What are the responsibilities and job description for the CSS Licensed Clinician - Intimate Partner Violence Services position at Mecklenburg County?
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Please apply by: Open until filled.
Salary Range: $76,328.00 to $95,410.00 per year. This is an exempt (salaried) position. Pay rates are based on education, skill, experience level and internal equity. Internal equity considerations include an assessment of the applicant’s salary history and qualifications in comparison to the market rate and requirements for the job.
At Mecklenburg County, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are with support, inclusive culture, and technology to become the best version of you. We’re counting on YOUR unique voice and perspective to help Mecklenburg County become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all.
Community Support Services (CSS) transforms lives and community by supporting veterans, ending homelessness, treating substance use, and preventing and intervening in community and domestic violence. As a department in Mecklenburg County’s Health and Human Services Agency, CSS maximizes community partnerships and collaborative opportunities to improve access to services and advocate for the needs of special populations.
Position Specific Information
Grant funded position through December 2026.
Full time position working onsite primarily at the Valerie C. Woodard Center located at 3205 Freedom Drive, Charlotte, NC 28208.
Position will provide services to both Adult victims and Child witnesses of intimate partner violence. Services may be provided in office, via telehealth from the office, and/or school based.
Work schedule is onsite Monday thru Friday. Work hours are 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monday/Wednesday/Friday, with one evening per week either Tuesday or Thursday working 10:30 AM to 7:30 PM. The other non-evening day would be 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. An alternative work schedule may be available after the first 90 days such as a flex or compressed schedule option with supervisory/manager approval.
Position Summary
Performs licensed clinical activities for an assigned Mecklenburg County program including domestic violence (Adult victims & Child witnesses of intimate partner violence), children and family violence, or trauma exposures. This position, under minimal supervision, may be responsible for performing diagnosis, assessment, and evaluation, and psychological testing; providing immediate clinical trauma response and intervention, providing direct counseling/therapy; performing treatment planning; conducting home visits; providing referrals, conducting training and preparing progress reports.
Essential Functions
Provide clinical treatment or assessments for clients (individuals, groups, children, and/or families), which includes: determining appropriate intervention/therapies; frequency of interventions; ongoing assessment of progress and needs; and modifying therapeutic plans as required.
Provide crisis intervention and addresses immediate safety needs, acute trauma symptom identification, determining appropriate brief clinical interventions/strategies; determine the needed frequency of interventions; ongoing assessment of client/family progress and needs; and/or performing other related activities including psychoeducation and any needed referrals for clinical and/or non-clinical services.
Document clinical treatments and evaluations, which includes: synthesizing information gathered by observation, interviews, and record reviews; records review and writes summary-style reports; and/or performing other related activities.
Conduct biopsychosocial assessments, comprehensive assessments, and social emotional evaluations on clients as appropriate to program assignment.
Participate in multidisciplinary staffings regarding clients before and after evaluations, which includes: gathering and synthesizing extensive information to make decisions with the evaluation team regarding evaluation tools and assessment methods; participating in client’s level of overall functioning, diagnosis, and treatment recommendations; and/or performing other related activities.
Facilitate case consultations with other staff to address the client’s social emotional issues and/or problems.
Participate in revising service plans and interprets evaluation results for clients and/or families.
Offer guidance/subject matter expertise about relevant programs and funding streams.
Collect program evaluation data.
Enter and access clinical data in the electronic data base system.
Correspond and collaborate with interested/involved collaterals, community resources and service providers.
May be required to staff shelters in the event of a disaster.
Minimum Qualifications
Experience: Minimum of two years of experience providing clinical services in the area assigned.
Education: Master’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, or a related human services field.
Combination of relevant education and relevant experience accepted? Yes
Licenses And Certifications
Depending on the area of assignment NC Professional Licensure is required in one of the following areas: Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Psychological Associate (LPA), or Licensed Clinical Mental Health Clinician (LCMHC)
Requires a valid North Carolina or South Carolina Driver's License
Requires County Driving Privileges
Annual Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) check required
This position may perform key job functions at a community partner work site. Employment in this position is conditional upon following all policies and procedures of the community partner host agency and adhering to all requirements that the community partner agency has established to grant and maintain physical and/or virtual access to the work site. If access is revoked, employment will be terminated.
