IVH-Q 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.
• Coordinates the treatment and goals for assigned caseload, including those of an advanced complexity level.
• Completes assessments or Initial Social Service Evaluations to include Mental Status Exam, Depression Scale and Suicide Risk for all new resident admissions to the facility.
• 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.
• Assists residents with adjustment to changes in lifestyle, health and aging through individual and/or group therapeutic processes.
• Performs and/or assists with crisis intervention/conflict resolution with residents, families and/or staff and assists residents with discharge plans.
• 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.
• Assists nursing supervisors with resident interviews concerning complaints, grievances, allegations of abuse, neglect, or misappropriations.
• Serves as a liaison between families and caregivers.
• Serves as a resource person to Social Service Program Planners and provides training/in-services as needed. 

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:

• Prefers working knowledge of the theories and assumptions underlying the social work field.
• Prefers working knowledge of basic principles and techniques in the social work field.
• Prefers working knowledge of the employing agency's rules and regulations covering the social work field.
• Prefers at least one (1) year of experience preparing complex written and oral reports.
• Prefers at least one (1) year of experience creating treatment plans.
• Prefers at least one (1) year of experience preparing social history reports.
• Prefers at least one (1) year of experience assisting with plans for behavioral changes.

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 acquire and maintain Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certificate.
• Requires the ability to utilize office equipment, including personal computers.
• 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 ability to travel in the performance of duties, with overnight stays as appropriate.
• Overtime is a condition or employment, and you may be required to work overtime including scheduled, unscheduled, or last-minute overtime.

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

About the Agency:

The Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs is a state agency designed to empower veterans and their families to thrive. We do this by assisting them in navigating the system of federal, state, and local resources and benefits, providing long-term health care for eligible veterans in our Veterans’ Homes and partnering with other agencies and non-profits to help veterans address education, mental health, housing, employment, and other challenges. A career with the Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs provides a rewarding and challenging opportunity for individuals. Working together, we create partnerships and experiences that engage and inspire our fellow co-workers and the veterans and their family members that we serve every day.