Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Job Details

Job Location

Los Angeles County - Los Angeles, CA

Position Type

Full Time

Education Level

4 Year Degree

Salary Range

$40.00 - $45.00 Hourly

Job Shift

Day

Job Category

Nonprofit - Social Services

Description

Join our team and make a difference in peoples lives!

We're looking for aLicensed Clinical Social Workerfor theLos Angeles, CA area! The mission of LifeSTEPS is to provide effective educational and supportive services to maximize the strengths of individuals and build resilient communities.

About us

LifeSTEPS is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization. It was founded in 1996 and currently has over 400 partnered affordable housing properties all over the state of California. We work with 100,000 residents from several regions, including Sacramento, Bay Area, South Bay, Central Valley, LA Valley, Desert, and LA South regions. Our vision is that every person served by LifeSTEPS will be empowered with the skills, resources, and support to maintain stable housing and break the cycle of poverty. Our founders believe that building affordable housing is only the first step. It is also essential to provide meaningful programs that empower people to move forward in their lives.

Our Benefits

In addition to meeting your passion for making a difference in the lives of those we serve, all employees will receive the following benefits:

• Competitive pay based on skill and experience

• Paid Holidays

• Paid Sick Leave

• Employee Assistance Program

• LifeSTEPS Perks Program

  Benefit eligible employees working 30 hours per week or more will also receive:

• Medical, Dental Vision, and Life Insurance

• 401(k) plan

• Paid Time Off

  About the Position

  TheLicensed Clinical Social Worker(LCSW)position will support newly housed, formerly homeless individuals and families. Responsible for providing initial evaluations and coordinating client care with Intensive Case Management Team. Will be responsible for providing Intensive Case Management Services to a small client case load.

  Core Duties (but not limited to) LCSW :

• Model, promote and live out the LifeSTEPS workplace values of integrity, innovation, empowerment, respect and personal growth in tandem with the Oz Principles.

• Promote, coordinate and tailor clinical support services to clients Intensive Case Managers to meet identified needs.

• Must be physically at each assigned property as scheduled and spend the required contracted hours at each assigned property per month

• Assist Intensive Case Managers individually or in small groups regarding plans for meeting client mental health needs; aid in mobilizing client capacities and environmental resources to improve social and economic functioning.

• Lead or assist with Crisis Management in clinical support to Intensive Case Managers

• Meet with individual, high risk clients to evaluate mental health status and potential need for higher level needs and provide therapeutic services to clients as needed to assist in maintaining housing

• Work in collaboration with multidisciplinary team members including external partners

• Complete required documentation and paperwork

• Complete all administrative assignments including timely data entry in multiple databases

• May maintain a case load of 3 to 7 higher risk clients in need of clinical support to maintain housing

• Review service plans with Intensive Case Managers and suggest client goals to improve and support mental health needs

• Monitors and coordinates the delivery of mental health services for clients, including assisting Intensive Case Managers in linking with other treatment providers

• Provide and communicate recommendations to Intensive Case Mangers for interventions

• Work collaboratively with a wide range of clinical and non-clinical disciplines to assess client needs and work with Intensive Case Manager to design effective care planning or service goals or medical treatment plans regarding utilization of additional resources

• Design and facilitate specialized trainings to assist Intensive Case Managers in growing case management skills with a high-risk population with mental health needs

• Work closely and in collaboration with the Southern California Regional Director of Supportive and Health services to ensure the clinical needs of clients and clinical support needs of on-site Intensive Case Managers are being met

• May need to work some evenings and weekends in order to attend events or address situations of crisis.

  Job Specifics:

• Official Job Title: Licensed Clinical Social Worker

• Job classification: Non-Exempt, 30 hours per week

• Job location: Los Angeles, CA

• Pay Range: $40.00-45.00/hour

Qualifications

Education and/or Experience and/or License Certification:

• Valid and current LCSW or LMSW license

• Bachelors or masters degree in social work

• Experience providing clinical supervision in a similar environment

• A background or experience working with newly housed, formerly homeless individuals and families

• Ability to makes psychosocial assessments and develop and implement care plans

• Excellent listening and communication skills

  Are you ready to make a difference, stand behind and support individuals and families so they achieve their goals and become empowered to move forward in their lives? Apply today!!!

  Please Note

  LifeSTEPS values the diversity of the people it hires and serves. Diversity at LifeSTEPS means fostering a workplace in which individual differences are recognized, appreciated, respected and responded to in ways that fully develop and utilize each person's talents and strengths. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, disability, age or covered veteran status. Please provide us with notice if you will require accommodations during the interview process.