Supervising Social Worker

Job Description and Duties

Under general direction, to provide supervision to the Clinical Social Worker (Health Facility-Safety), working with and on behalf of mentally and emotionally disturbed, mentally deficient or physically disabled patients in a State institution or in a clinic or assigned district and where there is no higher level psychiatric social work supervisor, to plan, organize, and direct the psychiatric social work program; and do other related work.

**For more information regarding the duties for this particular classification, please refer to the Duty Statement attached to this Job Bulletin**

*** Click on the link to complete the Department of State Hospitals Recruitment Survey:

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Working Conditions

The employee is required to work any shift and schedule in a variety of settings throughout the hospital and may be required to work overtime and float to other work locations as determined by the operational needs of the hospital. All employees are required to have an annual health review and repeat health reviews whenever necessary to ascertain that they are free from symptoms indicating the presence of infection and are able to safely perform their essential job duties.

Special Requirements

• The position(s) require(s) a Drug Screening be passed prior to being hired.
• The position(s) require(s) a Background Investigation be cleared prior to being hired.
• The position(s) require(s) Medical Clearance prior to being hired.

To be considered for this Job Opportunity, applicants must have permanent civil service status, be reachable on an employment list, have transfer eligibility, or have reinstatement eligibility. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ELIGIBILITY, YOU MUST TAKE THE EXAM .

Please visit the CalHR website to find information on the Supervising Psychiatric Social Worker I Exam (Exams scores must be posted before the Final Filing Date).

The Exam Bulletin is located on the CalCareer Website:

This limited term position may be extended up to 24 months and has the possibility of becoming permanent . This advertisement may also be used to fill future vacancies for positions that are of the same classification and same tenure/time base if the vacancy occurs while this job posting is active.

Unless otherwise requested by the candidate, all communications and correspondence regarding this recruitment from our agency will be sent electronically via your CalCareers account and/or email listed on your State Application, STD. 678. It is the applicant’s responsibility to check their email inbox, including junk/spam emails for any correspondence regarding their application status. In addition, applicants are encouraged to keep their CalCareers profile updated with a current telephone number, mailing address, and email.

All state civil service employees are currently subject to a mandatory Personal Leave

Program (PLP). The PLP program reduces the monthly gross salary but provides

PLP leave credits in lieu of pay. The amount of salary reduction depends on the

classification and associated union Bargaining Unit (BU). Your associated BU for

this position that’s been offered and accepted is BU19 – American Federation

of State, County, and Municipal Engineers (AFSCME). The expected salary

reduction will be 3% of the salary identified above, and you will accrue

approximately 5 hours of PLP each month. You will be subject to the PLP salary

reduction and leave accruals through June 30, 2027. 

Desirable Qualifications

In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:

Demonstrated ability to maintain professional therapeutic relationships with patients, to assist them with problem solving, and to teach/model principles of the norm of non-violence. Demonstrates good staff/patient boundaries and monitors and assists others to help them maintain theirs.

Knowledge of SVP Commitments (WIC 6600), PC 2684 and PC 2972 Commitments.

Knowledge of DSM-IV TR and DM V based mental illnesses and evidence based skills/interventions

Benefits

The State of California offers a comprehensive benefits package. Details can be found on the California Department of Human Resources website:

Lateral Transfer Candidates

Employees applying for the positon who wish to be considered on a transfer basis must meet the minimum qualifications for the classification per DPA Rule 250. You may be required to provide copies of your Training and Development Assignment or Out of Class Experience verification (approved and documented in your departments Personnel Office)), college transcripts or a copy of your degree if applicable

Required Application Package Documents

The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:

• Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
• Resume is optional. It may be included, but is not required.