Bilingual Spanish Social Worker

Bilingual Spanish Therapist Needed in Queens
Full time position!

Overview
The Therapist is responsible for providing a variety of clinical services including individual and specialized group therapy, intake/screening assessments for program applicants, and crisis intervention and counseling. The Therapist also conducts psychosocial assessments, mental health/mental status examinations, prepares treatment planning recommendations, and makes internal and external client referrals.

Responsibilities

• Conducts psychosocial assessments, mental status, and mental health evaluations.
• Conducts individual, group and family therapy consistent with the objectives identified in clients' individual treatment plans and makes referrals for appropriate levels of care for designated clients.
• Provides crisis intervention and emergency assessments as needed.
• Provides care management services as needed.
• Ensures maintenance of accurate, complete, and timely client records that comply with regulatory requirements and agency internal policy and procedure.
• Conducts outreach and re-engagement services to clients who need follow up care.
• Participates actively in departmental quality management program.
• Complies with confidentiality, HIPAA privacy and security regulations.
• Serves as a liaison to community agencies and organizations. Assists with fostering professional linkages, relationships with concrete services/other community service providers and referral sources and collaborates with other services providers.
• Designs and facilitates specialized, therapeutic groups based upon client and program need.
• Adheres to social work standards and ethical principles, agency policies and procedures.
• Participate in staff meetings as required. Attends in-service and continuing education offerings in compliance with company policy and procedure. Participates as a member of the interdisciplinary team in all required care planning activities and case conferences.
• Adheres to all responsibilities and duties of a New York State mandated reporter.
• Keeps abreast of changes in the field. Maintains updated knowledge of HIV/AIDS, mental health related issues, substance use, harm reduction and other relevant topics.
• Performs other tasks as assigned by the Clinical Supervisor, or the Director of Behavioral Health Services.

Qualifications Required

• LMSW, LCSW, or LMHC and at least 2 years of demonstrated clinical experience in the field of mental health.
• Bilingual (English and Spanish) required.
• Strong clinical background providing individual and group therapy.
• Knowledge of HIV/AIDS, substance use, and harm reduction.
• Sensitivity to ethnic, cultural, and sexual minorities. Must be culturally competent able to work with non-traditional backgrounds in terms of gender identity and sexuality, able to convey sensitivity and non-judgement.
• Excellent clinical judgement, strong work ethic and high responsiveness to emails/texts.
• Ability to conduct all services via telemedicine.
• Excellent writing and administrative skills, ability to learn quickly and to work autonomously.
• Must have basic computer skills, including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Must have knowledge of federal, state, and local laws, and an understanding of regulations relating to mental health.