Licensed Master Social Worker

Direct Hire Social Worker opportunity available! Please send your resume to kportillo@vanguardgroupstaffing.com (Must Have: LMSW)

The Social Worker will be responsible for:

• Formulating and implementing appropriate treatment and permanency plans for children and families on their caseload.
• Providing clinical input into the therapeutic milieu to ensure the most appropriate care for each child.
• Documenting all interventions and required reports in a timely and professional manner.
• Coordinating all treatment provided to each resident to ensure appropriateness, timeliness and effectiveness of interventions.

Position Specific Duties/Responsibilities:

Clinical

• Reviewing referrals, participating in the assessment of a child’s suitability for admission and overseeing assisting with well-coordinated admission for each new resident.
• Participating in setting, implementing and ongoing evaluation of treatment goals.
• Utilizing clinical skills in daily practice with clients on an individual, family, or group basis and through team meetings, which influence the quality of life within the milieu.
• Developing treatment recommendations for after care services for children and families as needed; consistent with regulations.

Documentation

• Maintaining up-to-date records on all clients.
• Familiarity with requirements of all assessment systems.

Administrative

• Responsible for reporting to immediate supervisor, in writing, any untoward incidents and/or incidents inconsistent with Agency's policies and procedures, particularly incidents involving abuse (staff-child, child-child, child-staff).