SOCIAL WORKER III

State of Illinois • Park Forest, IL

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Division of Developmental Disabilities is seeking to hire a Social Worker III for the Ludeman Developmental Center located in Park Forest, Illinois to serve as professional Social Worker providing services to a caseload. Oversees admission, discharge and transitional services. Performs complex social work services for individuals on a facility-wide basis. Serves as a lead worker to other social work staff. Serves as a member of Interdisciplinary (ID) Teams. Co-chairs the Professional Staff Team. Coordinates placement efforts and acts as a facility resource for Affirmative Action, Equal Employment Opportunity, Americans with Disabilities Act, and Employee Assistance Program.

Requirements

• Requires a master’s degree in social work from a recognized college or university supplemented by two (2) years of professional social work experience in the evaluation and treatment/habilitation of mentally ill, developmentally disabled or other disabled persons.
• Requires the ability to physically restrain individuals as medically necessary to prevent injury to the patient or others.
• Requires the ability to work after business hours, weekends and holidays.
• Requires the ability to serve in a leadership capacity to less experienced professional care staff.
• Requires the ability to prepare complex written and oral reports.
• Requires ability to pass the IDHS background check.
• Requires ability to pass a drug screen for drugs prohibited from recreational use under Illinois Law.

Responsibilities

• Serves as professional Social Worker providing services to a caseload of individuals that are being considered for community placement.
• Serves as the primary team liaison with other disciplines, guardians, residential unit staff, family and community agencies in individual admission and community placement processes.
• Serves as designated lead worker.
• Conducts interviews with individuals, family members and other persons to obtain a comprehensive individual and family evaluation and assessment for each individual, this includes the preparation of a social history and periodic updates.
• Coordinates the decision-making for individual habilitation and treatment issues.
• Documents the Center’s efforts in transition planning activities by collecting, organizing, and maintaining accurate and up-to-date data.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Benefits

• 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)
• Benefit time modified for part-time, 12-hour, & non-standard 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)
• Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility
• GI Bill® Training/Apprenticeship Benefits eligibility for qualifying Veterans
• 5% Salary Differential for Bilingual Positions
• Commuter Savings Program (Chicago only)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level