Social Worker

Are you looking for an opportunity where you can help people create change in their lives? The Secure Treatment and Rehabilitation Centers (STARC) are recruiting social workers, Licensed Master Social Workers (LMSW) and Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSW), to join their team focused on providing compassionate care and support to individuals in a secure environment. STARC has full‑time positions at both of their locations – Marcy and Ogdensburg, NY; work schedule is Monday – Friday, 8‑hour shifts between 6:00 am – 6:00 pm. STARC, an Office of Mental Health (OMH) secure facility, provides intensive, sex‑offense specific treatment to individuals civilly confined under New York State’s Sex Offender Management and Treatment Act (SOMTA). Social workers are part of a multidisciplinary team that provides risk‑relevant treatment, targeted skill development, and a range of therapeutic interventions that help high‑risk individuals reduce their risk to reoffend, including: Responsibilities Reviewing, analysing, and integrating sex offense‑specific assessment information to help develop individualized treatment plans Providing sex offense‑specific treatment primarily through group therapy, with individual sessions as needed Working collaboratively with an interdisciplinary treatment team through meetings and case discussions Participating in clinical supervision, staff development, and ongoing training Documenting services provided and tracking resident progress in accordance with program requirements If you would like to join the STARC Team and contribute to a workforce dedicated to public service, we offer a generous benefits package including: Benefits Excellent opportunities for advancement and professional growth. Generous paid time off, including thirteen (13) vacation days, eight (8) sick days, and five (5) personal days accrued during the first year of employment; thirteen (13) paid holidays each year. Access to tuition assistance programs NYS Retirement Programs – Pension& Deferred Compensation Minimum Qualifications Social Worker: Master’s degree in social work, and possession of a limited permit to practice social work in New York State; or eligible to enter examination for licensure as a Licensed Master Social Worker in New York State. Licensed Master Social Worker License and current registration by New York State as a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW). Licensed Clinical Social Worker License and current registration by New York State as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). Additional Comments OMH is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. NOTE In order to be eligible for appointment and to maintain employment, you cannot be listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of the Federal and/or State Medicaid and Medicare exclusion lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program). If you are appointed and subsequently listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of these lists (or excluded from any other Federal or federally assisted program), you may be terminated from your employment. If appointed, you may be required to become an enrolled Medicare provider; obtain and provide to your employer a National Provider Identifier (NPI) number issued by the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES); and otherwise actively participate to the degree necessary to allow for your services to be billed through Medicare and Medicaid. If you are appointed and you lose the ability to bill through Medicare and Medicaid, you may be terminated from your employment. #J-18808-Ljbffr New York State Office of Mental Health