Social Worker 2 - Pre-Trial

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Overview

Licensed Mental Health Clinician position available within Yale Department of Psychiatry's Juvenile Justice Mental Health program at a contracted judicial placement facility in Bridgeport, CT. Position entails providing assessment and treatment to pre-adjudicated court-involved adolescent/emerging adult adolescents. This position also includes facilitating trainings for custody and clinical staff.

Schedule: Full-time, 37.5 hrs., 8:30 AM - 5PM. Early mornings, evenings, and weekends may be required in rotation. Recess period required.

Required Skills and Abilities

1. Ability to provide clinical assessment and diagnosis for adolescents using the DSM 5.

2. Ability to complete detailed psychosocial assessments and multi-disciplinary treatment plans and document within an electronic medical record.

3. Ability to assess and treat adolescents with mental health, substance use and/or behavioral problems using DBT and other evidence-based and best practices.

4. Ability to provide training and consultation to clinical and residential staff.

5. Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to work in a multidisciplinary team environment.

Principal Responsibilities

1. Plans and coordinates services for family and group therapy programs, parent groups and discharge programs. 2. Provides direct psychotherapeutic treatment to severely ill individuals and families and supervises other assigned staff members. 3. Completes psychosocial assessments, mental status examinations, and diagnostic assessments and translates this information into medically necessary, multidisciplinary treatment plans. 4. Provides individual and group therapy consistent with evidence-based practice protocols for primary mental health, addiction, and co-occurring populations. 5. Develops new techniques for family treatment and clinical supervision of students. Anticipates problems and determines priorities. 6. Evaluates treatment progress and presents findings and recommendations for change at treatment team meetings. 7. Coordinates and provides clinical case management services, including referrals to appropriate levels of care. 8. Provides crisis intervention and clinical triage to facilitate necessary services, such as inpatient hospitalization, when indicated. 9. Researches, develops and implements programs which enhance both inpatient and outpatient services of unit. Monitors discharge status of patients. 10. Collaborates with families, medical and clinical staff, administrators, insurance agencies, etc. to assure their integration into the treatment planning process, as indicated. 11. Supervises a staff of exempt and non-exempt employees. 12. May perform other duties as assigned. Required Education and Experience Master''s Degree in Social Work and two years of experience in a psychiatric care setting or the equivalent combination of experience and education. Required License(s) or Certification(s) State of Connecticut Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or State of Connecticut Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC). Physical Requirements Physical Requirements:

Job Posting Date

07/20/2026

Job Category

Professional

Bargaining Unit

NON

Compensation Grade

Clinical & Research

Compensation Grade Profile

Social Worker 2 (25)

Salary Range

$82,000.00 - $131,500.00

Time Type

Full time

Duration Type

Staff

Work Model

On-site

Background Check Requirements

All candidates for employment will be subject to pre-employment background screening for this position, which may include motor vehicle, DOT certification, drug testing and credit checks based on the position description and job requirements. All offers are contingent upon the successful completion of the background check. For additional information on the background check requirements and process visit "Learn about background checks" under the Applicant Support Resources section of Careers on the It's Your Yale website.

Health Requirements

This role is a healthcare worker position. Healthcare workers (HCW) are defined as university employees working a healthcare setting who have the potential for direct or indirect exposure to patients, human research subjects or infectious materials including body substance, contaminated medical supplies, devices and equipment, surfaces, or air. HCW have specific health requirements that must be met prior to starting work, including MMR vaccine or immunity, varicella (chickenpox) vaccine or immunity, TB screening, COVID vaccine according to University policy, hepatitis B vaccine or immunity, and annual flu vaccination.

Posting Disclaimer

Salary offers are determined by a candidate's qualifications, experience, skills, and education in relation to the position requirements, along with the role's grade profile and current internal and external market conditions.

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the essential functions that will be required of the position and should not be construed as a declaration of specific duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees will be assigned specific job-related duties through their hiring department.

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