Clinical Social Worker

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JUSTICE SERVICES

NOVEMBER 17, 2025

OPEN UNTIL FILLED

$61,041.00 - $82,369.00

The purpose of this job is to provide intensive screening, counseling and crisis intervention in serious and complicated cases in the psychosocial rehabilitation and adjustment of persons with developmental disabilities or complex mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders. This position works full-time in a detention setting and works under close general supervision according to set procedures, determining how or when to complete tasks.

This position serves in the Jail Mental Health after-hours and on‑call rotation. Services are provided in a jail setting with direct contact with detainees and may include occasional weekend coverage.

• Screening, brief counseling and case coordination services with persons with severe mental illnesses, or complex mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders.
• Work may involve assessment of family dynamics and needs, assessment and treatment of patients and/or families with acute to severe emotional disorders, developmental disabilities, and mental illnesses.
• Use considerable judgment in conducting individual assessments/diagnoses, selecting and providing treatment techniques and/or dealing with psychosocial aspects.
• Provide consultation and education to Sheriff’s Office staff, other agency staff and community professionals.
• Determine extent of mental illness and facilitate referrals to community agencies.
• Communicate expert opinions to court officials, sheriff department staff or medical staff while providing didactic experiences for interns, as opportunities arise.
• Participate in community organization and education efforts and consult with various public and private agencies on psychosocial problems in the community.
• Perform related work as assigned.

• Thorough knowledge of social work principles, techniques, and practices, and their application to complex casework, groupwork, and community problems.
• Considerable knowledge of a wide range of behavior and psychosocial problems and their diagnosis and treatment.
• Considerable knowledge of family and group dynamics, a range of intervention techniques, governmental and private organizations, resources in the community, laws, regulations, and policies which govern the program, methods and principles of casework supervision and training.
• Considerable knowledge of medical terminology, disease processes and their treatment as they relate to clinical decisions and appropriate therapies based on medical or psychological diagnosis.
• Skill in establishing rapport with a client and applying techniques or assessing psychosocial, behavioral, and psychological aspects of client problems.
• Ability to supervise, train, or instruct lower-level social workers, students, or interns in the program.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with case load members and their families as well as civic, legal, medical, social, and religious organizations.
• Ability to express ideas clearly and concisely and to plan and execute work effectively.

• Master’s degree in social work from an appropriately accredited institution and two years of supervised social work experience as required by the North Carolina Social Work Certification and Licensure Board.

• Must fulfill all requirements for Licensure in North Carolina as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker as required by the North Carolina Social Work Certification and Licensure Board.

Durham County is an Equal Opportunity Employer. ADA requires Durham County to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. Prospective and current employees are encouraged to discuss ADA accommodations with management.

This position may be subject to a background check, which could include, but is not limited to, criminal history (employment-related and/or SBI fingerprint-based), credit history, motor vehicle records, educational verification, and checks of the sexual offender registry, depending on the specific requirements of the role. A conviction record does not automatically disqualify an applicant from employment consideration, unless otherwise required by applicable state law.