Advanced Clinical Social Worker; (Office​/On-site

Advanced Clinical Social Worker (40 Hour)

Location:

Norwich, CT

Office/On-site

Job Type: Open to the Public

Close Date: 2/2/2026 11:59:00 PM

• Schedule:
  • Every other weekend and holidays, as scheduled
  • Working days:
  • Week 1:
    Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday
  • Week 2:
    Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
• Full-time (40 hours per week)
• First shift (8:00 AM - 4:30 PM)
• Facility:
  Southern Mental Health Authority (SMHA)
• Unit:
  Mobile Outreach Team (MOT)
• Location:
  
  401 West Thames Street, Building 301, Norwich, CT 06360
• Work Environment:
  Office/On-site
• Position Number: 26205

This role is critical within crisis services by delivering community-based mental health and substance use crisis intervention services, assessments, risk management, emergency certifications, and referrals. The ACSW will play a key role in ensuring timely, compassionate, and clinically‑sound responses to individuals in crisis across New London County, helping to maintain the safety and well‑being of both SMHA clients and the broader community.

• Independently provides highly skilled direct clinical social work treatment and/or substance abuse services to clients with complex psychological and social problems through comprehensive clinical assessments and provision of individual, family and group treatment;
• Provides individual field work instruction and/or clinical supervision which includes instruction in use of comprehensive psychosocial assessments and current diagnostic categories, taking into consideration cultural, social, economic, medical, environmental and legal issues;
• Develops comprehensive service plans including measurable treatment objectives;
• Initiates consultation and collaboration with other mental health providers to improve delivery of current services and/or identify unmet needs within current service system;
• Provides clinical supervision to Licensed Master Social Workers;
• Assists in resolution of administrative, personnel and clinical issues in program and/or agency;
• Develops data for statistical and planning systems and/or research and publication;
• Prepares administrative reports and suggests operational policies and procedures;
• Oversees development and/or implementation of individual client treatment and/or service plans;
• May be assigned administrative oversight of research projects;
• May provide clinical and/or administrative leadership to program components such as crisis intervention teams, inpatient treatment teams, case management teams, psycho educational program services, psychosocial rehabilitation and forensic services;
• May provide forensic evaluations and expert testimony to courts;
• May represent program or agency during licensing and certification inspections conducted by regulatory bodies;
• May represent program or agency in liaison relationships with other community agencies and resources;
• May provide in‑service educational presentations concerning available health, mental health and human services resources and means to access them;
• May chair facility or community‑based committees that develop policies and plans to serve psychiatrically disabled individuals;
• May present information on mental illness and mental health services to community groups;
• Performs related duties as required.

One (1) year of experience as a licensed clinical social worker.

• Experience in the provision of crisis intervention services
• Experience completing biopsychosocial intake assessments
• Experience in completing community‑based risk and crisis assessments
• Experience providing trauma‑sensitive services to individuals with severe and prolonged mental illness, addiction, and co‑morbid medical conditions

• Incumbents in this class must possess and retain a license to practice clinical social work pursuant to Sec. 20‑195 (m‑z) of the Connecticut General Statutes.
• Incumbents in this class must possess and maintain eligibility for participation in federal health care programs as defined in 42 U.S.C. § 1320a‑7b(f).
• Incumbents in this class may be required to have knowledge of sign language and communication ability with the deaf and hearing impaired in designated positions.
• Incumbents in this class may be required to have ability in Spanish oral and written communication in designated positions.
• Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.

The State of Connecticut is an equal‑opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.