Social Worker / Licensed Professional Counselor - Kingsley in London

Provides clinical services of mental health including: social, emotional, physical and mental impairments, general health status, and financial concerns; diagnosis; treatment planning; and psychotherapy. Knows to make referrals when client is beyond the scope of practice.

Provides crisis intervention counseling as needed.

Provide services to individuals, their families, and in group therapy as needed. May also provide educational presentations to groups about mental health.

Acts as a health advocate for individuals, families and the community.

Demonstrates knowledge of community resources and makes referrals to community agencies.

Prepares, updates, and maintains clinical and billing records to ensure accuracy and completeness.

Complies with privacy and security laws (HIPAA), Federal, State, and Agency policies, and procedures.

Collaborates with other providers, multi-disciplinary teams, peer reviews, and community agencies to ensure coordination of care.

Supports immunization recommendations.

Participates in continuing education programs and self-directed education to keep skills and knowledge current.

Demonstrates appropriate communication skills in addressing co-workers, community members and partners, and clients.

Demonstrates basic computer skills and willingness to adapt to new software programs as indicated.

Demonstrates dependable and reliable attendance patterns.

Participates in trainings, drills, investigations, and team responses to public health emergencies and bioterrorism events.

Participates in Community Health Outreach activities and events.

All other duties as assigned or delegated.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Social Work or related field from an accredited institution required; master’s prepared Social Worker or Counselor required.
• Minimum one year experience as a Social Worker with service to families.
• Minimum three to five years providing counseling, therapy, and crisis intervention services.
• Minimum one to two years of experience working with adolescents preferably in a community based or school linked/based clinic.
• Licensed as a master’s Social Worker in the State of Michigan or as a Fully Licensed Professional Counselor in the State of Michigan for practice in only the Child and Adolescent Health Clinics.
• Requires a valid driver's license and personal vehicle insurance and must maintain eligibility to drive as per the County's Vehicle policy.
• Identifies the literacy of populations served (e.g., ability to obtain, interpret, and use health and other information, social media literacy).
• Communicates in writing and orally with linguistic and cultural proficiency.
• Solicits input from individuals and organizations for improving the health of a community.
• Conveys data and information to professionals and the public using a variety of approaches.
• Communicates information to influence behavior and improve health.
• Describes the roles of governmental public health, health care, and other partners in improving the health of a community.
• Adheres to organizational policies and procedures.
• Describes how teams achieve program performance standards and measures.
• Motivates colleagues for the purpose of achieving program and organization goals.
• Incorporates ethical standards of practice into all interactions.
• Describes public health as part of a larger inter-related system of organizations working together or individually to impact the health of populations at local, national, and global levels.
• Collaborates in developing a vision for a healthy community (e.g. emphasis on prevention, health equity for all, excellence, and innovation).
• Advocates for the role of public health in population health.
• Participates in professional development opportunities.

Medical: The County offers employees a high-deductible plan through Priority Health. To help cover the cost of the deductible, Grand Traverse County will deposit a contribution amount up to $2,000 into an employee Health Savings.