Social Worker I

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Job Requisition ID: 49796

Opening Date: 09/12/2025

Closing Date: 09/25/2025

Agency: Department of Human Services

Class Title: SOCIAL WORKER I - 41411

Skill Option: None

Bilingual Option: None

Salary: Anticipated Salary: $5,637 - $8,389 per month ($67,644 - $100,668 per year)

Job Type: Salaried

Category: Full Time

County: Randolph

Number of Vacancies: 1

Bargaining Unit Code: RC062 Technical Employees, AFSCME

Merit Comp Code:

Position Overview

The Division of Mental Health is seeking to hire a Social Worker I for the Chester Mental Health Center located in Chester, Illinois to perform beginning level social work duties in the Psycho-Social Rehabilitation (PSR) program and on Treatment Units. Assists with providing active treatment to patients in PSR and on treatment units, including psychosocial assessments, patient counseling, and applications for entitlement benefits. Completes documentation to reflect assigned patients’ progress. Interviews patients, families, and community referral sources to gather information for psychosocial assessments. Serves as a member of the Psycho-Social Rehabilitation Program multi-disciplinary treatment team. Receives periodic training related to psychiatric treatment from more experienced social workers and clinical supervisor.

Essential Functions

Serves as a Psycho-Social Rehabilitation (PSR) program team member.

Completes documentation to reflect assigned patients’ progress in the clinical record, including group and patient progress notes, attendance data, and other documentation.

Interviews patients, families, and community referral sources to gather information for psychosocial assessments.

Serves as a member of the Psycho-Social Rehabilitation Program multi-disciplinary treatment team.

Assists patients with application for entitlements.

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.

* This class is included as an Upward Mobility Program credential title.

Conditions of Employment

Requires ability to attend and pass all mandatory training sessions, workshops, and conferences.

Requires the ability to physically restrain patients as necessary to prevent injury to patient or others.

Requires the ability to obtain and maintain Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certificate.

Requires ability to prepare complex written and oral reports.

Requires ability to pass the IDHS background check.

Requires ability to pass a drug screen for drugs prohibited from recreational use under Illinois Law.

* 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 - 4:30pm; 30-minute unpaid lunch

Rehab/Education

Work Location: 1315 Lehmen Dr, Chester, Illinois, 62233-2542

Division of Mental Health

Chester Mental Health Center

Education

Agency Contact:

Posting Group: Social Services