Job Description
About the position
- Responsibilities
- Interviews and converses with individuals, legally authorized representatives, actively involved persons, and agencies to create and maintain the individual's social history.
- Oversees the communication and information exchange between the individual, legally authorized representative, actively involved person and agencies.
- Counsels and provides assistance to individuals regarding community placement issues, living options discussions, end-of-life planning and rights.
- May assign and oversee the work, time, and travel of Social Worker I and II positions and social work students.
- Oversees transfers, transitions, furloughs, and community placement discharges.
- Designs and conducts individual and group training to explore and promote exercise of rights.
- Participates in and may be responsible for the facilitation of discharge program meetings and internal/external work groups.
- Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Social Work and three years of social work experience, or Master's degree in Social Work.
- Licensed Baccalaureate Social Worker (LBSW) OR Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW, preferred).
- One year of experience working directly with persons with mental, social or substance use disorders.
- Benefits
- 100% paid employee health insurance for full-time eligible employees.
- Defined benefit pension plan.
- Generous time off benefits.
- Numerous opportunities for career advancement.
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