Licensed Master Social Worker (NY HELPS), Secure Treatment and Rehabilitation Center (STARC) Bridgeview, P27696

Job Description

Are you looking for an opportunity where you can help people create change in their lives? The Secure Treatment and Rehabilitation Centers (STARC) are recruiting licensed social workers, Licensed Master Social Workers (LMSW) and Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSW), to join their team focused on providing compassionate care and support to individuals in a secure environment. STARC has full-time position at their location in Ogdensburg, NY; work schedule is Monday - Friday, 8-hour shifts between 6:00 am - 6:00 pm.
STARC, an Office of Mental Health (OMH) secure facility, provides intensive, sex-offense specific treatment to individuals civilly confined under New York State's Sex Offender Management and Treatment Act (SOMTA). Social workers are part of a multidisciplinary team that provides risk-relevant treatment, targeted skill development, and a range of therapeutic interventions that help high-risk individuals reduce their risk of reoffending, including:
• Reviewing, analyzing, and integrating sex offense-specific assessment information to help develop individualized treatment plans
• Providing sex offense-specific treatment primarily through group therapy, with individual sessions as needed
• Working collaboratively with an interdisciplinary treatment team through meetings and case discussions
• Participating in clinical supervision, staff development, and ongoing training
• Documenting services provided and tracking resident progress in accordance with program requirements

Minimum Qualifications:
Candidates from outside or within State Service can be considered for hire under the Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement - Statewide (NY HELPS) program if they are licensed and currently registered by New York State as a Licensed Master Social Worker.
OR
Candidates within State Service can be considered transfer to a competitive class position if they have one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service in a title eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law.

Requirements

Candidates from outside or within State Service can be considered for hire under the Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement - Statewide (NY HELPS) program if they are licensed and currently registered by New York State as a Licensed Master Social Worker.
OR
Candidates within State Service can be considered transfer to a competitive class position if they have one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service in a title eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law.