Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW/ASW)
Company: Center for Family Health and Education
Location: Long Beach
Posted on: February 21, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Job Description LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER
(LCSW) This document describes the general duties required for this
position but does not serve as an exhaustive list of duties,
skills, and responsibilities. SUMMARY Under the general supervision
of the Mental Health Director, the LCSW works as part of a mental
health care team to provide high-quality care to a diverse patient
population to fulfill the following responsibilities in a high
volume, multi-specialty practice in a Federally Qualified Health
Center: RESPONSIBILITIES: · Assist in assessing, planning,
arranging, and implementing psychosocial programs. · Responsible
for the content of education and counseling programs for individual
patients and groups of patients and serves as liaison to community,
individuals, and groups as appropriate. · Counsel patients and
interpret to professional and lay groups the unique psychosocial
needs of patients by identifying psychosocial disorders. · Conduct
surveys and studies relating to psychosocial status and patterns of
population groups as directed. Job · Review and evaluate recent
psychosocial health research and interpret it to professionals and
patients. · Perform short-term counseling and crisis intervention
as necessary. · Assist in implementing community and social
programs as a professional counselor following HRSA
grants/contracts with federal, state, and local agencies and
mandates of service requirements with those grants/contracts. ·
Prepare psychosocial educational materials as needed or required. ·
Coordinate with clinical, health education, community health, and
other staff members to provide patient services. Provide referrals
for services needed. · Coordinate with other organizational
entities involved in psychosocial and mental health services. · Use
tests, measurements, and scales for general and specific
assessments and objective patient criteria to provide services and
evaluation procedures. · Provide in-service presentations to staff
as needed or required. · Provide community service information as
an outreach worker such as required. · Conduct health-related
educational presentations to adults and teens in school and
clinical settings. · Assume other responsibilities as directed.
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS: · Knowledge of the appropriate level of
care · Providing excellent patient care and follow-up · Organizing
and promoting the treatment plans at an appropriate and efficient
time · Excellent customer service, prioritizing workload, and
excellent communication skills · Ability to identify appropriate
level of care, adhere to the standard of care · Ability to interact
effectively with diverse cultural, educational, racial, and ethnic
backgrounds · Work as an effective team leader; establish effective
interpersonal work relationships; work toward goals and objectives
of CFHE QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: · Masters in Social Work,
Counseling, Psychology, or an acceptable related field required. ·
Experience in an ambulatory health center preferred. · Self-
starter, capable of managing staff, giving directions to others,
and working under pressure in certain cases. · Requires someone
familiar with and sensitive to Hispanic culture, family customs,
and child-rearing practices. · Bilingual in English and Spanish
preferred. · Familiarity with multicultural groups, previous work
experience in a multicultural setting, and willingness to enroll in
language and multicultural coursework to supplement training if
necessary. · LCSW License as Clinical Social Worker EDUCATION
AND/OR SKILLS AND ABILITIES: · Master’s degree. · Must have at
least 3-5 years of experience and feel comfortable providing
comprehensive treatment plans for their patients. · Exceptional
clinical and communication skills are a must. · Must be personable
and enjoy working in a fast-paced, high-volume, patient-centered
team environment. SKILLS AND ABILITIES: A comprehensive knowledge
of primary mental care in outpatient settings. Knowledge of the
principles and practice of psychology/mental care as related to
community health centers WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment
characteristics described here represent those an employee
encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform essential functions. The noise level in the
work environment is usually moderate. Company Description The
Center for Family Health & Education, Inc. (CFHE) is a 501(c)(3)
nonprofit Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), located in the
northeast San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles. CFHE provides
affordable and comprehensive medical care for underserved,
uninsured, and underinsured residents of the greater Panorama City
area. CFHE has been providing primary health care, mental health
care, dental care, and women’s and children health care, as well as
transportation services for patients since 2009. Company
Description The Center for Family Health & Education, Inc. (CFHE)
is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC),
located in the northeast San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles.
CFHE provides affordable and comprehensive medical care for
underserved, uninsured, and underinsured residents of the greater
Panorama City area. CFHE has been providing primary health care,
mental health care, dental care, and women’s and children health
care, as well as transportation services for patients since
2009.
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