Professional Social Service Worker- Waycross RYDC-Waycross, GA (CCR

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professional social service worker- waycross rydc-waycross, ga (ccr)

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any (united states of america)

$25.00 per hour

job summary: under broad supervision, provides rehabilitation counseling services, referral services, and resident evaluation to assigned clients. This position is part-time hourly and requires less than 30 hours per week and is not eligible for benefits.

• responsibility 1: performs and/or directs intake services to youth. Performs or directs mental health screening of youth in accordance with policy. Ensures all intake screenings are completed within time guidelines outlined in policy.
• responsibility 2: directs or completes mental health assessments of youth. Interviews youth and/or families using acceptable techniques that are appropriate for the individual's level of functioning to obtain necessary information regarding medical, social and/or emotional background. Contacts other health care professionals within or outside the organization as necessary to obtain background information on the youth. Reviews youth’s record for background information.
  
  Considers all available information to identify psycho-social stressors, strengths, challenges, risks, level of functioning and needs. Completes a written mental health assessments in accordance with accepted professional standards, djj policy, obhs guidance and direction from clinical supervisor. Based on assessment findings determines appropriate services and alternate plans of care. Makes necessary referral to other providers as indicated by findings in the youth’s mental health assessment.
  
  Documents referrals, recommendations and plans in a timely manner. Correctly files assessments and/or updates in youth’s record.
• responsibility 3: provides therapeutic counseling to individuals, groups or families, to effect positive change in the youth’s behavior and/or social situations. Complies with regulations on confidentiality of information as specified by agency policy. Develops and implements treatment plans and/or crisis management plans in a timely manner. Conducts individual treatment sessions to provide appropriate support, guidance, and direction to enhance the youth’s personal and social development.
  
  Facilitates group therapy sessions using accepted therapeutic methods to promote planned change. Provides crisis intervention services in a timely manner to youth who present with serious and imminent risk of harm to self or others due to mental health concerns. Provides on-call, evening, and weekend coverage to provide for the mental health needs of youth. Provide consultation and guidance to other staff who interact with youth to ensure that supervision and care is provided in a consistent manner to promote positive adjustment, safety, and development of the youth.
• responsibility 4: leads or participates as a member of a treatment team to identify youth's strengths, resources, symptoms, and psychological challenges to develop and monitor an effective plan of treatment. Presents a complete and accurate summary of assessment to treatment team members at treatment team meetings. Participates in the identification of youth’s strengths and weaknesses and the selection of appropriate treatment goals and interventions.
  
  Provides appropriate clinical input into the development of the youth’s treatment plans. Initiates appropriate changes in the youth’s treatment plan at treatment team meetings based on reassessment of therapeutic needs. Communicates accurately and clearly to the youth and his/her family members/significant others the identified treatment goals and services. Monitors the youth’s progress through interview,…