SENIOR PSYCHIATRIC SOCIAL WORKER
Bilingual In Spanish And English
Senior Psychiatric Social Worker is a local-government title in New Jersey's competitive civil service, which means the way in is an open exam rather than a direct appointment.
Candidates need a master's degree and 2 years of relevant experience.
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Senior Psychiatric Social Worker is a local service title. It is filled by the counties, municipalities, authorities and other employers that have adopted civil service under Title 11A, not by State departments. Those employers set pay by ordinance or contract rather than from a State salary schedule, which is why most local titles carry no salary range here.
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Official job specification
The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.
Definition
Under supervision performs the more responsible work involved in providing needed psychiatric and social services for clients; does other related duties as required.
Examples of work
- Performs the more responsible work involved in organizing tasks concerned with social problems of clients.
- Participates in professional and related meetings and conferences.
- Confers with psychiatrists and other professional personnel relevant to a client's total treatment.
- Performs the more responsible work involved in interviewing clients, their families, and other concerned persons and obtains significant social and other data needed for diagnosis and treatment.
- Performs the more responsible work involved in providing social work services to clients who need help in making satisfactory adjustments and interviews their relatives and other interested persons in order that clients may achieve suitable adjustments.
- Formulates psychosocial diagnosis.
- Participates with others to analyze/evaluate social data bearing on emotional problems, and participates in group programs.
- Prepares reports containing findings, conclusions, and recommendations.
- Supervises the maintenance of records and files.
- Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
Education
Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master's Degree in Social Work
Experience
Two (2) years of experience in psychiatric social work.
License
Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform essential duties of the position.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Knowledge of psychiatric social work practices and techniques. Ability to plan and carry out individual programs of psychiatric social work for clients. Ability to maintain harmonious working relationships with professional and other personnel. Ability to prepare written and oral reports. Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units. Ability to read, write, speak, understand, or communicate in English sufficiently to perform duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication. Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible. This job specification is applicable to the following title code(s) which are different work week or work month and/or variants of the job class title: Job Spec Code State, Local or Common Class of Service Work Week State Class Code Local Class Code Salary Range
Note
The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed. Appointments may be made to positions requiring bilingual skills. - Bilingual in Spanish and English SPECIAL SKILL - Applicants must be able to read, write, speak, understand, or communicate in Spanish and English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position. For positions at Raritan Bay Mental Health Center in Middlesex County, appointees must possess a valid Licensed Social Worker (LSW) license issued by the N.J. State Board of Social Work Examiners. The Appointing Authority is responsible for verification. For positions at Raritan Bay Mental Health Center in Middlesex County, appointees who possess the advanced credential as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, (LCSW) issued by the N.J. State Board of Social Work Examiners, are considered to have met the license requirement specified above. LC N/A27-Bilingual In Spanish And EnglishLC N/A27- This job specification is for government use only. Salary range is only applicable to state government. Local salaries are established by individual local jurisdictions. 8/20/2013