FORENSIC COMMUNITY COORDINATOR (SOCIAL WORKER IV)

Agency :  Department of Human Services

Class Title: SOCIAL WORKER IV - 41414 
Skill Option: None 
Bilingual Option: None 

Opening Date: 10/08/2024

Closing Date/Time: 10/22/2024
Salary:   Anticipated Salary: $7,066 - $10,326 per month ($84,792 - $123,912 per year)  
Job Type:   Salaried
Category: Full Time 
County:   Sangamon 
Number of Vacancies:   1
Plan/BU: RC063

 

This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.

 

All applicants who want to be considered for this position MUST apply electronically through the illinois.jobs2web.com website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the SuccessFactors employee career portal.

 

While not required, a Resume/Curriculum Vitae (CV) is recommended. When applicable, titles that require specific coursework, professional license or certification will include a notation requesting the appropriate document(s) be uploaded in the Additional Documents section of your application. Failure to upload requested transcripts, license and/or proof of certification when specified may result in ineligibility. Please note that the Department of Human Services must verify proof of higher education for any degree earned (if applicable) regardless of vacancy title before any offer can be extended.

 

Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.

 

Posting Identification Number  41291

Position Overview

The Division of Mental Health is excited to hire a clinical social worker to serve as a Forensic Community Coordinator. This position will provide clinical reviews, make recommendations, and implement statewide policies to monitor, supervise and provide continuity of care for forensic patients discharged to the community. This social worker will serve as a clinical consultant on issues related to forensic community placements; develop, implement, and maintain a system for monitoring and ensuring the delivery of all outpatient and community reporting for forensic patients to criminal courts across the state; and develop new partnerships for forensic placement opportunities with community providers. This role will also serve on the Forensic Leadership panel.

Essential Functions

• Performs clinical social work duties as a Forensic Community Coordinator.
• Serves as a clinical consultant to agencies, hospital forensic teams, and hospital administrators on issues related to forensic community placements.
• Develops, implements, and maintains a system for monitoring and ensuring the delivery of all outpatient and community reporting for forensic patients to the criminal courts across the state.
• Identifies, recruits, and establishes new partnerships for forensic placement opportunities with community providers.
• Serves on Forensic Leadership panel.
• Performs other duties as assigned or required that are reasonably within the scope of duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires a master's degree in social work from a recognized school of social work supplemented by three (3) years of supervised post master's clinical social work practice and possession of a clinical social worker’s license from the Department of Professional Regulation.

Conditions of Employment

• Requires the ability to travel in the performance of job duties.

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

Work Hours:  Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 5:00pm, 1 hour unpaid lunch