Preferred Qualifications
Professional knowledge of or previous work experience with intimate partner violence populations, programs, and services highly preferred.
Associate licensure may be considered including LCSW-A, LCMHC-A, LMFT-A, etc.
Knowledge, Skills And Abilities
Knowledge of
Ethical standards of practice
Typical and Atypical human development
Family dynamics
Family dysfunction
Adult and child psychiatric disorders
Child-caregiver attachment issues
Individual and parent-child treatment modalities
Community resources
Multidisciplinary approach to assessment and treatment
Skills
Assessing typical and atypical human development, psychiatric disorders, family dynamics, family dysfunction, and child-caregiver attachment issues
Implementing treatments for various individual and parent-child modalities
Assessing community resources
Integrating client social emotional needs into treatment plans
Using a computer and related software applications
Providing customer service
Abilities
Care Management: Having the knowledge and skills to secure relevant client care data and identify key issues and relationships in the management of client care; understanding the relationships among assessments, interventions, and client responses; skilled in documentation of assessments and adjusting physical and cognitive prescriptions as needed
Collaboration: Working effectively and cooperatively with others; establishing and maintaining good working relationships
Communication: Clearly conveying information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the information provided
Client Education/Health Promotion: Supporting, explaining, and instructing client and client’s family (significant other, caregiver, etc.) in understanding the clinical procedures used to facilitate optimum health status; promoting the lifestyle changes required of the client and the client’s family to achieve optimum health status
Computer Skills
Proficient in various computer applications including Microsoft Office Suite
Work Environment
Works in an office setting with moderate noise
Reasonable Accommodations Statement
To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Disclaimer Statement
This is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of job-related responsibilities, duties, skills, requirements or working conditions. Other duties may be assigned based on business need and the supervisor’s request. Mecklenburg County reserves the right to revise the job description at any time. Designated positions may be required to assist in emergency and/or disaster situations.
Please apply by: Open until filled.
Salary Range: $76,328.00 to $95,410.00 per year. This is an exempt (salaried) position. Pay rates are based on education, skill, experience level and internal equity. Internal equity considerations include an assessment of the applicant’s salary history and qualifications in comparison to the market rate and requirements for the job.
At Mecklenburg County, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are with support, inclusive culture, and technology to become the best version of you. We’re counting on YOUR unique voice and perspective to help Mecklenburg County become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all.
Community Support Services (CSS) transforms lives and community by supporting veterans, ending homelessness, treating substance use, and preventing and intervening in community and domestic violence. As a department in Mecklenburg County’s Health and Human Services Agency, CSS maximizes community partnerships and collaborative opportunities to improve access to services and advocate for the needs of special populations.
Position Specific Information
Grant funded position through December 2026.
Full time position working onsite primarily at the Valerie C. Woodard Center located at 3205 Freedom Drive, Charlotte, NC 28208.
Position will provide services to both Adult victims and Child witnesses of intimate partner violence. Services may be provided in office, via telehealth from the office, and/or school based.
Work schedule is onsite Monday thru Friday. Work hours are 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monday/Wednesday/Friday, with one evening per week either Tuesday or Thursday working 10:30 AM to 7:30 PM. The other non-evening day would be 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. An alternative work schedule may be available after the first 90 days such as a flex or compressed schedule option with supervisory/manager approval.
Position Summary
Performs licensed clinical activities for an assigned Mecklenburg County program including domestic violence (Adult victims & Child witnesses of intimate partner violence), children and family violence, or trauma exposures. This position, under minimal supervision, may be responsible for performing diagnosis, assessment, and evaluation, and psychological testing; providing immediate clinical trauma response and intervention, providing direct counseling/therapy; performing treatment planning; conducting home visits; providing referrals, conducting training and preparing progress reports.
Essential Functions
Provide clinical treatment or assessments for clients (individuals, groups, children, and/or families), which includes: determining appropriate intervention/therapies; frequency of interventions; ongoing assessment of progress and needs; and modifying therapeutic plans as required.
