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Licensed Master Social Worker 2 (NY HELPS)

New York State Civil Service

Coxsackie, NYFull-time$78–98K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$78–98K/yr
Location
Coxsackie, NY
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

New York LMSW Or LM Clinical Worker License And Registration

Job overview

The Licensed Master Social Worker 2 supports staff wellness across assigned correctional facilities through brief clinical services, needs assessments, wellness programming, and coordination with facility teams and community providers. The role also develops policies and trainings, organizes statewide wellness events, and participates in critical incident debriefings and clinical supervision. Applicants must hold a current New York State LMSW or Licensed Master Clinical Worker license and registration.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Clinical SupportCrisis CounselingStaff Wellness AssessmentWellness Program DevelopmentTraining FacilitationCommunity Provider Coordination

Qualifications

New York LMSW or LM Clinical Worker License and Registration

Full job description

NY HELPS Yes

55-b/c Eligible No

Agency Corrections and Community Supervision, Department of

Title Licensed Master Social Worker 2 (NY HELPS)

Occupational Category Health Care, Human/Social Services

Salary Grade 20

Bargaining Unit PS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary Range From $77532 to $98354 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Internship No

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

"Other" Explanation day shift-work hours to be discussed during interview

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 8 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Greene

Street Address NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision-Mental Health

Coxsackie Correctional Facility-11260 Route 9W

City Coxsackie

State NY

Zip Code 12051

Duties Description • Providing short-term, solutions-focused clinical support; consultation; psycho education; psychological First Aid; and brief crisis counseling and referral services to staff for community wellness and mental health resources as indicated. Developing and coordinating wellness-related events Statewide.• Assess and evaluate the staff wellness needs, strengths, and limitations at assigned facilities.• Creating policies/procedures pertaining to staff wellness.• Creating and chairing multi-disciplinary staff wellness committees at assigned facilities to include disciplines such as Health Services, Security, and Program areas.• Working with the facility executive team to establish wellness rooms in each facility to provide respite for staff after a traumatic event.• Creating and facilitating staff wellness, trauma, and suicide prevention trainings.• Attending Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) Debriefings as necessary• Developing and maintaining working relationships with community providers and agencies.• Attending wellness seminars provided by outside agencies to research best practice.• Collaborating with the LCSW to develop and offer seminars for family members of DOCCS staff.• Organizing Wellness Fairs Statewide aimed at providing information regarding community resources.• Exploring ways to improve employee health and wellness through areas such as fitness and nutrition.• Conducting regular site visits to review staff wellness policies and procedures at all facilities in assigned hub.• Attending individual/group clinical supervision with the LCSW.

Minimum Qualifications This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). (*Please see below for further information).Non-Competitive Qualifications: Possession of a license and current registration as a Licensed Master Social Worker or Licensed Master Clinical Worker in New York State.*For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply.At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to complete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in a NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

Name Katrina Truax, Human Resources Specialist 1

Telephone (518) 457-9960

Fax (518) 453-8463

Email Address [email protected]

Address

Street Harriman State Campus

1220 Washington Avenue, Bldg. 4

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12226

Notes on Applying To apply, please send your cover letter, resume, and LMSW/LCSW license as an attachment to [email protected] with the position title and vacancy ID # listed in the subject line of the email. Failure to include the required information may result in your resume not being considered for this position.

How this job compares

Set against the 3,340 open Social Worker jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$78–98K/yr
  • New York median$67–85K/yr210 salary ranges
  • US median$68–94K/yr983 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $88K, is 18% above the New York median midpoint ($74K) — in the top quarter of Social Worker salary ranges in New York.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 512 open Social Worker jobs in New York and 3,340 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New York
Experience
Social Worker postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (1,630 postings).
Education
2,144 of the 3,340 open Social Worker jobs (64%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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