Social Worker
Full Time
Kerrville, TX 78028
$5,747 a month
Posted Just posted
Job description
Would you thrive in an environment where you learn and grow personally and professionally all while helping make a positive impact on people’s lives? Do you appreciate being around others like yourself who are dependable, trustworthy, hard workers who believe in the value of each other, teamwork, and inclusivity? HSCS is dedicated to building a diverse community atmosphere where employees feel valued, supported, and accepted while providing specialized care for Texans in need. If providing hope and healing through compassionate, innovative, and individualized care interest you, we welcome your application for the position below.
The Social Worker position is assigned to the in-patient unit within forensic services. The position is responsible for provision of casework services to patients and their families, plus knowledge of and a commitment to HHSC, Kerrville State Hospital, and Social Work Departmental Policies and Procedures. Performs highly advanced social work casework. Serves as a member of an interdisciplinary treatment team carrying a full time caseload and is responsible to work as a liaison with community MHAs for the implementation of effective discharge planning and continuity of care for patient population served. As is required, the social worker provides therapeutic interventions such as individual and family counseling, patient and family educational groups and psychosocial rehabilitation. This position provides an array of services to include but not limited to actively participating in inter-disciplinary treatment team meeting where patient diagnosis are formulated and individualized treatment plans are designed. Essential is the ability to rapidly develop psychosocial history assessments, formulate treatment plans, provide social work casework services as well as continuity of care and discharge planning activities; and provide social work treatment modalities to ensure that all identified patient needs are met. The Social Worker must adhere to the practice of clinical social work which requires the application of social work theory, knowledge, methods, ethics, and the professional use of self to restore or enhance social, psychosocial, or biopsychosocial functions to individuals, couples, families, and groups. The practice of Master social work may include the practice of clinical social work under LCSW-S clinical supervision.
MSP statement: This position may also be eligible to earn additional pay for work performed on maximum security locations.
The Social Worker position is assigned to the in-patient unit within forensic services. The position is responsible for provision of casework services to patients and their families, plus knowledge of and a commitment to HHSC, Kerrville State Hospital, and Social Work Departmental Policies and Procedures. Performs highly advanced social work casework. Serves as a member of an interdisciplinary treatment team carrying a full time caseload and is responsible to work as a liaison with community MHAs for the implementation of effective discharge planning and continuity of care for patient population served. As is required, the social worker provides therapeutic interventions such as individual and family counseling, patient and family educational groups and psychosocial rehabilitation. This position provides an array of services to include but not limited to actively participating in inter-disciplinary treatment team meeting where patient diagnosis are formulated and individualized treatment plans are designed. Essential is the ability to rapidly develop psychosocial history assessments, formulate treatment plans, provide social work casework services as well as continuity of care and discharge planning activities; and provide social work treatment modalities to ensure that all identified patient needs are met. The Social Worker must adhere to the practice of clinical social work which requires the application of social work theory, knowledge, methods, ethics, and the professional use of self to restore or enhance social, psychosocial, or biopsychosocial functions to individuals, couples, families, and groups. The practice of Master social work may include the practice of clinical social work under LCSW-S clinical supervision.
MSP statement: This position may also be eligible to earn additional pay for work performed on maximum security locations.
Essential Job Functions:
Attends work on a regular basis and may be required to work a specific shift schedule or, at times, even a rotating schedule, extended shift and/or overtime in accordance with agency leave policy and performs other duties as assigned.
Interviews clients, their families, law enforcement officials, schools, and health and social welfare institutions to obtain client background information.
Identifies the psychosocial, economic, and physical needs of clients.
Develops individual treatment plans; and assesses and reassesses clients’ support systems and available community resources, schools, and facilities.
Counsels clients and their families and coordinates placements of clients with community facilities and schools.
Serves as liaison between clients and their families, state and judicial systems, and facility or treatment providers.
Facilitates individual contact and group education sessions with patients.
Fulfills clinical documentation requirements in order to accurately evaluate the client’s progress in treatment and ongoing client and family educational needs.
Participates in unit administration, program development, and evaluation.
