Job description
High Plains Mental Health Center currently has a full-time position opening for the Homeward Bound Lead Social Worker.
New employees will receive a $325 sign-on bonus following successful completion of their 90-day orientation period.
The work location can be flexible, within any of our Branch Office locations; Hays, Colby, Goodland, Norton, Phillipsburg, or Osborne. Please call the Human Resources Department, if you have any questions regarding the work location.
Extensive Benefits Package!
- Excellent Paid Time Off (24 days per year),
- Extended illness time (6 days a year)
- +7 Paid Holidays
- KPERS Plan (Kansas Public Retirement System)
- 403(b) w/ match after 1 year of employment
- State Employee Health Plan Insurance
- Vision Insurance and Dental Insurance
- Aflac Supplement Policy Options
- Friendly Work Environment and a Great Team!
Qualifications:
- Must have a Bachelors in Social Work (LBSW), or a license to practice social work in the State of Kansas.
- Prefer at lease 1 year of foster care experience in licensing and providing support to foster parents.
- A working knowledge of the child welfare system.
- Valid Kansas Driver's License with good driving record (no alcohol related offenses in the last 5 years).
- Must be able to successfully pass intensive background checks. (KBI, DCF Child Abuse Check, Adult Abuse Registry, & Motor Vehicle screen)
Summary Description:
- Provide leadership for the Homeward Bound program which serves eligible youth with emotional/behavioral disturbance through the provision of Short Term Respite and related services delivered in a network of licensed resource homes.
- Center issued vehicle is provided for shift travel and patient transportation.
- Provide resource homes with ongoing support, education, and training to ensure competency in compliance with agency and state policies.
- Assist homes with license renewals, tracking CEU’s, and ensuring completion of all required trainings.
- Coordinate with treatment teams to assess youth/family strengths and needs and facilitate selection of the most appropriate matches for the child and resource home
- Maintain small caseload of youth/families and delivers full array of psychosocial rehabilitation services as per individualized treatment plan
- Assist in the provision of on-call supports to resource homes while a youth is placed in their home.
- Training will be provided - High Plains strives to help their employees succeed!
Interested Applicants should "Apply Now" through Indeed.
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled!
High Plains Mental Health Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $21.32 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Supplemental pay types:
- Signing bonus
License/Certification:
- Driver's License (Required)
- LBSW (Required)
Work Location: In person
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