Social Worker Clinician I - Behavioral Health 121

Description

Telecare's mission is to deliver excellent and effective behavioral health services that engage individuals in recovering their health, hopes, and dreams. Telecare continues to advance cultural diversity, humility, equity, and inclusion at all levels of our organization by hiring mental health peers, BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, veterans, and all belief systems.

Shifts Available :

Full Time 1.0 Monday - Friday 8 : 30 am to 5 pm

Expected starting wage range is $27.85 - $34.42 Hourly. Telecare applies geographic differentials to its pay ranges. The pay range assigned to this role will be based on the geographic location from which the role is performed. Starting pay is commensurate with relevant experience above the minimum requirements.

Based on the Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) model, STRIDES of Alameda County is an intensive community support service for 120 individuals with severe mental illness (SMI), between the ages of 18-62, who are considered to be at great risk for psychiatric hospitalization.

POSITION SUMMARY

Under supervision of a licensed clinician, the Social Work Clinician I provides general casework services to members served and natural supports. This involves person-centered recovery planning and collaborating with other services and agencies.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Demonstrates the Telecare mission, purpose, values, and beliefs in everyday language and contact with internal and external stakeholders
• Identifies and plans for psychosocial needs of members served
• Works with members served and multidisciplinary treatment teams to design, implement, and evaluate the Recovery Plan
• Provides education to members served and family members regarding mental health conditions and treatment options
• Has responsibility discharge planning, including :

o Assessing readiness for discharge of members served in coordination with the recovery / treatment / service team

o Making appropriate referrals for placement, case management, and aftercare services, as assigned

o Coordinating with the Business Office to ensure that benefits and finances of members served are in order, as assigned

o Developing and maintaining an awareness of community resources

Duties and responsibilities may be added, deleted, and / or changed at the discretion of management.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required :

SKILLS

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

The employee is occasionally required to sit, stand, walk, bend, push, pull, squat, kneel, and lift and carry items weighing 25 pounds or less as well as to frequently reach, twist, and do simple and power grasping. The position requires manual deviation, repetition, and dexterity.

EOE AA M / F / V / Disability

If job posting references any sign-on bonus internal applicants and applicants employed with Telecare in the previous 12 months would not be eligible.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities

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