South Shore Public Health Collaborative- Regional Public Social Worker

South Shore Public Health Collaborative Regional Public Social Worker Full-time 35 hours per week.

$80-$90k. The position is full-time and grant-funded through June 2027 with ananticipated extension through June 2030.

Position Overview:

The Regional Public Social Worker provides short-term counseling and casemanagement services to adults ages 1860 within the member communities of the SouthShore Public Health Collaborative including Cohasset Scituate and Hingham. The positionaddresses a range of needs such as mental health concerns substance use hoarding/clutterveterans issues and related challenges. Responsibilities include program development andimplementation delivery of clinical expertise and coordination of services through partnershipswith municipal departments health agencies and community organizations. The role requireseffective communication organization and collaboration to engage diverse populations andsupport service delivery across multiple communities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate and advise various local municipal government departments (including Elder Affairs Public Health Veterans Services Police and Fire) concerning residents mental and behavioral health needs.
• Identify high-risk populations and areas of growing public health needs in the region.
• Develop and facilitate educational and supportive programs on a variety of issues such as mental health substance use hoarding/clutter veterans issues etc.
• Provide Social Work Office Hours at various locations as needed.
• Research grant opportunities to support or expand social service programs within the SSPHC.
• Maintain appropriate and confidential departmental and program record in accordance with federal and state regulations.
• Provide supervision and oversight of Social Work interns.
• Provide social work cross-coverage for communities in the SSPHC.
• Perform crisis intervention; provide short-term individual family and group counseling.
• Provide individual and group clinical supervision and case conferences for current community social workers in the SSPHC as needed.

• Provide case management services focusing primarily on a target population of 18-60 assess and refer individuals to mental health medical supportive and protective services agencies as needed.

Minimum Qualifications:Masters Degree or higher from an accredited college or universitywith a specialization in social work and licensed as a Licensed Independent Clinical SocialWorker (LICSW) in the state of Massachusetts. The role requires at least five years ofprofessional social work experience and parttime work internships and relevant volunteerexperience may be applied toward meeting this requirement. Equivalent combinations ofeducation and experience that demonstrate the necessary skills and competencies will also beconsidered.

Preffered Qualifications:Demonstrated experience in the delivery of clinical and socialservices along with a strong track record of developing and facilitating programs that addressmental health substance use hoarding or clutter challenges veterans issues and otherrelated social service needs.

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The Town of Cohasset is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and all applicable federal state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment. The Town provides reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to perform the essential functions of their positions. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation in the application or selection process are encouraged to contact the Human Resources Department

The Town of Cohasset is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin age disability genetic information gender identity or expression sexual orientation marital status veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law.

All offers of employment are conditional upon the satisfactory completion of a Criminal offense record inquiry ( CORI check) pre-employment DOT physical examination drug test & all other background checks where required.