Assoc. Professor - Social Work jobs in Virginia Beach, VA

DO YOU HAVE A PASSION FOR MAKING AN IMPACT IN YOUR COMMUNITY?

EXCELLENT INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY!!!

$500.00 stipend per semester

What We Do:

Santé Group Companies prides itself in being a leader in community-based behavioral and mental health services. Our track record of innovation and growth reflects our ability to deliver diverse and highly individualized services. We have a passion for providing empathetic and potentially life-saving care to help individuals heal, recover, and thrive, as well as live their lives in a manner that allows them to fully integrate in the community.

The Santé Group aspires to create an organization that places value on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and inclusivity. To achieve this success, it is essential that all members of our organization feel secure, welcomed, and respected. All members of our organization have a responsibility to uphold these values.

Position Intro:

Santé is seeking a Mobile Crisis Specialist Intern to join our frontline crisis intervention team in our locations throughout the Eastern Shore. As a Mobile Crisis Specialist Intern, you will work with the team to assess, evaluate, and perform crisis intervention techniques, and develop crisis plans for continuation of services for individual clients in the community.

As an intern with Santé, you will gain a comprehensive introduction to behavioral health. On the job training and professional development will be provided to enable you to contribute to the business. You will also have direct mentorship from a senior member of the team to help you make the most of your internship.

If you are passionate about creating positive change in your community, we encourage you to apply and join our team!

Essential Functions:

• Perform behavioral health assessments, providing a diagnostic impression with the supervision of an LCSW-C or other equally licensed mental health professional
• Effectively communicate clients’ needs while making internal agency or community referrals
• Demonstrate the capacity to work with a wide range of clients, including children, adolescents, adults, dual diagnosis, and geriatric
• Complete clinical and non-clinical documentation in an accurate and thorough manner
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of the medical implications when working with substance abuse consumers
• Knowledge and familiarity with community resources, both mental health and non-mental health
• Serve as a liaison for collaboration with other involved parties, including families, friends, and community partners
• Educate individuals about mental health, substance abuse, available community resources, and the agency’s services
• Abide by all federal, state, and local laws and regulations related to confidentiality and protected health information

Required Qualifications:

• Must be currently enrolled in master’s level degree program in Counseling, Social Work, or a related field of study
• At least one (1) year of professional experience (experience working within a crisis environment preferred)

Other Qualifications:

• Must be able to work with “high-risk” consumers who have mental illnesses as well as developmental and physical disabilities. We expect all staff to have a strong desire to provide excellent customer service; to comply with the rules and regulations of those organizations to which we are accountable; to have high ethical and professional standards of conduct; and to have an attitude of wanting to continuously improve their own professional performance.

Salary: $500.00 stipend per semester

About Us:

Santé is a dynamic and leading community-based behavioral health services organization. Our job is to offer rapid response and compassionate care to individuals or groups through comprehensive mental health services. Our track record of innovation and growth reflect our ability to deliver diverse and highly individualized services. We have a passion for providing empathetic and potentially life-saving care to help individuals heal, recover, and thrive.

The Santé Group aspires to create an organization that places value on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and inclusivity. To achieve this success, it is essential that all members of our organization feel secure, welcomed, and respected. All members of our organization have a responsibility to uphold these values.

The Santé Group is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job. The Santé Group participates in E-Verify. http://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf