<p>Position Summary</p> <p>Advanced Practice Social Worker: In this position, you will provide a full range of social work services, including evaluation, treatment, documentation, and discharge and aftercare planning. Duties of this position include:</p> <ul> <li>Providing training and supervision to social worker students, consultation to community agencies, in-service training as requested and maintaining and improving professional social work skills. </li><li>Engaging in psychotherapeutic activities and providing services with the direct clinical supervision for the diagnoses, treatment, and prevention of mental and emotional disorders in individuals, families, and groups to restore, maintain, and enhance social functioning. </li><li>Serving as a member of the multidisciplinary team providing services to patients; performing social work casework services to clients involving assessment, obtaining collateral information, assisting patients with admissions forms and information and financial aftercare/discharge services. </li><li>Functioning as the liaison with the treatment team, patient family and community agencies and involved in psychoeducation and treatment monitoring activities authorized by the social services department. </li></ul> <p>Licensed Clinical Social Worker: In this position, you will function as a member of a multidisciplinary treatment team and will engage in psychotherapeutic activities and provide services without direct clinical supervision for the diagnoses, treatment, and prevention of mental and emotional disorders in individuals, families, and groups to restore, maintain, and enhance social functioning. This position employs treatment interventions which may include but are not limited to individual, family, and group counseling or psychotherapy; referral to community resources; advocacy; and facilitation of organizational change to meet treatment needs, all based on psychosocial evaluation. This position requires you to apply your professional skills and exercise considerable initiative and independent judgment in the performance of the duties described above.</p> <p>Responsibilities also include:</p> <ul> <li>Developing social service treatment goals, psychotherapy treatment goals, and participating in unit treatment programs by providing treatment, and coordination of release planning. </li><li>Functioning as the liaison with the treatment team, patient, family, and community agencies and is involved in education and treatment monitoring activities authorized by the social service department. </li><li>Providing clinical supervision to other MMHI social workers who are working toward their license, and Social Worker Students who are placed at MMHI. </li></ul> <p>Salary Information</p> <p>Advanced - between $35.34 and $39.76 per hour (approximately between $73,500 and $82,700 per year)</p> <p>Clinical - between $37.82 and $42.38 per hour, (approximately between $78,600 and $88,100 per year)</p> <p>The starting salary for all levels depends on original social worker licensure date, level of position, and includes excellent benefits. A 12-month probationary period is required.</p> <p>Pay for current or former state employees will be set based on the rules that apply to compensation for the applicable transaction. This position is classified as Social Worker Advanced or Clinical, depending on qualifications, and is in pay schedule and range 12/63.</p> <p>Job Details</p> <p>All applicants will be required to allow DHS to conduct a Caregiver background check to determine whether the circumstances of any convictions may be related to the job being filled.</p> <p>All appointees will be required to receive a TB test, which will be administered by the facility or medical personnel directed by the facility within 30 days of the start date.</p> <p>DHS does not sponsor work visas for this position, thus, in compliance with federal law, selected candidates will be required to verify eligibility to work in the United States by completing the required I-9 form upon hire.</p> <p>Qualifications</p> <p>Minimally qualified candidates will have:</p> <ul> <li>Certification or eligible for certification as an Advanced Practice Social Worker in the State of WI OR licensed or eligible for licensure as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the State of WI. Eligible is defined as being within 3 months of obtaining certification or licensure. </li><li>Education, experience, or training providing treatment, discharge planning, and psychotherapy to individuals. </li></ul> <p>Well-qualified candidates will have one or more of the following:</p> <ul> <li>Experience working with civil or forensic patients that have mental illnesses and co-occurring substance use issues. </li><li>Experience with case management and working on an interdisciplinary team. </li></ul> <p>For a guide on developing your resume and what should be included, click here.</p> <p>How To Apply</p> <p>Applying is easy! Click "Apply for Job" to start the application process. Sign in to your account or click "Register Now" to create an account before applying for the job. Follow the steps outlined in the application process and submit your application.</p> <p>Helpful Information:</p> <ul> <li>Once your application is submitted, no changes are allowed. Click "Save" to allow changes to your application as needed before submitting by the deadline. </li><li>You may want to save a copy of the job posting for referencing after the deadline. </li><li>Please monitor your email for communications related to this position. </li><li>Current or former permanent, classified, state employees must complete the online application process to be considered. </li><li>If viewing through an external site, please apply directly at Wisc.Jobs. </li><li>For technical assistance and general information, please see Frequently Asked Questions. For questions about the position, to request a copy of the full position description, or for other employment inquiries, please contact Shea O'Malley in Human Resources at shea.omalley@dhs.wisconsin.gov. </li></ul> <p>DHS is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. Veterans are encouraged to apply. For complete information on veterans' hiring programs with the WI Department of Veteran's affairs, click here.</p> <p>Deadline to Apply</p> <p>The deadline to apply is 05/02/25 by 11:59 pm. Applicants are strongly encouraged to allow ample time to finalize their applications keeping in mind that technical assistance is only available Monday through Friday 7:45 am - 4:30 pm. Late or incomplete applications will not be accepted.</p>