SOCIAL WORKER II (UMP)

Social Worker II (UMP)

The Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery is seeking to hire a Social Worker II for Elizabeth Packard Mental Health Center located in Springfield, Illinois to serve as a member of a multi-disciplinary treatment team. Performs extensive casework in the role of Treatment Coordinator for adult forensic patients on an assigned unit. Conducts individual, group and family therapy on behalf of the patients. Provides social work services for the unit, completes comprehensive social histories, social assessments and investigations. Develops, designs, implements and evaluates treatment plans. Serves as a member of various Performance Improvement Teams and is a member of the Social Work Services Committee. Travels in performance of job duties.

Essential Functions:

• Provides social work services for the unit.
• Performs extensive casework in the role of Treatment Coordinator for adult forensic patients.
• Serves as a member of a multi-disciplinary treatment team.
• Prepares referral placement packets of patients, confirms records, reports and consents are completed.
• Serves as a member of various performance improvement teams and is a member of the social work services committee.
• Receives in-service and on-the-job training designed to enhance abilities.
• 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 mentally ill, developmentally disabled or other disabled persons.

Conditions of Employment:

• Requires the ability to physically restrain patients as necessary to prevent injury to patient and others.
• Requires the ability to obtain and maintain Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certificate.
• Requires the ability to stoop, bend, lift or exert up to 20 pounds of force in performance of duties.
• Requires the ability to physically access various worksites throughout the hospital for administrative and clinical duties.
• Requires the ability to work after business hours, weekends, and holidays.
• Requires the ability to travel in the performance of job duties.
• 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: Various shifts, see below:

• (1 vacancy) 8:00am - 4:30pm, Monday-Friday; 1-hour unpaid lunch; Lincoln Hall North
• (1 vacancy) 8:00am - 4:30pm, Monday-Friday; 1-hour unpaid lunch; Jefferson Hall

Treatment Services Headquarter Location: 901 E Southwind Rd, Springfield, Illinois, 62703

Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery Elizabeth Packard Mental Health Center Lincoln Hall North / Jefferson Hall

Work County: Sangamon

Agency Contact: View email address on click.appcast.io

Posting Group: Social Services

About the Agency: The Illinois Department of Human Services uplifts individuals and communities across Illinois. Our mission is to respond to the needs of all people in Illinois so they can lead healthy, safe, and enriched lives. Our values are the principles that guide us as we work to remove systemic barriers and create lasting opportunities with Compassion, Accessibility, Responsibility, and Equity.

To utilize upward mobility contractual rights for this position, employees must apply internally and must upload a copy of the UMP grade notice to their application documents prior to submission.