Supervisor, Behavioral health, Licensed

Supervisor, Behavioral health, Licensed The Bronx, New York Social Services Apply Now Job ID R011556 Overview Compensation: $70,200.00 - $87,700.00 Annual • Provides clinical supervision and direction to social work/ behavioral health team members and assumes responsibility for overall program functions in the Program Managers absence.• Organizes various program components for the appropriate utilization and management of staff including triage and case management procedures, staff scheduling, referrals, outreach efforts, evaluations and liaison activities.• Participates in quality assurance activities and ensures compliance with regulatory and contractual requirements.• Screens referrals.• Performs psychosocial evaluation and assessment of mental health service needs and emergency social service needs of identified patients and their families through professional knowledge, skills of observation and interviewing.• Develops and implements short-term service plans for patients, in conjunction with other members of the team.• Provides crisis intervention services to mentally ill individuals whose circumstances and condition require rapid intervention.• Provides supportive counseling, case management and appropriate referrals for ongoing treatment• Prepares case histories and prepares and maintains case records, in accordance with the program’s record keeping protocols.• Encourages service resistant clients to accept mental health services through intervention with clients and/or family members and friends concerned with the client's welfare.• Participates in interdisciplinary team meetings, rounds and/or case conferences of the program.• Provides linkage, referral and provision of information to appropriate mental health services and social services and social services providers,.• Coordinates and follows up on linkages made between clients and other service agencies and mental health providers to ensure continuity of care.• Liaison with, and consultation to, community agencies.• Provides outreach services to mentally ill individuals referred to the program who are experiencing, or are a t risk of, an acute psychosocial crisis and require mental health intervention in their home or community.• Serves as resource person to the programand other components of the Agency, when requested, pertaining to social services available to patients and establishes a file of community referral sources.• Participates with the program and other appropriate Agency staff in the development and implementation of in-service training and education.• Assists and collaborates with the Program Coordinator/ Program Manager in the overall functioning of the team.• Assumes ProgramCoordinator’s/ Program Manager’s responsibilities in his/her absence, as requested.• Participates in community programs, education and advocacy, as requested.• Contributes to the formulation of clinical and administrative policies and procedures and the preparation on of policy and procedure manuals, as required. • Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned. Qualifications Licenses and Certifications: Valid driver's license requiredLIC - Licensed Clinical Social Worker - New York State required orLIC - Licensed Mental Health Counselor - New York State required orLIC- Licensed Mental Health Professional required orLIC- Licensed Master’s Social Worker (LMSW) in New York State required Education: Master's Degree in Social work, or other Human Services-related field required Work Experience: Minimum three years experience as an MSW working with patients in a mental health setting required