SOCIAL WORKER II (UMP)
About The Position
The Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery is seeking a Social Worker II for Chester Mental Health Center in Chester, Illinois. The position serves as Treatment Coordinator for patients in the rehabilitation program, performing extensive casework and conducting individual and group therapy to help patients transfer to a less secure environment. The Social Worker II reviews admission social histories, verifies that information and assessments are complete and accurate, interviews patients’ relatives and collateral resources, and develops comprehensive social assessments. The role also participates on a multidisciplinary treatment team and in other duties reasonably within its scope.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in social work from a recognized college or university.
- One year of professional social work experience evaluating and treating or habilitating people with mental illness, developmental disabilities, or other disabilities.
- Ability to physically restrain patients as necessary to prevent injury to patients or others.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certificate.
- Ability to stoop, bend, lift, or exert up to 20 pounds of force while performing job duties.
- Ability to physically access various worksites throughout the hospital for administrative and clinical duties.
- Ability to pass the IDHS background check.
- Ability to pass a drug screen for drugs prohibited from recreational use under Illinois law.
Responsibilities
- Perform extensive casework as Treatment Coordinator for patients in the rehabilitation program.
- Conduct individual and group therapy sessions using professional social work skills to facilitate patients’ transfer to a less secure environment.
- Review admission social histories to verify that information is complete and accurate.
- Interview assigned patients’ relatives and appropriate collateral resources to formulate and document comprehensive social assessments.
- Serve as a member of a multidisciplinary treatment team.
- Perform other duties as required or assigned that are reasonably within the scope of the role.
Benefits
- Pension program
- Group insurance benefits, including health, life, dental, and vision insurance
- Three paid personal business days annually
- 12 paid sick days annually, with carryover from year to year
- 10–25 days of paid vacation annually, with 10 days in the first year of employment
- 13 paid holidays annually, and 14 in even-numbered years
- Paid parental leave of 12 weeks
- Deferred Compensation Program supplemental retirement plan
- Optional pre-tax Medical Care Assistance Plan and Dependent Care Assistance Plan
- Eligibility for the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
- GI Bill training/apprenticeship benefits eligibility for qualifying veterans
- Commuter Savings Program (Chicago only)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