Participates in organizational workgroups.
Provides discharge planning.
May submit evaluations and reports concerning staff recommendations, social work coverage in the facility, in-service training needs, and social work program status.
May assist with overseeing a social work program or treatment modality.
May supervise the work of others.
Performs related work as assigned.
Other duties as assigned include but are not limited to actively participating and/or serving in a supporting role to meet the agency’s obligations for disaster response and/or recovery or Continuity of Operations (COOP) activation. Such participation may require an alternate shift pattern assignment and/or location.
Attends work on a regular basis and may be required to work a specific shift schedule or, at times, even a rotating schedule, extended shift and/or overtime in accordance with agency leave policy and performs other duties as assigned.
Interviews clients, their families, law enforcement officials, schools, and health and social welfare institutions to obtain client background information.
Identifies the psychosocial, economic, and physical needs of clients.
Develops individual treatment plans; and assesses and reassesses clients’ support systems and available community resources, schools, and facilities.
Counsels clients and their families and coordinates placements of clients with community facilities and schools.
Serves as liaison between clients and their families, state and judicial systems, and facility or treatment providers.
Facilitates individual contact and group education sessions with patients.
Fulfills clinical documentation requirements in order to accurately evaluate the client’s progress in treatment and ongoing client and family educational needs.
Participates in unit administration, program development, and evaluation.
Participates in organizational workgroups.
Provides discharge planning.
May submit evaluations and reports concerning staff recommendations, social work coverage in the facility, in-service training needs, and social work program status.
May assist with overseeing a social work program or treatment modality.
May supervise the work of others.
Performs related work as assigned.
Other duties as assigned include but are not limited to actively participating and/or serving in a supporting role to meet the agency’s obligations for disaster response and/or recovery or Continuity of Operations (COOP) activation. Such participation may require an alternate shift pattern assignment and/or location.
Knowledge Skills Abilities:
Knowledge of mental illness and emotional components of physical illness; of rehabilitation methods; of casework principles; of community resources; and of the principles, methods, techniques, and practices of social work.
Skill in interviewing.
Ability to oversee a social work program, to evaluate reports of social studies, to evaluate social assessments and make treatment plans, to communicate effectively, and to supervise the work of others.
Knowledge of mental illness and emotional components of physical illness; of rehabilitation methods; of casework principles; of community resources; and of the principles, methods, techniques, and practices of social work.
Skill in interviewing.
Ability to oversee a social work program, to evaluate reports of social studies, to evaluate social assessments and make treatment plans, to communicate effectively, and to supervise the work of others.
Registration or Licensure Requirements:
Must possess valid Texas driver’s license or obtain it no later than 90 days after hire date. Applicants with an out-of-state driver’s license must provide an original certified driving record from the state of driving licensure. Eligible driving record required based on HHSC Fleet Management policy.
Licensure as a Master Social Worker by the Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners OR Licensure as a Clinical Social Worker by the Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners
Must possess valid Texas driver’s license or obtain it no later than 90 days after hire date. Applicants with an out-of-state driver’s license must provide an original certified driving record from the state of driving licensure. Eligible driving record required based on HHSC Fleet Management policy.
Licensure as a Master Social Worker by the Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners OR Licensure as a Clinical Social Worker by the Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners
Initial Selection Criteria:
Experience in social services work.
Graduated from an accredited four-year university with major coursework in behavioral sciences, social sciences, humanities.
Experience in social services work.
Graduated from an accredited four-year university with major coursework in behavioral sciences, social sciences, humanities.
Additional Information:
SALARY NOTE: The posted salary range reflects the minimum and maximum allowable by state law. Any employment offer is contingent upon available budgeted funds. The offered salary will be determined in accordance with budgetary limits and the requirements of HHSC Human Resources Manual Chapter 7.
Applicants must pass a fingerprint criminal background check, pre-employment drug screen, and registry checks including the Client Abuse/Neglect Reporting System (CANRS), Nurse Aid, Medication Aide and Employee Misconduct, and HHS OIG list of Excluded Individuals/Entities. Males between the ages of 18-25 must be registered with the Selective Service.
