NASWIDAHO
Employment Opportunities

NATIONWIDE/WORLDWIDE:

$$ Addictions and Mental Health Youth Clinician-Master's Social Work, Full time, Days
Duties:  Works as part of a multidisciplinary community addictions and mental health team in a school district to provide comprehensive psychosocial assessments and individual, group and family counseling. Develops, implements and adjusts individualized treatment plans for youth with substance misuse issues and who often have mental health issues; establishes trust with youth and engages them at their level of readiness for change; provides screening and treatment services including behavioural interventions, psychoeducation, family sessions, parent groups, and individual counseling; and assisting clients to develop and achieve their individualized treatment plans. Provides day program and outreach services, collaborates and consults with colleagues, school personal consultative services and others, attends and participates in meetings, develops linkages with other facilities, agencies and support groups, and participates in quality improvement initiatives.
Required:  Master’s degree in social work from accredited school.  
Experience: Three years related experience providing counselling services including two (2) years’ providing professional services to individuals with substance abuse and mental health issues, preferably to youth or in a day treatment setting.
Salary:  $30 - $37 per hour
Posted:  March 2010,  To learn more about this opportunity and how to apply for this job in British Columbia, CANADA, e-mail naswidaho@earthlink.net for details.  (This employment locator service is provided for NASW members only.) 

$$ Community Social Worker-Family Therapy-Master's Social Work, Full time, Days
Duties:  Reporting to the Manager and the Clinical Director, the Community Social Worker Therapist works as part of an inter-disciplinary team by carrying out psychiatric assessments, including DSM IV diagnoses; and developing treatment plans on an individual, group and family basis.
Required:  Master’s degree in social work from accredited school.  
Experience: Two years recent experience providing clinical social work with families.
Salary:  $30 - $37 per hour
Posted:  March 2010,  To learn more about this opportunity and how to apply for this job in British Columbia, CANADA, e-mail naswidaho@earthlink.net for details.  (This employment locator service is provided for NASW members only.) 

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SOUTH CENTRAL IDAHO:

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SOUTHWEST IDAHO:

$$ Clinical Pediatric Social Worker-Master's Social Work, LCSW, Full time, Days
Duties:  Provide clinical therapeutic counseling services to children, adolescents and families as ordered by a physician. Complete baseline assessments and formulate therapeutic recommendations. Work as LCSW on a multi-disciplinary team (PT, OT, SLP) to meet functional goals of patient and family. Adhere to Medicaid’s rules and regulations of counseling as standard of practice for documentation.
Required:
• Master’s degree in social work from accredited school
• Idaho Clinical Social Work license issued by the Bureau of Occupational Licenses
• Clinical Independent Practitioners License and Medicaid certified to provide services to Medicaid subscribers
• Working knowledge of community health, welfare, and social agency systems and services
• Adherence to the Code of Professional Conduct as stated in the Idaho
Social Work Examiners Law and Rules and all other applicable regulatory requirements
Also:  successful background and health screen
Experience:   2 years actual work experience applying principles and practices of social work, and clinical counseling principles in a clinical
counseling practice with children and/or adolescents in a multi-disciplinary team setting working with children and families.
Salary: $18.00 - $27.00 DOE

$$$  Juvenile Court Director-Master's Social Work, Full time, Days
Ada County is looking for a dynamic leader to fill the position of Director of Juvenile Court Services. Ada County Juvenile Court Services is a unique department bringing together traditional juvenile justice programs such as probation and detention with an innovative residential and non-residential clinical treatment facility and community and victim services programs. 
Duties:  Responsible for the the daily management and operation of the Ada County Juvenile Court Services (ACJCS) Department which includes Juvenile Detention, Juvenile Probation, Clinical and Medical Services; reports to the Ada County Board of Commissioners and works in cooperation with the Ada County Board of Commissioners, the District Court and the Ada County Clerk of the Court.
Required:  Bachelor's or master’s degree from accredited school.  Knowledge of budgeting, financial management, strategic planning, laws regarding dependent and delinquent youths, and grant writing and grant management.
Experience: Seven years experience in senior level management.    
Salary:  $85,000 - $95,000 per year with excellent benefits.
Posted:  May 2010,  To learn more about this opportunity and/or to apply, please go to www.adaweb.net/jcsdirector  Recruitment will remain open until position is filled.

$$  Clinical Social Worker-Master's Social Work, Part time, Flexible
MidValley Healthcare is an intensive outpatient mental health clinic in Meridian, Idaho. We provide medication management and individual and group therapy to adults who are at risk of psychiatric hospitalization or as a step-down from inpatient treatment.
Required:  LCSW and the ideal candidate is currently a provider for Medicare, UBH, Blue Cross, and IPN .   

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