Licensed Clinical Social Worker; LCSW

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) – Master’s Level Therapist

Location: Jonesboro, Georgia

Company: Samba Recovery

Position Type: Clinical / Master’s Level Therapist

Reports To: Clinical Director or Designated Clinical Supervisor

Setting: Detox and Recovery Clinic Serving Adults

Samba Recovery is a detox and recovery clinic serving adults and families in Jonesboro, Georgia. We are committed to providing compassionate, clinically sound, recovery-focused care for individuals affected by substance use disorders, mental health conditions, trauma, and co-occurring disorders.

We are seeking a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) to join our clinical team and provide psychotherapy, clinical social work services, substance abuse counseling, case coordination, and recovery-support services in a multidisciplinary treatment environment.

The Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) provides clinical assessment, individual therapy, group counseling, family engagement, crisis intervention, treatment planning, discharge planning, and care coordination for adults and families receiving detox and recovery services.

The ideal candidate has experience in behavioral health, substance use treatment, co-occurring disorders, crisis intervention, ASAM-informed care, group treatment, family engagement, and individualized treatment planning.

• Conduct comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments, substance use screenings, risk assessments, and level-of-care reviews using ASAM criteria as applicable to the program setting
• Develop, implement, and update individualized treatment plans, relapse-prevention plans, recovery goals, discharge plans, and continuing-care recommendations
• Provide individual, group, and family counseling or therapy for adults and families experiencing substance use disorders, mental health conditions, and co-occurring disorders within the provider’s scope of practice
• Facilitate psycho educational, process, coping-skills, relapse-prevention, trauma-informed, life-skills, and recovery-oriented groups, including groups informed by 12 Step principles and other recovery support models
• Monitor client progress, clinical presentation, withdrawal-related needs, safety concerns, treatment engagement, and response to interventions; adjust interventions as clinically appropriate
• Provide crisis intervention, safety planning, de-escalation, relapse-prevention support, and referral or escalation to emergency or higher levels of care when clinically indicated
• Collaborate with psychiatrists, physicians, nurses, case managers, peer support staff, medical providers, families, courts, referral sources, and community resources to coordinate care
• Educate clients and families on addiction, mental health, co-occurring disorders, coping strategies, medication adherence as applicable, recovery resources, and aftercare planning
• Maintain accurate, complete, and timely documentation in the electronic health record in accordance with agency policy, Georgia requirements, payer standards, accreditation standards, HIPAA, 42 CFR Part 2 as applicable, and professional ethics
• Participate in clinical supervision, case consultation, treatment team meetings, staff meetings, utilization-review support, quality-improvement activities, and ongoing professional development

• Master of Social Work (MSW) degree from an accredited social work program meeting Georgia clinical social work licensure requirements
• Active Georgia Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) license in good standing
• Experience working with adults and families affected by substance use disorders, mental health conditions, trauma, housing or social-service needs, and co-occurring disorders preferred
• Knowledge of ASAM criteria, DSM-informed assessment, crisis intervention, treatment planning, discharge planning, resource linkage, and ethical clinical documentation
• Ability to provide clinical social work services, psychotherapy, family engagement, advocacy, and care coordination within Georgia LCSW scope of practice and agency policy
• Strong communication, organizational, interpersonal, documentation, and clinical judgment…