Social Worker IV

Deadline to Apply

Friday, May 15, 2026

External Link

https://illinois.jobs2web.com/job-invite/53124/

Salary Range

$91,224 - $139,260 per year

Contact Information

Elisa Angon
elisa.angon@illinois.gov
(312) 793-1889

Job Description

The Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery is seeking to hire a Social Worker IV for the Alton Mental Health Center located in Alton, Illinois. This position will perform professional social work services involving the advanced application of social work principles, techniques and evaluations, as well as clinically sophisticated diagnostic recognition and implementation of appropriate treatment interventions of adults on a forensic unit manifesting complex emotional and psycho-social disorders; identifies and acquires additional clinical information to construct a robust understanding of patient problems and treatment needs; develops and maintains professional working relations with a wide variety of community resources in support of assuring adequate patient treatment and housing needs are met upon discharge. Interviews patients, family members and/or significant others. Serves as a program manager for and coordinates and recommends the course treatment to an interdisciplinary team; serves as an advocate for the patient and as a resource for other members of the treatment team. Serves as a qualified examiner.

Essential Functions

• Performs professional social work services involving the advanced application of social work principles, techniques and evaluations, as well as clinically sophisticated diagnostic recognition and implementation of appropriate treatment interventions of adults on a forensic unit manifesting complex emotional and psycho-social disorders.
• Interviews patients, family members and/or significant others to obtain pertinent psycho-social data to identify, evaluate and develop treatment goals and objectives.
• Serves as an advocate for patients and as a resource for other members of the treatment team.
• Serves as a qualified examiner.
• Serves as a program manager for and coordinates and recommends the course treatment to an interdisciplinary team.
• Serves as a mental health resource for non-professional direct care staff.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Conditions of Employment

• Requires the ability to travel in the performance of job duties.
• Requires the ability to utilize office equipment, including personal computers.
• 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.

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.