M H Social Worker II

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MH Social Worker II


Announcement Number 26-06 Job Code W2000


Employment Type Full-Time Job Location Bryce Hospital


Tuscaloosa, Alabama Salary/Pay Rate Range 73 ($50,253.60 - $72,504.00 Annually). Additional Salary Information


Salary will be commensurate with experience. Limitations apply to current State employees.


Open Date 04/17/2026 Close Date Until Filled


Minimum Qualifications Master's degree in Social Work from a program approved by the Council on Social Work Education.


Key Responsibilities
• Performs psychological assessments/social histories for hospitalized seriously and chronically mentally


ill adults.
• Contributes to the development, revision and monitoring of individualized treatment plans for


hospitalized seriously mentally ill adult patients.
• Performs post hospitalization planning and implementation for hospitalized seriously and chronically


mentally ill adults.
• Conducts therapeutic group and individual therapy sessions with mentally ill adults and provides


casework in accordance with established guidelines and appropriate protocol.
• Provides direct treatment and social work services for seriously and chronically mentally ill adults.
• Communicates with CMHC staff on seriously and chronically mentally ill adults to provide continuity of


care.
• Communicates with families and significant others to provide educate and aftercare planning.


Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)
• Knowledge of clinical and crisis intervention.
• Knowledge of the Joint Commission and the Centers for Medicare/Medicaid Standards.
• Ability to read and comprehend documents such as social history, psychological assessments, data,


court orders, etc.
• Ability to make clinical assessments.
• Ability to interact professionally with patients, families and other individuals.
• Ability to keep accurate records and prepare reports.
• Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing.


Necessary Special Requirements
• Must have or be eligible for licensure as graduate social worker as issued by the Alabama Board of Social


Worker.


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• Eligible employees must obtain licensure within one year of appointment date in order to maintain employment.


Employee Benefits


• 13 paid holidays.
• 1 personal leave day accrued each January.
• 13 sick leave days.
• 13 annual leave days accrued in the first year of employment.
• Paid parental leave.
• Longevity bonus annually after 5 years of state service.
• Continuous opportunities for acquiring CEU's needed for maintaining professional license.
• Very low-cost health and dental insurance through the Alabama State Employee Insurance Board.
• Defined retirement benefit (not impacted by economic downturns) and a pre-retirement death benefit


through the Retirement Systems of Alabama.


Method of Selection
• Applicants will be rated based on an evaluation of their job-related training, abilities, experience, and


education, and should provide adequate work history identifying experiences related to the duties and minimum qualifications as mentioned above.


• All relevant information is subject to verification.
• Drug screening and security clearances will be conducted on prospective applicants being given


serious consideration for employment whose job requires direct contact with patients.


Only work experience detailed on the application will be considered.


Applications should be submitted by the deadline to be considered. Announcements open until filled will remain open until a sufficient applicant pool is obtained. Applications should be submitted as soon as possible to ensure the application will be


considered for the position. Copies of License/Certifications should be uploaded with your application. A copy of the academic transcript is required. Appointment of successful candidate will be conditional based on receipt of the official


transcript provided by the school, college, or university.


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