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Part-time Licensed Social Worker Needed (LCSW)
Organization:
Jacob・s Heart Children・s Cancer Support Services exists to improve
the quality of life for children with cancer and to ease the burdens
faced by their families. Our support services are holistic in
nature, aiming to address the families・ emotional, social and
financial needs. Our mental health services include individual,
family and group counseling, art therapy, as well as bereavement,
teen, in-treatment, and off-treatment support groups. Jacob・s Heart
provides additional support services, which include a resource
library and referrals, community education, birthday & milestone
celebrations, direct financial assistance.
Position Title:
Family Specialist Clinical Supervisor (Bilingual, Spanish/English)
Position Overview
Reporting to the Executive Director, the Family Services Clinical
Supervisor is responsible for: (1) providing families from Monterey
and San Benito Counties with case management services; and (2)
overall supervision of interns working within the Family Services
program. Case management services include individual, family and
group therapy; ongoing development and planning of the program;
access to social services; initial needs assessment, appropriate
documentation, and referrals to community resources. Supervision
includes, but is not limited to, conducting regular supervision
meetings, maintaining and submitting employee records, conducting
clinical evaluations, among other tasks. Nurture relationships with
social workers at UCSF and Lucille Packard Children・s Hospital as
well as with local service agencies; strategically select, develop
and maintain close working relationships with partnering
organizations, Coastal Kids and the Children・s Hospice and
Palliative Care Coalition.
Primary Responsibilities and Duties:
* Provide families from Monterey and San Benito Counties with case
management services, including
* conducting needs assessments
* conducting individual and family therapy to these families
* maintaining contact with families by phone, in-home and
hospital visits
* facilitating support groups
* providing access to resource information and referrals to
community based agencies
* Maintain appropriate documentation of case management
services; maintain thorough, accurate and confidential records,
files, correspondence and statistics in both written form and via
data entry in a computer database
* Provide supervision of counseling interns as per the Board
of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) requirements
* Assess and update clinical counseling policies and procedures
* Maintain and promote an atmosphere of dignity, strict
confidentiality, and respect in line with the philosophy and
policies of Jacob's Heart
* Interface with other program and agency staff to ensure good
communication, consistency and teamwork
* Attend weekly staff meeting
* Hold regular individual meetings with Family Services
staff/interns
Required Qualifications:
LCSW with a minimum of 2 years experience as a clinical supervisor
as well as meeting BBS requirements. Demonstrated ability to uphold
program and personnel policies; ability to plan, organize,
coordinate, implement, and evaluate program activities; ability to
establish effective working relationships from a variety of sources;
deep commitment to children a must; group facilitation experience.
Must be bilingual, Spanish/English.
Preferred Qualifications, Skills & Abilities:
Experience working with families dealing with life-threatening
disease; specific experience with cancer preferred; strong writing
and communication skills; proficient in basic MS applications (Word,
Excel, Access, Outlook, etc.); ability to work under pressure and
meet deadlines; ability to identify key issues in problem solving
and implement effective and creative solutions; sound judgment,
sense of humor, and flexibility; valid driver's license and clean
DMV record; live scan fingerprinting upon hire.
Hours/Location
* Part Time: 24 hours per week
* Some weekends and evenings required
* Freedom and Oldtown Salinas offices
How to Apply
Please submit a resume and cover letter explaining how your skills
and experience would benefit the families of Jacob's Heart.
NO CALLS, PLEASE.
Jacob's Heart Children's Cancer Support Services
221 S. Main Street, Suite 204
Salinas, CA 93901
by using the APPLY FOR THIS JOB! link provided below.
Fax 831.724-9101
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