Job ID: 28677
Agency: Department of Social Services/Human Services Center/Adult and/or Adolescent
Location: Yankton
Salary: starting at $30.92 per hour, depending on experience
Pay Grade: GJ
Closing Date: Open Until Filled

Full-time and part-time positions available with the Department of Social Services at the South Dakota Human Services Center, Yankton, SD. For more information on DSS, please visit https://dss.sd.gov.

***$5,000.00 Hiring Incentive***

The Human Services Center was founded on a simple idea: provide quality care for mentally ill patients and enhance their quality of life. Our staff at the Human Services Center are leaders in the mental health industry, and exceptional at enhancing the lives of our patients. We want you to join our team and get paid to do what you love – helping and enhancing lives of others! This position will work within the inpatient psychiatric hospital serving adult and adolescent patients. Be part of an interdisciplinary treatment team that focuses on mental health and well-being of patients in our care.

The social worker provides mental health care to adults and adolescent patients. The focus of the social worker is to assist each patient in recognizing and managing psychosocial needs and resources. The social worker is the lead in providing clinical support and oversight to direct care staff.

The South Dakota Human Services Center is a licensed specialty hospital and the state’s only public psychiatric hospital, located in Yankton, SD. At the Human Services Center we:

provide appropriate, individualized treatment services which meet the unique and changing needs of patients;
enable individuals to achieve their highest potential level of functioning;
achieve enhanced program integration with other public and private agencies in order to provide successful transition of treatment services for individuals between in-patient and out-patient settings.

Full-time position works primarily Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Part-time position works primarily 20 hours per week; flexible schedule available.

Licenses and Certifications:

Preferred candidate will have a master’s degree in social work.

Eligible to be certified as a Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP) per SDCL 27A-1-3.

The Ideal Candidate Will Have:

Ability to:

apply proper interviewing techniques
write meaningful, concise, and accurate reports and correspondence
communicate effectively with a wide variety of people;
develop and implement effective therapy, treatment approaches and teaching curriculum;
oversee treatment planning and treatment;
facilitate individual, group and family therapy;

This is a Full-Time, 40 hours weekly, position with the Department of Social Services (DSS) at the SD Human Services Center. Join the South Dakota State Government team where Family/Life balance is valued. We strive to meet this commitment by providing 15 days of paid vacation, 14 days of paid sick leave, family leave, and 11 paid holidays per year, along with reasonable flexibility and career development opportunities.

We offer 6% matched retirement into the SD Retirement System (SDRS).

Start and build your career here! To learn more about DSS culture and values, and how we serve South Dakota citizens, visit https://dss.sd.gov/.

This position is eligible for Veterans’ Preference per ARSD 55:10:02:08.

Successful applicant(s) will be required to undergo a background investigation. An arrest/conviction record will not necessarily bar employment. Successful applicant(s) will undergo an abuse and neglect screening. Offers of employment are conditional upon successful completion of a drug screening.

The State of South Dakota does not sponsor work visas for new or existing employees. All persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and complete an Employment Eligibility Verification, Form I-9. The State of South Dakota as an employer will be using E-Verify to complete employment eligibility verification upon hire.

The State of South Dakota offers $0 premium employee health insurance option plus eleven paid holidays, generous vacation and sick leave accrual, dental, vision, and other insurance options, and retirement benefits. You can view our benefits information at https://bhr.sd.gov/job-seekers/work-for-state-government/. This position is a member of Class A retirement under SDRS.

Must apply online: https://gen-stateofsouthdako-trn.inforcloudsuite.com/hcm/xmlhttp/shorturl.do?key=D6
You must apply online, emailed resumes or submissions will not be accepted.
South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources
Telephone: 605.773.3148 Email: careers@state.sd.us
http://bhr.sd.gov/workforus
"An Equal Opportunity Employer"

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