Social Worker

Matheny is a special hospital for children and adults with medically complex developmental disabilities. Matheny's mission is to provide exceptional care and an optimal quality of life for children and adults with special needs and medically complex developmental disabilities.

Matheny operates as a special hospital, very unlike an acute care setting. Adult Matheny residents attend the in-house Adult Services Day Program and also receive comprehensive services from physical, occupational, speech, recreation, and music therapists, licensed social workers, and behaviorists. School-aged Matheny residents attend the Matheny School, an on-site fully-accredited non-profit private school. While this opportunity encompasses working with both child and adult residents, this is a hospital-based position.

Benefits:

• Health, dental, and life insurance
• 403B retirement plan
• Generous and flexible paid time off (PTO)
• Flexible full-time schedule
• Variety in job tasks
• Supervision for LCSW licensure

Job Highlights Include:

• Providing direct clinical social work services to special hospital residents and their families/guardians including flexible counseling services outside of typical therapeutic settings.
• Gaining experience working with individuals diverse range of medical conditions such as cerebral palsy, Spina bifida, Lesch-Nyhan Disease (LND) and a wide array of rare diagnoses.
• Collaborating with interdisciplinary team (IDT) to promote emotional well-being for each resident.
• Advocating with residents at micro and macro levels.
• Collaborating with outside state agencies such as Division of Child Protection & Permanency, Bureau of Guardianship Services, Division of Developmental Disabilities, and county Surrogate's Office per resident need.
• Attending in-house psychiatry appointments with identified residents.
• Discharge planning for identified residents when appropriate.
• Various case management related tasks.
• Opportunities to work closely with other disciplines to facilitate groups and/or participate in committees.

Requirements:

• Able to work some evening or weekend hours (flexible).
• Complete clinical supervision weekly or as appropriate basis in accordance with level of licensure.
• Masters of Social Work (MSW) from an accredited school of social work required.
• LSW or LCSW in the state of New Jersey.
• LSW - supervision toward LCSW included.
• Full-Time/Part-Time Full-Time

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).

The minimum salary scale for this position is $70,000 for a LSW and $75,000 for a LCSW annually.

Salary ranges shown on third-party job sites may not accurately reflect ranges provided by Matheny Medical and Educational Center. Candidates should check www.matheny.org for accurate information and discuss salary/hourly details and our comprehensive benefits with a recruiter, if selected for an interview.