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Job Requisition ID: 46336

Opening Date: 04/16/2025
Closing Date: 04/29/2025
​Agency: Department of Human Services
Class Title: SOCIAL WORKER II - 41412 
Skill Option: None 
Bilingual Option: None
Salary: Anticipated Salary: $6,005 - $9,069 per month ($72,060 - $108,828 per year)
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time 
County: Kane
Number of Vacancies: 2
Bargaining Unit Code: RC063

Position Overview

The Division of Mental Health is seeking to hire a Social Worker II for the Elgin Mental Health Center located in Elgin, Illinois to administer professional social services involving the application of intake, treatment and discharge planning for adult patients manifesting complex psychiatric and psychosocial conditions.  Manages a caseload of patients with various disabilities. Interviews patients, family and significant others to obtain pertinent psychosocial data for problems identification, evaluation and development of treatment goals and objectives.

Essential Functions

  • Administers professional social work services involving managing a caseload of patients with mental illness and other conditions.
  • Determines and develops sources of information and services to facilitate patient treatment.
  • Develops and implements treatment strategies and conducts active treatment/psychoeducational interventions/groups, conducts patient and family counseling sessions.
  • Works as a member of social service team providing coverage and participates in utilization reviews/peer reviews.
  • Engages with Community Providers Services for future placement based on the needs of patients.
  • 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 college or university supplemented by one (1) year of professional social work experience in the evaluation and treatment/habilitation of intellectually and developmentally disabled, or other disabled patients. 

* This class is included as an Upward Mobility Program credential title.

Conditions of Employment

  • Requires the ability to walk and stand for a significant period of time, including stooping, bending, lifting or exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally.
  • Requires the ability to physically restrain patients as necessary to prevent injury to patient or others.
  • 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.

* The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.

Work Hours: See below

8:00am - 4:00pm, Sunday - Thursday, Off Friday and Saturday OR Tuesday - Saturday, Off Sunday and Monday, 30 minute paid lunch, Candidates choice

Work Location: 750 S State St, Elgin, Illinois, 60123

Division of Mental Health

Elgin Mental Health Center

Forensic Treatment Program/Unfit to Stand Trial

Agency Contact: DHS.HiringUnit@illinois.gov

Posting Group: Social Services