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Job Title: Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
Location: New York, NY 10016
Contract Duration: 15 Months
Overview
"Navitas Healthcare, LLC" is seeking an experienced Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or Psychotherapist to provide clinical supervision and consultation services within a specialized behavioral health program. This role supports social workers delivering grief counseling to individuals affected by opioid-related loss, while promoting high-quality care, clinician development, and overall well-being.
Key Responsibilities
Clinical Supervision & Development
- Conduct regular 45-minute one-on-one supervision sessions
- Support clinicians in enhancing clinical skills and counseling effectiveness
- Improve quality of care delivered to clients
- Foster self-awareness and reflective practice
- Identify strengths, learning needs, and development areas
- Establish individualized professional development goals
Trauma-Informed Support
- Guide clinicians in processing vicarious trauma and emotional impact
- Provide strategies for burnout prevention and emotional resilience
- Promote long-term clinician sustainability and well-being
Advanced Clinical Guidance
- Introduce and apply advanced supervision concepts, including:
- Transference and countertransference
- Parallel process
- Cultural competence and worldview considerations
- Personal belief systems in clinical work
Collaboration & Stakeholder Alignment
- Participate in meetings with program leadership
- Ensure alignment on supervision standards, expectations, and scope of work
Confidentiality & Ethics
- Maintain strict confidentiality of all supervision sessions
- Ensure compliance with clinical, ethical, and legal standards
Required Qualifications
- Active LCSW license in New York State
- Minimum 1 year of experience providing clinical supervision to LMSWs
- Experience supporting clinicians providing grief counseling services
- Prior experience in a medical-legal or forensic setting
- Strong knowledge of:
- Trauma-informed care
- Grief counseling (especially opioid-related loss)
- Clinical supervision frameworks
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working with public health agencies or government programs
- Background in substance use or overdose response initiatives
- Experience supervising teams in high-trauma environments
- Familiarity with interdisciplinary teams (clinical, investigative, public health)