IVH-C SOCIAL WORKER II (UMP)

Essential Functions

• Provides professional social work services to residents through the casework process with personal problems related to retirement, aging, and separation from their home communities.
• In compliance with Medicare and HIPAA regulations, provides individual and/or group psychotherapy services, to enable each resident to live in the least restrictive environment possible.
• Serves as a lead worker.
• Prepares social history and other consents and releases on all newly admitted residents for use by the interdisciplinary team to provide information regarding personal/family history of mental health issues, spirituality, and strengths.
• Assesses and identifies residents’ psychosocial/emotional needs utilizing the Minimum Data Set and participates in quarterly/annual care plan meetings as needed.
• Serves as a resource person to Social Service Program Planners and provides training/in-services as needed.
• 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.
• May require the School Social Worker Endorsement from the Illinois State Board of Education.
• When hiring from an open competitive list, candidates who are licensed clinical social workers may be preferred.
• This class is included as an Upward Mobility Program credential title.

Preferred Qualifications

• Working knowledge of the theories and assumptions underlying the social work field.
• Working knowledge of basic principles and techniques in the social work field.
• Working knowledge of the employing agencys rules and regulations covering the social work field.
• One (1) year of experience preparing complex written and oral reports.

Conditions of Employment

• Requires the ability to pass a background check.
• Requires the ability to pass a drug screen and pre-employment physical.
• Requires the ability to meet all agency vaccine/health-related policies and guidance.
• Requires ability to travel in the performance of duties, with overnight stays as appropriate.
• Requires ability to attend seminars, conferences, and trainings to stay current on methods, tools, ideologies, or other
  industry related topics relevant to the job duties.
• Requires use of agency-supplied equipment (mobile phone, laptop, etc.).
• This position is considered medium work as defined by the U.S. Department of Labor (20 CFR 404.1567(c)). Medium work involves lifting no more than 50 pounds at a time with frequent lifting or carrying of objects weighing up to 25 pounds.
• Overtime is a condition of employment, and you may be requested or required/mandated to work overtime including scheduled, unscheduled, or last-minute overtime. This requires the ability to work evenings and weekends. This also requires the ability to work in a 24 hour on call capacity.

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