Social Worker (LSW, MSW)
About The Position
Park Avenue Center is looking for a Social Worker to work within a supportive and nurturing environment. This position works with clients to obtain appropriate, necessary resources. The Social Worker coordinates and collaborates with clients, clinical staff, community-based resources and others to help obtain stable, supportive housing and additional resources for clients upon transitioning out of treatment. Park Avenue Center (PAC) provides culturally-specific chemical dependency care in the heart of Minneapolis. A top-rated employer, PAC seeks to empower people to improve their lives and to be a place where employees want to work. Our mission is to Empower People to Improve Their Lives which we accomplish by living our core values of: Clients First - Own It - Believe It - Get Better - Got Your Back We strive to be A Place where People Want to Work and Clients Want to Come WHY PEOPLE ENJOY WORKING AT PARK: We are mental health co-occurring since 2008 on-site mental health clinic support beyond treatment Our extraordinary team multi-year StarTribune top workplace multidisciplinary dedicated support team We get issues mental health addiction legal involvement homelessness family dynamics Clients first programming gender specific African-American specific individualized care complex programs PAC is seeking a Social Worker (LSW) to work in a positive work environment with a team of supportive professionals.
Requirements
- Must be LSW or MSW, currently licensed in the State of Minnesota.
- Must be able to maintain positive public relations with referring agencies and the business community at large.
- Must possess good verbal skills and present a positive professional image.
- Must have a working knowledge of issues regarding confidentiality.
- At the time of hiring, must be free of problematic substance use for at least the two years.
Nice To Haves
- 2,000 supervised hours working with individuals with substance use disorders preferred but not required.
- Prior experience with an Electronic Health Records system strongly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Develops and maintains working knowledge of community resources available to clients, including: health insurance options, housing, medication resources and support groups.
- Participates in client staffing to maintain consistent communication with counseling staff.
- Meets individually with clients determining needs and facilitating resources; helping clients in their transition from intensive outpatient programming.
- Facilitates a variety of groups including, but not limited to, activity and psychoeducational.
- Meets with families, probation, and social workers to develop transition and contingency plans.
- Maintains appropriate charting to communicate clients’ transitional plans.
- Coordinates correspondence with Probation, CPS, and other concerned persons.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- 120 hours PTO accrued in year one
- 4% 401k match after 6 months
- Company-paid training,
- Employer-paid life insurance and short-term disability, contribution to medical,
- Access to dental, vision, voluntary life, and voluntary long-term disability.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
