This position has a residency waiver and will be accepting applications from residents and non-residents of Colorado. This announcement is open to potential candidates who are legal residents of the United States. All legal residents of the United States are eligible to apply and compete. If appointed to a position, applicants from outside of Colorado will be required to relocate to Colorado prior to their start date, at their own expense.

Please note: This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies.

• Individual dignity and respect
• Person-centered, evidence-based care
• Trauma-informed recovery
• Multidisciplinary collaboration
• Diversity and inclusion
• Strong family and community partnerships

About this Work Unit:
The Social Work III position works in the 24-hour State psychiatric hospital with individuals voluntarily and involuntarily committed to treatment. Patients receiving treatment at CMHH-FL have severe and persistent mental illness and may have a traumatic brain injury, trauma disorders, and other complex dynamics. Each treatment team is multidisciplinary, including psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, addiction specialists, occupational therapists, recreation therapists, creative arts therapists, nurses, physicians, and mental health clinicians. In addition, the hospital offers dietary, peer, and chaplain services.
The Social Work unit collaborates with patients, their families and/or support systems, and external stakeholders to plan, organize, and execute psychiatric treatment interventions and comprehensive aftercare plans with placement. Services include clinical assessment, treatment planning, individual therapy, group therapy, family therapy, counseling, and education. This work unit serves as a liaison between the hospital Community Mental Health Centers (CMHC’s) and other governmental entities. 

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Summary of Position:
The purpose of the Social Worker is to provide individual therapy, group therapy, and family therapy. Individual and family therapy is provided as needed, which is determined in the treatment plan meetings and in collaboration with the treatment team. Group therapy is offered to all patients and group assignment shall be determined by clinical and individualized needs. The Social Work positions are responsible for developing group materials appropriate for patient-specific needs and leading group therapy sessions. The Social Worker completes comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments and reassessments, coordinates treatment planning for all patients, and regularly documents in the electronic health record. The Social work team is responsible for the coordination of discharge and comprehensive aftercare plans. In doing so, this position collaborates with support systems, stakeholders, CMHC’s, and other agencies to coordinate continuity of care. The Social Worker actively contributes to hospital-wide events, in-service training, and program development.
The Social Worker III provides supervision to the social work externs in the externship training program and supports the execution of the hospital’s mission, vision, and values within the social work department and in collaboration with leadership. As a student supervisor, Social Worker III is responsible for clinical and administrative supervision, as well as performance management and disciplinary processes. The Social Worker III provides autonomous clinical service provision by ensuring their work product contributions are reviewed, complete, and timely. This includes treatment plans, documentation, assessments, and therapeutic interventions. This position is also responsible for contributing to the implementation of various departmental and discipline-specific projects and supports implementation within the team.Minimum Qualifications:
Current, valid licensure as a Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) from the Colorado State Board of Social Work Examiners or an out-of-state equivalent.
AND
One year of experience as a licensed clinical social worker.None
Preferred Qualifications:

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker 

• Knowledge of DSM 5-TR
• Prior adult inpatient experience
• Desire to work with adults who have been diagnosed with severe and persistent mental illness
• Desire to work with adults who have been diagnosed with severe and persistent mental illness 
• Experience and/or desire to work with diverse, under-served client populations.

Conditions of Employment:
The successful candidate in this position must be willing and available to submit to the following conditions: 

• Full Background: Name check, TRAILS, CAPS, Drug Screen and Fingerprinting
• Must possess a valid, unrestricted U.S. Driver's License
• Due to the juvenile population served at this facility, incumbents of this position must be at least 21 years of age.
• Must be able to use, handle, or be exposed to hazardous material, such as bodily fluids.
• May travel to attend trainings, court hearings, transport patients to appointments, and other related activities.
• Current valid, licensure as a Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) 
• Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must (1) disclose that information on the application (2) provide an explanation why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify the applicant from the current position, (3) provide the employee number from the applicant’s prior State employment. Absent extraordinary circumstances, prior disciplinary termination or resignation in lieu of termination and failure to provide this information will disqualify the applicant from future State employment with CDHS.

Appeal Rights: 

If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director.

An appeal or review must be submitted on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative. This form must be delivered to the State Personnel Board by email (dpa_state.personnelboard@state.co.us), postmarked in US Mail or hand delivered (1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver CO 80203), or faxed (303.866.5038) within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgment of the department’s action.

For more information about the appeals process, the official appeal form, and how to deliver it to the State Personnel Board; go to spb.colorado.gov; contact the State Personnel Board for assistance at (303) 866-3300; or refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1, State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, Chapter 8, Resolution of Appeals and Disputes, at spb.colorado.gov under Rules.

How to Apply

The Assessment Process

For additional recruiting questions, please contact stephanie.karle@state.co.us

About Us: 

If your goal is to build a career that makes a difference, consider joining the dedicated people of the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS). Our professionals strive to design and deliver high quality human and health services that improve the safety, independence, and well-being of the people of Colorado. In addition to a great location and rewarding and meaningful work, we offer:

• Strong, secure, yet flexible retirement benefits including a PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Planwww.copera.org plus 401(k) and 457 plans

• Medical and dental health plans

• Employer supplemented Health Savings Account

• Paid life insurance

• Short- and long-term disability coverage

• 11 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick leave

• BenefitHub state employee discount program

• Employee Wellness program MotivateMe

• Excellent work-life programs, such as flexible schedules, training and more

• Remote work arrangements for eligible positions

*Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. For more

information, go to https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dhr/student-loan-forgiveness-programs.

Our Values:

We believe in a people-first approach: To serve the people of Colorado, we develop a culture and work environment that creates an energized, inspired, and healthy team capable of giving their best to Coloradans.

Balance creates quality of life: We want our team to be resilient through a supportive workplace that values flexibility, health and wellness, and employee engagement.

We hold ourselves accountable: We take responsibility through our actions, programs, and results for the state of health and human services in Colorado.

Transparency matters: We are open and honest with employees, our partners, the Coloradans we serve, and the public.

We are ethical: We abide by what is best for those we serve by doing what is right, not what is easy.

Collaboration helps us rise together: We work together with all partners, employees, and clients to achieve the best outcomes for Coloradans.

We are committed to increasing the diversity of our staff and providing culturally responsive programs and services. Therefore, we encourage responses from people of diverse backgrounds and abilities.

ADAA Accommodations:CDHS is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADAAA Coordinator, Nancy Schmelzer, at cdhs_ada@state.co.us or call 1-800-929-0791.

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