Full-Time Social Worker II (Upward Mobility)
Job Description
Agency : Department of Human Services
Opening Date: 11/06/2023
Closing Date/Time: 11/20/2023
Salary: Anticipated Salary: $5,456 – $8,507 per month. ($65,472 – $102,084 per year)
Job Type: Salaried Full Time
County: Sangamon
Number of Vacancies: 2
Plan/BU: RC063
Posting Identification Number 10-83-32375
Position Overview
The Division of Mental Health is seeking to hire a Social Worker II for the Elizabeth Packard Mental Health Center located in Springfield, Illinois to serve as member of a multi-disciplinary treatment team and performs extensive casework in the role of Treatment Coordinator. Provides comprehensive social work services for the unit including formulation of psychosocial assessments; designing, developing, implementing, and evaluating treatment plans; providing individual, group, and family therapies; and develops discharge plans for continuing recovery in the community. Serves as a member of various Performance Improvement Teams to promote quality and safety initiatives. Develops comprehensive psychosocial assessments with information gathered through interviews. Assesses financial status of assigned patients.
Job Responsibilities
- Serves as member of a multi-disciplinary treatment team and performs extensive casework in the role of Treatment Coordinator.
- Provides individual therapy and counseling to assigned patients.
- Develops comprehensive psychosocial assessments with information gathered through interviews with patients, families, and community referral sources.
- Provides discharge planning to link individuals with appropriate services for continued recovery in the community.
- Assesses financial status of assigned patients.
- Serves on the facility hospital performance improvement teams.
- Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.
Minimum Qualifications
- Requires a master’s degree in social work from a recognized college or university supplemented by one (1) year of professional social work experience in the evaluation and treatment/habilitation of mentally ill, developmentally disabled or other disabled persons.
- This class is included as an Upward Mobility Program credential title.
Conditions of Employment
- Requires the ability to work after business hours, weekends and holidays.
- Requires ability to pass the IDHS background check.
- Requires ability to pass a drug screen for drugs prohibited from recreational use under Illinois Law.
- The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.
Work Hours: 8:00AM-4:30PM, Monday – Friday/Weekend and Holiday Off
Monroe
Work Location: 901 E Southwind Rd Springfield, IL 62703-5125
Division of Mental Health
Elizabeth Packard Mental Health Center
Treatment Services – Monroe Hall
Agency Contact:
DH************@Il******.gov
Job Family: Social Services
About the Agency:
The Illinois Department of Human Services serves families in need across Illinois. Our mission is providing equitable access to social services, supports, programs and resources to enhance the lives of all who we serve. We are committed to the core values of Human Dignity, Equity, Community, Urgency, Transparency and Kindness.
As a State of Illinois Employee, you will receive a robust benefit package that includes the following:
- A Pension Program
- Competitive Group Insurance Benefits including Health, Life, Dental and Vision Insurance
- 3 Paid Personal Business Days annually
- 12 Paid Sick Days annually (Sick days carry over from year to year)
- 10-25 Days of Paid Vacation time annually – (10 days in year one of employment)
* Personal, Sick, & Vacation rates modified for 12-hour Work Schedules (as applicable)
- 13 Paid Holidays annually, 14 on even numbered years
- Flexible Work Schedules (when available dependent upon position)
- 12 Weeks Paid Parental Leave
- Deferred Compensation Program – A supplemental retirement plan
- Optional Pre-Tax Programs such as Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP), Dependent Care Assistance Plan (DCAP)
- Tuition Reimbursement Program and Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility
- 5% Salary Differential for Bilingual Positions
- Commuter Savings Program (Chicago only)
For more information about our benefits please follow this link: https://www2.illinois.gov/cms/benefits/Pages/default.aspx
How to Apply
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS Must apply online. https://illinois.jobs2web.com/job-invite/32375/ The main form of communication will be through email. Please check your “junk mail”, “spam”, or “other” folder for communication(s) regarding any submitted application(s). You may receive emails from the following addresses:- donotreply@SIL-P1.ns2cloud.com
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