Social Worker IV
Date: Apr 16, 2024
Location: Alton, IL, US, 62002-5012
Job Requisition ID: 37102
Agency: Department of Human Services
Opening Date: 04/17/2024
Closing Date/Time: 04/30/2024
Salary: Anticipated Salary: $6,583 - $10,372 per month ($78,996 - $124,464 per year)
Job Type: Salaried
County: Madison
Number of Vacancies: 1
Plan/BU: RC063
Posting Identification Number 37102
Position Overview
The Division of Mental Health is seeking to hire a Social Worker IV for the Alton Mental Health Center located in Alton, Illinois. This position will perform professional social work services involving the advanced application of social work principles, techniques and evaluations, as well as clinically sophisticated diagnostic recognition and implementation of appropriate treatment interventions of adults on a forensic unit manifesting complex emotional and psycho-social disorders; identifies and acquires additional clinical information to construct a robust understanding of patient problems and treatment needs; develops and maintains professional working relations with a wide variety of community resources in support of assuring adequate patient treatment and housing needs are met upon discharge. Interviews patients, family members and/or significant others. Serves as a program manager for and coordinates and recommends the course treatment to an interdisciplinary team; serves as an advocate for the patient and as a resource for other members of the treatment team. Serves as a qualified examiner.
Job Responsibilities
- Performs professional social work services involving the advanced application of social work principles, techniques and evaluations, as well as clinically sophisticated diagnostic recognition and implementation of appropriate treatment interventions of adults on a forensic unit manifesting complex emotional and psycho-social disorders.
- Interviews patients, family members and/or significant others to obtain pertinent psycho-social data to identify, evaluate and develop treatment goals and objectives.
- Serves as an advocate for patients and as a resource for other members of the treatment team.
- Serves as a qualified examiner.
- Serves as a program manager for and coordinates and recommends the course treatment to an interdisciplinary team.
- Serves as a mental health resource for non-professional direct care staff.
- 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 school of social work supplemented by three (3) years of supervised post master’s clinical social work practice and possession of a clinical social worker’s license from the Department of Professional Regulation.
Conditions of Employment
- Requires the ability to travel in the performance of job duties.
- Requires the ability to utilize office equipment, including personal computers.
- Requires ability to pass the IDHS background check.
- Requires ability to pass a drug screen for drugs prohibited from recreational use under Illinois Law.
Work Hours: 8:00am-4:30pm Monday-Friday
Work Location: 4500 College Ave, Alton, Illinois, 62002-5012
Division of Mental Health
Alton Mental Health Center
Medical Services – Social Work Department – AFC-C
Job Family: Social Services