Social Worker

Who We Are:

We are an interim housing healthcare agency where people experiencing homelessness and/or crisis heal, grow, & reclaim their futures.

Position: Mental Health Clinician/MSW/Social Worker

Job Type: Full-time, 8:00am - 4:30pm (flexible if needed)

Starting Salary Range: $25/hr and up DOE

What We Offer:

An outstanding benefits package and numerous opportunities for growth and advancement in our organization.

• Paid Holidays including Employee's Birthday Off
• Earn PTO that increases with tenure
• Flexible Work Schedule
• Medical Insurance Offering 4 HMO plans with Kaiser
• Dental and Vision Insurance, both HMO & PPO options
• Life and AD&D insurance 100% employer paid
• Long Term Disability
• 401K Plan: STTHS offers a standard 401k plan with 100% employer match up to 3% of salary
• Employee Assistance Program
• Additional Optional Benefits such as Aflac and Legal Shield

What We Ask:

POSITION SUMMARY:

Under Supervision, the MSW provides high-quality direct individual and group therapeutic services while fostering teamwork among staff.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Other duties may be assigned.

The essential functions include:

• Provide individual and group counseling services and outreach based on the needs of the patients;
• In collaboration with patients and the STTHS team, evaluate needs of patients and development treatment/service plans accordingly;
• Develop effective, trusting relationships with patients, with a focus on facilitating independence, empowerment, and improved physical and mental health;
• Develop and maintain complete, accurate, and current patient records in electronic databases and/or patient charts as required by company and county standards;
• Ensure that all notes are up to date in the EHR system within 48 hours of delivering services;
• Provide case updates as requested by supervisor and in team meetings;
• Ensure that mental health services are reflective of the STTHS model which emphasizes customer choice, harm reduction, and psycho-social rehabilitation;
• Provide input and evaluation of programming as a participant of our quality improvement program;
• Collaborate in the development and provision of clinical trainings;
• Provide case updates as requested by supervisor and in team meetings;
• Complete Adult Initial Assessment, Discharges, and Progress Notes on time and within industry, DHS, ODR, and STTHS standards of practice without exception;
• Meet productivity goal of a minimum of 65% of work time in direct service provision;
• Assist in providing clinical information and support to the STTHS treatment team;
• Follow all COVID policies including cleaning, screening, and other protocols
• Follow all company and government policies relevant to company operations;
• Work proactively and cooperatively with co-workers, staff, and management;
• Attend staff meetings, trainings, huddles, and other meetings as requested by STTHS;
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Masters in field of social services (Social Work, Marriage &Family Therapy and Clinical Psych), with at least 1 years of experience working with marginalized populations
• Preferably, experience working with the homeless, substance abuse, mental health/ with dual diagnosis population
• Work at a traditional housing facility preferred
• Bilingual Spanish/English is preferred but not required

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Office environment
• May necessitate working in busy and loud environment
• Will be exposed to elements like cold, heat, dust, noise and odor
• May need to bend, stoop, twist , and pick up heavy materials for short periods of time

TRAUMA INFORMED CARE (ITC):

STT Healing Solutions practices Trauma Informed Care (TIC) principles which recognizes the signs, symptoms, and widespread impact of trauma; Employees are asked to comprehensively integrate knowledge of Trauma Informed Care into policies, procedures, and practices with the goal to prevent re-traumatization which promotes healing of individuals, families, and communities.