All applicants must be at least 18 years of age to be considered for employment at a state-operated facility. Waco Center for Youth applicants must be at least 21 years of age.
Flexibility in work hours may be required for this position. The position may be required to work overtime and/or extended hours.
Compliance with HHSC immunization policy and state hospital operating procedures related to immunizations is required. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, healthcare workers are considered to be at significant risk for acquiring or transmitting hepatitis B, measles, mumps, rubella, varicella (chicken pox), tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), and influenza. All these diseases are vaccine preventable. As a result, state hospital policy requires employees be vaccinated according to their level of contact with individuals. In the event you choose to not be immunized for the influenza virus, you may be required to wear a mask and take other protective measures.
If you need assistance completing the online application, contact the HHS Employee Service Center at 1-888-894-4747.
HHS agencies use E-Verify. You must bring your I-9 documentation with you on your first day of work.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), HHS agencies will provide reasonable accommodation during the hiring and selection process for qualified individuals with a disability. If you need assistance completing the on-line application, contact the HHS Employee Service Center at 1-888-894-4747. If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodation to participate in the interview process, please notify the person scheduling the interview.
SALARY NOTE: The posted salary range reflects the minimum and maximum allowable by state law. Any employment offer is contingent upon available budgeted funds. The offered salary will be determined in accordance with budgetary limits and the requirements of HHSC Human Resources Manual Chapter 7.
Applicants must pass a fingerprint criminal background check, pre-employment drug screen, and registry checks including the Client Abuse/Neglect Reporting System (CANRS), Nurse Aid, Medication Aide and Employee Misconduct, and HHS OIG list of Excluded Individuals/Entities. Males between the ages of 18-25 must be registered with the Selective Service.
All applicants must be at least 18 years of age to be considered for employment at a state-operated facility. Waco Center for Youth applicants must be at least 21 years of age.
Flexibility in work hours may be required for this position. The position may be required to work overtime and/or extended hours.
Compliance with HHSC immunization policy and state hospital operating procedures related to immunizations is required. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, healthcare workers are considered to be at significant risk for acquiring or transmitting hepatitis B, measles, mumps, rubella, varicella (chicken pox), tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), and influenza. All these diseases are vaccine preventable. As a result, state hospital policy requires employees be vaccinated according to their level of contact with individuals. In the event you choose to not be immunized for the influenza virus, you may be required to wear a mask and take other protective measures.
If you need assistance completing the online application, contact the HHS Employee Service Center at 1-888-894-4747.
HHS agencies use E-Verify. You must bring your I-9 documentation with you on your first day of work.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), HHS agencies will provide reasonable accommodation during the hiring and selection process for qualified individuals with a disability. If you need assistance completing the on-line application, contact the HHS Employee Service Center at 1-888-894-4747. If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodation to participate in the interview process, please notify the person scheduling the interview.
MOS Code:
Military occupation(s) that relate to the initial selection criteria and registration or licensure requirements for this position may include, but not limited to: 68X, 67D, 73A, HM, 230X, 0149, 42SX. All active duty military, reservists, guardsmen, and veterans are encouraged to apply if qualified to fill this position. For more information see the Texas State Auditor’s Military Crosswalk at http://www.hr.sao.state.tx.us/Compensation/JobDescriptions.aspx.
Military occupation(s) that relate to the initial selection criteria and registration or licensure requirements for this position may include, but not limited to: 68X, 67D, 73A, HM, 230X, 0149, 42SX. All active duty military, reservists, guardsmen, and veterans are encouraged to apply if qualified to fill this position. For more information see the Texas State Auditor’s Military Crosswalk at http://www.hr.sao.state.tx.us/Compensation/JobDescriptions.aspx.
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HHS agencies use E-Verify. You must bring your I-9 documentation with you on your first day of work.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), HHS agencies will provide reasonable accommodation during the hiring and selection process for qualified individuals with a disability. If you need assistance completing the on-line application, contact the HHS Employee Service Center at 1-888-894-4747. If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodation to participate in the interview process, please notify the person scheduling the interview.
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