performing treatment planning; conducting home visits; providing referrals, conducting training, and preparing progress reports.

Essential Functions

General:

Provide clinical treatment or assessments for clients (individuals and/or families), which includes: determining appropriate intervention/therapies; frequency of interventions; ongoing assessment of progress and needs; and modifying therapeutic plans as required.

Document clinical treatments and evaluations, which includes: synthesizing information gathered by observation, interviews, and record reviews; records reviews and writes summary-style reports; and/or, performing other related activities.

Conduct biopsychosocial and social emotional evaluations, developmental assessments, and psychological testing on clients as appropriate to program assignment.

Participate in multidisciplinary staffing’s regarding clients before and after evaluations, which includes: gathering and synthesizing extensive information to make decisions with the evaluation team regarding evaluation tools and assessment methods; participating in client’s level of overall functioning, diagnosis, and treatment recommendations; and/or, performing other related activities.

Facilitate case consultations with other staff to address the client’s social emotional issues and/or problems.

Participate in revising service plans and interprets evaluation results for clients and/or caregivers.

Collect program evaluation data.

Enter and access clinical data in the electronic data base system.

Correspond and collaborate with interested/involved collaterals, community resources and service providers.

May be required to staff shelters in the event of a disaster.

Minimum Qualifications

Experience: Minimum of two years of experience providing clinical services in the area assigned.

Education: Master’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, or a related human services field.

Combination of relevant education and relevant experience accepted? No

Licenses and Certifications:

Depending on the area of assignment NC Professional Licensure is required in one of the following areas: Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Psychological Associate (LPA), or Licensed Clinical Mental Health Clinician (LCMHC), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapy (LMFT)

Requires a valid North Carolina or South Carolina Driver's License

Requires County Driving Privileges

Annual Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) check required

Preferred Qualifications

Bilingual (Spanish / English). A required County Bilingual Assessment is required in order to qualify for possible additional Bilingual Premium pay.

Professional knowledge of or previous work experience with domestic / intimate partner violence populations, programs, and services preferred.

Associate licensure may be considered including LCSW-A, LCMHC-A, etc.