Clinical Social Worker

Job Summary

The successful candidate will be a licensed clinical social worker with established clinical, outreach, and training experience. This individual will also provide mental health programs and services to UChicago students. The ideal candidate will have a passion for supporting the mental health needs of university students, a dedication to continuously deepening their own cultural awareness, and a commitment to work on helping create a diverse and inclusive campus environment. This is a full-time, 12-month salaried position.

Responsibilities

• Focuses on meeting the needs of University student populations through providing individual and group psychotherapy and offering outreach and workshops to enhance access and meet the diverse needs of the student body.
• Conducts clinical diagnostic evaluation and assessment of students, including urgentcare/crisis evaluations.
• Provides goal-focused, evidence-based, time-limited individual, couples, and group psychotherapy.
• Provides emergency and crisis intervention services, including scheduled daytime on-call coverage; maintains timely and complete electronic documentation.
• Exercises discretion and confidentiality while handling sensitive situations.
• Reviews, analyzes, interprets, and/or adheres to federal and state laws, rules, regulations, Code of Ethics, policies, and procedures as related to clinical social workers.
• Provides consultation, training, and outreach to members of the University of Chicago student community both during and after hours.
• Participates in clinical and administrative staff meetings as appropriate.
• Provides clinical supervision of trainees as needed and as appropriate.
• Analyzes effectiveness of counseling or treatments and the accuracy and completeness of diagnoses, modifying plans or diagnoses as necessary.
• Interprets, monitors, and records client progress according to measurable goals described in treatment and care plan.
• Plans own resources to combat social problems, prevent substance abuse, or improve community health and counseling services.
• Performs other related work as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

Education: Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field. Work Experience: Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 2-5 years of work experience in a related job discipline. Certifications: ---

Preferred Qualifications

Education: MSW from an accredited institution. Experience: Advanced training or experience with college-age or young adult populations. Working collaboratively with colleagues, campus departments, and student groups. Background in the development, implementation, and assessment of mental health programs for university students. Working in a university counseling setting. Technical Skills or Knowledge: Review, analyze, interpret, and/or prepare federal and state laws, rules, regulations, Code of Ethics, policies and procedures as related to social work.

Preferred Competencies

• Demonstrated experience working collaboratively with other offices on campus.
• Demonstrated multicultural skills/experience and commitment to diversity and inclusion issues.
• Facilitating presentations on mental health topics for a university student population.

Working Conditions

• Direct patient contact or clinical care setting.
• Office environment.
• On-call responsibilities.
• High stress environment.
• Use computers extensively for up to 2 hours at a time.
• Use standard computer and office equipment.