Certified Master Social Worker-Lincoln Regional Center

State of Nebraska•Lincoln, NE

24d•$30 - $44

About The Position

📍Lincoln Regional Center –Lincoln, Nebraska 💵 Starting Pay Range: $29.642-$43.696/per hour, Plus an additional $3.00/hour facility differential pay for hours worked. The pay rate may be commensurate with education and/or experience within fiscal constraints if approved. Join Our Team at the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services! Are you a compassionate, licensed master social worker and mental health practitioner dedicated to making a difference? If so, WE NEED YOU! The State of Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is now hiring for a Certified Master Social Worker position at the Lincoln Regional Center within the Division of Behavioral Health. This is your chance to contribute to our mission of “Helping People Live Better Lives” by providing vital services to individuals, families, and communities across Nebraska. What We Offer: Stable Employment Opportunity Career Development and Learning Tuition Reimbursement 156% match of the first 4.8% contribution to Retirement Plan 13 Paid Holidays Generous Leave Accruals and Benefits Opportunity to Be Part of a Caring Organization Flexible Schedules At DHHS, we value our employees and are committed to fostering a supportive environment that promotes Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging. We believe in advancing opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, marital status, or genetics. Ready to Make a Difference? To learn more about this opportunity or other career options with DHHS, visit our website at http://dhhs.ne.gov. For questions or additional information, please contact: Anny Friedrichsen Talent Acquisition Partner for DHHS 📧 [email protected] 📞 402-853-4914 Start your journey toward a rewarding career in public service, where every day offers an opportunity to create positive change and help build a stronger Nebraska. Job duties Under limited supervision, the Certified Master Social Worker position performs Certified Master's level professional social work in determining client needs and provided complex therapeutic services; serves as a member on the interdisciplinary team to participate in treatment planning assigned clients; serves as a liaison to the community as clients’ needs warrant, provide psychosocial assessments, individual and group therapy; initiate and implement discharge planning; manage a caseload of approximately 20 patients. Communicate through written reports to Mental Health Boards and Courts as needed. The Master Social Worker provides clinical guidance to social workers, direct staff, practicum students, and or volunteers. Work is performed under the Supervisor of Social Work.

Requirements

Master's degree in social work and two years of Master Social Worker experience
Certification as a Master Social Worker by the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services is required in accordance with Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2128
Certification as a Mental Health Practitioner by the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services is also required
valid driver's license
Knowledge of: theories and methods of social diagnosis, biopsychosocial assessment, social systems, family systems, systems theory, social institutions, the cause of social problem areas and their impact on individuals, families, and communities, State and Federal laws and regulations affecting assessment and intervention, crisis intervention theories and techniques, human behavior, growth, and development, theories of family and social interactions, and professional terminology as related to therapy, psychology, and human services
Skills in: observing and interpreting verbal and non-verbal behavior, interviewing clients to collect and elicit essential information and assess needs and progress, listening to and understanding information received from others, communicating so others understand, conducting differential diagnoses of individuals and groups, utilizing personality theory and diagnostic methods in a therapeutic context, formulating goals, assessing functional impairments so they can be addressed in treatment and discharge planning, assembling relevant facts to complete a comprehensive biopsychosocial evaluation, discussing sensitive/emotional subjects in a non-threatening, supportive manner, utilizing appropriate social work intervention methods to build client strengths and facilitate positive change, and establishing and maintaining rapport with clients and families
Ability to: conduct psychotherapy of a complex nature, interpret complex psychosocial phenomena, serve as a role model in a professional relationship with clients and social work staff, communicate social work practice and theory to professionals in other disciplines, mediate negotiations between patients, families/guardian, and clinicians, generate creative and effective means of dealing with obstacles in the implementation of discharge plans and the provision of social work services to clients, and write concise and accurate reports and correspondence in a timely manner

Responsibilities

performs Certified Master's level professional social work in determining client needs and provided complex therapeutic services
serves as a member on the interdisciplinary team to participate in treatment planning assigned clients
serves as a liaison to the community as clients’ needs warrant
provide psychosocial assessments, individual and group therapy
initiate and implement discharge planning
manage a caseload of approximately 20 patients
Communicate through written reports to Mental Health Boards and Courts as needed
provides clinical guidance to social workers, direct staff, practicum students, and or volunteers