Bilingual Clinical Social Worker LCSW

As part of a multi-disciplinary team, provide age-appropriate, culturally sensitive therapy for clients and families in a residential treatment program for children aged 5-13.

 



Essential Functions:

· Provide case management services; act as a liaison wit collateral agencies and programs; establish and maintain relationship services that support children’s and family’s growth.  Act as an advocate for families, teach parents to advocate for themselves and their children.  Help families develop the skills needed to navigate the social service system.

· Utilize treatment modalities that are consistent with program goals and that best fit with clients’ age and treatment needs, including play/expressive therapy, group therapy and family therapy.

· Perform initial assessment and evaluation of new clients and families.  Identify treatment needs and barriers to growth and development.  Design treatment plans that address and specify outcomes.  Collaborate with clients and family members to develop treatment objectives.  Demonstrate cultural awareness and sensitivity.

· Work as part of an interdisciplinary team to provide quality care.  Attend staff meetings and case conferences; present client material.  Consult with supervisor and team members on challenging or difficult client issues.  Facilitate communication between various providers.

· Submit reports, documentation and billing in a time manner.  Ensure that documentation meets utilization review and quality assurance standards.

· Attend inservice training and outside seminars to enhance and develop clinical skills.

· May supervise master’s level interns.

· May provide training, workshops and consultations to teachers, parents and collateral staff.

· Perform program specific duties and functions.

· May participate in agency committees.

· Provide on-call coverage and crisis intervention as needed.

 



Qualifications:Master’s degree in social work or mental health counseling. Current or eligible for clinical licensure such as L(I)CSW or LMHCBilingual in Spanish and EnglishClinical experience with children and families; residential experience preferred.Must currently reside in the Boston area and be authorized to work in the U.S.

 

About The Knight Children's Center:

 

Based in Jamaica Plain, the Knight Children's Center (a program of The Home for Little Wanderers) has both residential and day treatment programs. KCC serves boys and girls ages 5 through 13 who have serious emotional, behavioral, and learning problems. The residential program has a capacity of 35. The goal of the program is to provide comprehensive treatment to children and their families in order to reunite them or enable children to safely move to a less restrictive living environment. KCC also offers a year-round, approved private special education school that prepares children to return to a less-inclusive classroom setting. KCC provides individual, family, dyad, and group therapy, psychological testing, medical care, psychiatric services, and a structured 24-hour therapeutic milieu. The program works in conjunction with the Department of Social Services, the child's school system, and other involved collaterals to coordinate outreach, advocacy, case management, discharge planning, and after care planning.