Licensed Master Social Worker/ Licensed Clinical Social Worker Hawthorn Children’s Psychiatric Hospital is seeking a full-time clinician for our Residential Treatment Program.
Hawthorn Children’s Psychiatric Hospital uses the Sanctuary Model to guide our interactions with our teammates and the care we provide to our consumers. The foundations of the Sanctuary Model promote healing, safety, and nonviolence, providing responsive and trauma informed care.
The clinician is a member of the Social Service Department who provides individual, group, and family therapy as well as case management for children and adolescents age 13 to 18 who are admitted to Hawthorn for the treatment of mental disorders and trauma. This team member will play an integral part of a multi-disciplinary team who will provide direct clinical services to our consumers as they work to reach their treatment goals.
The qualified candidate will have either a Master’s degree in Social Work from an accredited university. This successful candidate will possess Missouri licensure (LMSW or LCSW), or will commit to working toward licensure during their employment. Opportunities for Professional Licensure Supervision is available. Knowledge and expertise in evidence-based therapeutic practices such as Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), and other trauma-focused approaches preferred.
This position reports to the Residential Program Treatment Coordinator and Chief of Clinical Services. The schedule is 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday, with the option for some flexibility in your schedule.
Excellent State of Missouri Benefit Package Including: - DMH is dedicated to improvements to hire and retain our employees
- Affordable Health, Vision, Dental Insurance
- Paid Basic Life Insurance (amount equivalent to annual salary)
- Cafeteria Plan
- Deferred Compensation with matching contribution
- MOSERS Retirement (Members contribute 4% of pay to MOSERS plan and 1% towards Deferred Compensation)
- 13 paid holidays per year
- 10 hours of annual leave accrued per month
- 10 hours of sick leave accrued per month
Additional benefits: - Friendly and supportive work environment
- Flexible schedule, and no requirement to work weekends or evenings (except one early evening per week if family schedules require it)
- No on-call work
- No billing work
- Generous and flexible options for time off
- Collaboration with a multi-disciplinary team
- Lower caseloads with increased ability for clinical work
- Length of treatment of residential patients is between 6-9 months, which helps solidify quality change for consumers
- Clinical Skills Training and case consultation provided
- Licensure supervision offered if needed
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness
- Opportunities to participate in different committees within the facility
