Psychiatric Social Work I & II

(ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY)
• Conducts individual and family intakes and assessments;
• Develops treatment plan to address an individual’s or family’s psychosocial needs;
• Provides ongoing individual, group and family psychotherapy under clinical supervision;
• Provides crisis intervention services to individuals and families;
• Petitions, testifies, and reports to Family Court as required;
• Prepares and maintains a variety of reports, case notes, service plans and court summaries;
• Gathers information regarding individuals and families by interviewing neighbors, family members, school personnel, physicians and any others familiar with the family;
• Makes community service referrals on behalf of the individuals and families assigned;
• Monitors and reviews service plans with individuals and families by maintaining on-going contact with service providers and routinely updates supervisor of progress;
• Attends staff meetings, training sessions and workshops on social work issues.

Possession of a Master’s degree in social work, AND Psychiatric Social Worker I: Possession of a New York State license as a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). Psychiatric Social Worker II: Possession of a New York State license as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). Note: Your degree must have been awarded by a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education/U.S. Secretary of Education. If your degree was awarded by an educational institution outside the United States and its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency. A list of acceptable companies who provide this service can be found on the Internet at http://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/degrees.cfm. You must pay the required evaluation fee. NOTE: The minimum qualifications for this position are mandated under Article 154 of New York State Education Law.

The evaluation of training and experience is designed to assess your education and experience as they relate to the duties of the job title. Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications will be rated based on their training and experience against the background of the position. Only candidates who meet the minimum qualifications will be rated. Please prepare a summary of your education and training for this position. Show all relevant, formal, college-level coursework including name and address of the institution, dates of attendance, field of study, degrees or certificates received, if appropriate, and number of semester hours completed in each subject area. Show relevant institutes, seminars, conferences, symposia, and in-service education workshops, including the dates of attendance, hours of training received, and certificates received, if any. For each relevant position you have held, identify the name and address of your employer, name and title of your supervisor, your title and final average salary, the dates of your employment, (including month and year), whether the position was full or part time and the number of hours worked per week. Then describe your main duties and responsibilities and indicate the percent of time spent in each work activity. Be sure to include a complete description of your activities in the areas of health-related social work. For any position which involved supervision, indicate the number, title, and degree-level (i.e. MSW or non-MSW) of the employees you supervised; describe your supervisory activities and indicate the percent of time you spent on each. Identify and provide documentation for professional licensure granted by New York State and/or national professional organizations. Be as specific and concrete as possible. Ambiguity and vagueness will not be resolved in your favor. Additional information concerning a candidate's training and experience will not be accepted after the application has been rated. Issued 11/19/2024

Seneca County’s residency requirement of residency in Seneca County or contiguous county for 30 days has been waived for this position. Candidates must be legal residents of New York State at time of application. Preference in appointment may be given to successful candidates who have been legal residents of the municipality in which appointment is to be made for at least one month prior to the date of application and are residents of such municipality at the time of appointment.

Applications will be accepted continuously with tests being scheduled by the Seneca County Personnel Office. Names of eligibles will be inserted, according to their final rating, on such list from time to time as applicants are tested and found qualified on the examinations held at such intervals. Eligibility is limited to a one-year period. This eligible list will be used to fill vacancies as ...