Provide crisis intervention and addresses immediate safety needs, acute trauma symptom identification, determining appropriate brief clinical interventions/strategies; determine the needed frequency of interventions; ongoing assessment of client/family progress and needs; and/or performing other related activities including psychoeducation and any needed referrals for clinical and/or non-clinical services.
Document clinical treatments and evaluations, which includes: synthesizing information gathered by observation, interviews, and record reviews; records review and writes summary-style reports; and/or performing other related activities.
Conduct biopsychosocial assessments, comprehensive assessments, and social emotional evaluations on clients as appropriate to program assignment.
Participate in multidisciplinary staffings regarding clients before and after evaluations, which includes: gathering and synthesizing extensive information to make decisions with the evaluation team regarding evaluation tools and assessment methods; participating in client’s level of overall functioning, diagnosis, and treatment recommendations; and/or performing other related activities.
Facilitate case consultations with other staff to address the client’s social emotional issues and/or problems.
Participate in revising service plans and interprets evaluation results for clients and/or families.
Offer guidance/subject matter expertise about relevant programs and funding streams.
Collect program evaluation data.
Enter and access clinical data in the electronic data base system.
Correspond and collaborate with interested/involved collaterals, community resources and service providers.
May be required to staff shelters in the event of a disaster.
Minimum Qualifications
Experience: Minimum of two years of experience providing clinical services in the area assigned.
Education: Master’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, or a related human services field.
Combination of relevant education and relevant experience accepted? Yes
Licenses And Certifications
Depending on the area of assignment NC Professional Licensure is required in one of the following areas: Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Psychological Associate (LPA), or Licensed Clinical Mental Health Clinician (LCMHC)
Requires a valid North Carolina or South Carolina Driver's License
Requires County Driving Privileges
Annual Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) check required
This position may perform key job functions at a community partner work site. Employment in this position is conditional upon following all policies and procedures of the community partner host agency and adhering to all requirements that the community partner agency has established to grant and maintain physical and/or virtual access to the work site. If access is revoked, employment will be terminated.
Preferred Qualifications
Professional knowledge of or previous work experience with intimate partner violence populations, programs, and services highly preferred.
Associate licensure may be considered including LCSW-A, LCMHC-A, LMFT-A, etc.
Knowledge, Skills And Abilities
Knowledge of
Ethical standards of practice
Typical and Atypical human development
Family dynamics
Family dysfunction
Adult and child psychiatric disorders
Child-caregiver attachment issues
Individual and parent-child treatment modalities
Community resources
Multidisciplinary approach to assessment and treatment
Skills
Assessing typical and atypical human development, psychiatric disorders, family dynamics, family dysfunction, and child-caregiver attachment issues
Implementing treatments for various individual and parent-child modalities
Assessing community resources
Integrating client social emotional needs into treatment plans
Using a computer and related software applications
Providing customer service
Abilities
Care Management: Having the knowledge and skills to secure relevant client care data and identify key issues and relationships in the management of client care; understanding the relationships among assessments, interventions, and client responses; skilled in documentation of assessments and adjusting physical and cognitive prescriptions as needed
Collaboration: Working effectively and cooperatively with others; establishing and maintaining good working relationships
Communication: Clearly conveying information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the information provided
Client Education/Health Promotion: Supporting, explaining, and instructing client and client’s family (significant other, caregiver, etc.) in understanding the clinical procedures used to facilitate optimum health status; promoting the lifestyle changes required of the client and the client’s family to achieve optimum health status
Computer Skills
Proficient in various computer applications including Microsoft Office Suite
Work Environment
Works in an office setting with moderate noise
Reasonable Accommodations Statement
To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Disclaimer Statement
This is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of job-related responsibilities, duties, skills, requirements or working conditions. Other duties may be assigned based on business need and the supervisor’s request. Mecklenburg County reserves the right to revise the job description at any time. Designated positions may be required to assist in emergency and/or disaster situations.
Salary : $76,328 - $95,410