Social Worker - Community Support Program
Join our team and make a difference in your community as a Social Worker for the Community Support Program team.
A career with Sauk County will bring unlimited opportunities to provide support, assistance, and growth to local communities. Sauk County is the ultimate destination where anyone can happily live, work, and play. We are looking for someone who has the desire to support local communities and be a part of the Human Services team.
The purpose of the Social Worker- Community Support Program is to provide social work services to persons with mental illnesses living in the community for the Sauk County Department of Human Services.
Essential Duties
- Teach clients in transition from hospital, institution, or assisted living the apartment application process.
- Provide clients with supportive psychotherapy, symptom management support, and life skills education to allow consumers to attain and maintain their highest level of independent living.
- Accompanying clients to medical and dental appointments, and other appointments.
- Provide psychosocial rehabilitation activities and lead social and recreational events and work to improve skills for interaction with neighbors, landlords, doctors, family, and peers.
- Perform case management tasks such as establishing client budgets and monitoring finances, assessing clients’ needs and referring to services/agencies when necessary.
- Compile an in-depth assessment for new consumers and perform annual mental health functional screen on current clients.
- Assist with medication observation, which may include weekends and evenings.
- Prepare recovery plans and progress notes.
- Rotational on-call coverage for after-hours crisis calls.
- Occasional after-hours interventions for CSP consumers as needed.
- And other duties as assigned.
Minimum Training and Education
Required:
Bachelor’s degree in Social Work or Behavior Science AND
1000 hours of supervised post-degree clinical experience with chronically mentally ill persons
OR
Bachelor’s degree in another related field AND
2000 hours of supervised post-degree clinical experience with chronically mentally ill persons
Licenses/Certifications:
Wisconsin State Motor Vehicle Driver’s License
Preferred:
Wisconsin State Social Work License obtained
Any combination of education and experience that provides equivalent knowledge, skills and abilities may be considered.
