Clinical Social Worker; (Office​/On-Site

Overview

Clinical Social Worker (40 Hour)

Office/On-Site
Norwich, CT

Recruitment #FP-001 |

Location:

Norwich, CT | Date Opened: 1/16/2026 | Salary: $86,261* - $116,571/year (
* New state employees start at the minimum) | Job Type: Open to the Public | Close Date: 1/26/2026 11:59:00 PM

Do you want to make a difference while participating in a dynamic and reciprocal health care environment in the public sector? Join our team as a Clinical Social Worker to make a significant impact today!

The State of Connecticut, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) is now hiring for a Clinical Social Worker to join their team.

Please note:

you must be licensed as a Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in the State of Connecticut. As a key member of our multidisciplinary staff, you’ll provide individual and group therapy, collaborate on psychiatric evaluations, and support clients through trauma-informed care. Our experienced team uses a variety of evidence-based approaches—including Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)—to guide individuals toward healing and recovery.

• FACILITY:
  Southeastern Mental Health Authority (SMHA)
• LOCATION:
  
  401 West Thames Street, Building 301, Norwich, CT
• UNIT:
  Options Outpatient Program
• SCHEDULE:
  
  Full-Time, First Shift, 40 Hours per Week, Monday through Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm
• POSITION NUMBER: 25955

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• Professional growth and development opportunities
• A healthy work/life balance to all employees

• Provide clinical services to individuals as a member of a multidisciplinary treatment team in an outpatient mental health setting.
• Provide clinical treatment services in the form of triage, crisis intervention, individual and group therapy, with family therapy as needed.
• Complete psychosocial assessments, risk assessments, and other intake documents.
• Develop comprehensive recovery-oriented, person-centered treatment plans including measurable objectives.
• Document client contacts and treatment in accordance with agency policies, and coordinate services including referrals to other community providers.
• Provide treatment utilizing evidence-based practices such as DBT, Trauma, EMDR, IDDT, and Motivational Interviewing.
• Utilize an electronic record and meet monthly direct service productivity requirements.
• Attend required staff, supervision and treatment team meetings.

DMHAS is a health care agency whose mission is to promote the overall health and wellness of persons with behavioral health needs through an integrated network of holistic, comprehensive, effective, and efficient services and supports that foster dignity, respect, and self-sufficiency in those we serve.

SMHA is a community mental health agency operated by the State of Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS). Its primary goal is to provide high quality behavioral health services to those in our community with mental health and substance use disorders who are 18 years or older and reside in New London County and its surrounding towns. Services, which include case management, outpatient behavioral health, crisis intervention, respite care, and forensic services, are recovery oriented and offered in a trauma informed and culturally sensitive manner.

We support individuals to identify and achieve their own goals in recovery, fostering independence, dignity, and ability.

• A comprehensive medical examination, including a drug screening, will be required of all applicants upon a conditional offer of employment.
• All state employees must adhere to Connecticut's Policy for a Drug Free Workplace.

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  Ensure you meet the Minimum Qualifications listed on the job opening by the job closing date. You must specify your qualifications on your application. The minimum experience and training requirements listed…