Under the direction of the Behavioral Health Manager, the Behavioral Health Social Workers provide a wide variety of social services including assisting clients with supportive services designed to overcome financial, health, or family problems; conduct individual or family assessments to determine services needed; provide agency services when appropriate; and refer clients for other community services when needed. Services to clients may take the form of protective actions on their behalf or on behalf of the community. Works in conjunction with other Social Workers and staff to coordinate services as necessary.

• Provides social services per Wisconsin Statutes, court policies, and/or requirements of the program, state, or federal guidelines
• Accepts referrals for department/agency services
• Conducts thorough assessments through interviews, home visits and collateral investigations.Determines the range of services needed by individuals and their families for preventative, remedial or rehabilitative services in a timely manner
• Explains the scope of the agency's services and discusses the client's rights and responsibilities in relation to the use of such services in a timely manner
• Determines eligibility for funding of services
• Provides case planning and case management services; conducts regular case evaluations and develops and updates case plans accordingly
• Maintains case records, completes necessary documentation, court reports, forms, and data collection in a timely manner and in accordance with program requirements
• Participates in committees and task forces as assigned as a liaison to various community agencies and organizations
• Advocates for client needs
• Maintains confidentiality ofclient-related information and maintain respectful treatment of clients
• Prepares for and testifies in court as necessary or required
• Adheres to approved social worker principles, methods and practices, including the National Association of Social Worker's (NASW) code of ethics
• Maintains skills and competence levels as policies and regulations change by attending department/staff meetings and participating in continuing training as required and appropriate
• Deescalates potentially dangerous situations regarding self and/or client
• Assists and provides back up to other Social Workers as necessary or required
• Preforms other related duties as assigned

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university with a major in Social Work, Sociology, Psychology, Criminal Justice or related field
• Minimum of one (1) year of experience working with drug and alcohol population, mental health population and/or vulnerable adults
• Must hold a valid Wisconsin Social Work Certification. If not certified at the time of application for employment, must have applied to the State of Wisconsin for a Temporary or Training Certificate prior to starting employment and obtain certification within six months of hire
• Possess and maintain valid Wisconsin Driver's license and have access to transportation suitable to complete necessary work out of the office
  
• SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
  None
  
• HIPAA RESPONSIBILITY
  All members of the workforce have a responsibility to watch for unauthorized use or disclosures of Protected Health Information (PHI), to act to prevent the action, and to report suspected breaches of privacy and security policies to their supervisor, or to the Privacy or Security Officer (example of a breach: member or visitor looking through a claim or personal information left on a desk).
  
  PHYSICAL DEMANDS
  The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects; reach with hands and arms, hear and talk. The employee may be required to run, sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, climb, balance, taste and smell. May seldom be required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
  
  WORK ENVIRONMENT
  The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

• Knowledge of guardianship and protective placement processes
• Knowledge of WI Statutes 51, 54, 55, and DHS Administrative Rules 34, 62, 63
• Knowledge of the philosophy, history and development of social welfare programs
• Knowledge and understanding of human growth and behavior
• Knowledge of current and social economic problems and the way in which these problems affect families and individuals
• Knowledge of laws, regulations and practices pertaining to federal and statesocial welfare programs
• Knowledge of resources for community welfare and health and ways in which these resources may be accessed by the public
• Basic computer keyboarding skills for entering data related to clients
• Ability to work with diverse populations
• Ability to relate to people in an unprejudiced and understanding manner with concerns for their circumstances and feelings
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively
• Ability to plan and organize work to most effectively achieve program objectives
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions
• Ability to participate in and appropriately use available supervision
• Ability to participate meaningfully in training provided by the agency and other resources
• Ability to read and interpret documents, and laws in the English language
• Ability to listen to and understand information and ideas in spoken and written format so individuals may effectively understand and convey communications
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and compute rate, ratio, and percent
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form
• Inductive and deductive reasoning – ability to combine separate pieces of information, or specific answers to problems, to form general rules or conclusions; includes coming up with a logical explanation for why a series of seemingly unrelated events occur together and deciding if an answer makes sense

This is a non-benefitted position.