Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Description:

Hawthorn Children’s Psychiatric Hospital is seeking a full-time clinician for our Inpatient and Residential Treatment Programs. The clinician is a member of the social work department who provides individual, group, and family therapy as well as case management to children and adolescents age 5 to 18 who are admitted to Hawthorn for the treatment of mental disorders and trauma. This team member will be an integral member of a large multi-disciplinary team who will provide direct clinical services to our consumers as they work to reach their treatment goals.

The qualified candidate will have a either a Master’s degree in Social Work or a Master’s degree in Counseling from an accredited university. The successful candidate will possess Missouri licensure (LMSW or LCSW), or will commit to working toward licensure during their employment. Opportunities for Professional Licensure Supervision are available. Knowledge and expertise in evidence-based therapeutic practices such as Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), and other trauma-focused approaches preferred.

This position reports to the Inpatient Program Treatment Coordinator or Residential Program Treatment Coordinator and the Chief of Clinical Services. The schedule is 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Monday thru Friday, with schedules flexed to accommodate treatment sessions during the evening to meet the needs of patients and families.

Hawthorn Children’s Psychiatric Hospital uses the Sanctuary Model to guide our interactions with our teammates and the care we provide to our consumers in order to promote healing, safety, and nonviolence. This is accomplished by following the foundations of the Sanctuary Model in order to provide trauma informed and responsive care.

Excellent State of Missouri Benefit Package Including:

• Affordable Health, Vision, Dental Insurance

• Paid Basic Life Insurance (amount equivalent to annual salary)
• Cafeteria Plan
• Deferred Compensation with matching contribution
• MOSERS Retirement (Members contribute 4% of pay to MOSERS plan and 1% towards Deferred Compensation)
• 13 paid holidays per year
• 10 hours of annual leave accrued per month
• 10 hours of sick leave accrued per month

Additional benefits:

• Friendly and supportive work environment
• Flexible schedule, and no requirement to work weekends or evenings (except one night per week if family schedules require it)
• No on-call work
• Collaboration with a multi-disciplinary team
• Lower caseloads with increased ability for clinical work for your team
• Length of treatment 2-4 months (for Inpatient) or 3-9 months (for Residential) helps bring about quality change for consumers
• Emphasis on clinical and skills training and case consultation among the team
• Licensure supervision offered if needed
• Opportunities to participate in different committees within the facility