What are the responsibilities and job description for the Supervising Social Worker position at Otsego County?
OTSEGO COUNTY HAS THE FOLLOWING VACANCY
Addiction Recovery Services
Supervising Social Worker
70,212 - $85,812 / year
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS : This work involves responsibility for administering and supervising the operations of the mental health and addiction recovery services in accordance to federal and state regulations and guidelines as well as evidence based clinical practices. Work is performed under the general direction of a Supervising Psychologist, Program Manager or Director / Deputy Director of Community Services with the expectation of the exercise for independent judgment in planning and carrying out the details of the work. Supervision is exercised over Staff Social Workers, Addiction and Alcohol Counselors, contracted staff and support staff as they related to assigned areas; does related work as required.
FULL PERFORMANCE, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES : Comprehensive knowledge of the principles, methods, procedures and practices of psychiatric social work and addiction treatment, of the functioning of mental health and addiction treatment services and the scope of services rendered, and of community resources and how to use them effectively; ability to work effectively with others; ability to organize, direct and coordinate the social work and addiction treatment services in an outpatient clinic; ability to prepare technical and informational data for administrative use; ability to provide professional leadership; ability to analyze and evaluate reports of staff works and make sound decisions; ability to plan and supervise the work of the clinical social work and addiction treatment staff; ability to perform close, detail work involving considerable visual effort and strain; ability to organize and operate a program of training for new clinical social workers and students in clinical social work; physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS : Must possess a professional license and current registration, issued by the New York State Education Department, in Licensed Clinical Social Work (LCSW) and three (3) years of full-time paid social work experience in a community mental health program of which one (1) year of full-time paid experience involved the supervision of professional and support staff.
Applications are available at the Otsego County Personnel / Human Resources Office, 183 Main Street, Cooperstown, NY 13326
or online at
Salary : $70,212 - $85,812
