Social worker i (Ump)

Job Requisition ID: 56532

Opening Date: 06/09/2026

Closing Date

06/23/2026 Agency: Department of Human Services Class Title: SOCIAL WORKER I (41411) Skill Option: UMP Credential Bilingual Option: None Salary: Anticipated Salary: (Effective 7/1/26) $5,834 - $8,683 per month ($70,008 - $104,196 per year) Job Type: Salaried Category: Full Time County: Randolph

Number of Vacancies: 1 Bargaining Unit Code: RC062 Technical Employees, AFSCME Merit Comp Code:

This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.

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All applicants who want to be considered for this position MUST apply electronically through the illinois.jobs2web.com [https://illinois.jobs2web.com/] website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the SuccessFactors [https://hcm20.ns2cloud.com/sf/careers/jobsearch?bplte_company=SILHCM20P1] employee career portal.

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Position overview

• The Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery is seeking to hire a Social Worker I for the Chester Mental Health Center located in Chester, Illinois to perform social work activities in the evaluation and intensive treatment of patients in a maximum-security psychiatric facility on an assigned shift, on an assigned unit.
• Prepares social history updates and completes updates.
• Attends and participates in Interdisciplinary Treatment Team meetings, writes treatment plans, obtains releases of information.
• Serves as a coordinating therapist to verify the treatment needs of the patients are met.
• Completes all documentation for assessments, master treatment planning and subsequent treatment plan monthly reviews, discharge staffings and discharge summaries.

• Essential functions
• Performs social work activities in the evaluation and intensive treatment of patients in a maximum-security psychiatric facility, on an assigned shift, on an assigned unit.
• Attends and participates in Interdisciplinary Treatment Team meetings.
• Completes all documentation for assessments, master treatment planning and subsequent treatment plan monthly reviews, discharge staffings and discharge summaries.
• Serves on various committees commensurate to the Social Worker function at Chester Mental Health Center.
• Performs other duties as assigned or required which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires a master’s degree in social work from a recognized college or university.
• This class is included as an Upward Mobility Program credential title.

Conditions of Employment

• Requires the ability to physically restrain patients as necessary to prevent injury to patient and others.
• Requires the ability to obtain and maintain Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certificate.
• Requires the ability to stoop, bend, lift or exert up to 20 pounds of force in performance of duties.
• Requires the ability to access various worksites throughout the hospital for administrative and clinical duties.
• Requires ability to pass the IDHS background check.
• Requires ability to pass a drug screen for drugs prohibited from recreational use under Illinois Law.

*All conditions of employment listed are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.

Work Hours

• Monday -
• Friday, 8:30am - 4:30pm; 30-minute unpaid lunch

Unit: B

Headquarter Location: 1315 Lehman Dr, Chester, Illinois, 62233

Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery

Chester Mental Health Center

Clinical Services

Work County: Randolph

Agency Contact

DHS.HiringUnit@illinois.gov [DHS.HiringUnit@illinois.gov]

Posting Group: Social Services

About the Agency

The Illinois Department of Human Services uplifts individuals and communities across Illinois. Our mission is to respond to the needs of all people in Illinois so they can lead healthy, safe, and enriched lives. Our vision is the future we are shaping with dignity and the well-being for everyone in Illinois. Our values are the principles that guide us as we work to remove systemic barriers and create lasting opportunities with Compassion, Accessibility, Responsibility, and Equity.

• As a State of Illinois employee, you will receive a robust benefit package that includes the following:
• A Pension Program
• Competitive Group Insurance Benefits including Health, Life, Dental and Vision Insurance
• 3 Paid Personal Business Days annually
• 12 Paid Sick days annually (Sick days carry over from year to year)
• 10-25 days of Paid Vacation time annually - (10 days in year one of employment)
• Benefit time modified for part-time, 12-hour, & non-standard work schedules (as applicable)
• 13 Paid Holidays annually, 14 on even numbered years
• Flexible Work Schedules (when available dependent upon position)
• 12 Weeks Paid Parental Leave
• Deferred Compensation Program - A supplemental retirement plan
• Optional Pre-Tax Programs such as Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP), Dependent Care Assistance Plan (DCAP)
• Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility
• GI Bill® Training/Apprenticeship Benefits eligibility for qualifying Veterans
• 5% Salary Differential for Bilingual Positions
• Commuter Savings Program (Chicago only)

For more information about our benefits please follow this link

https://cms.illinois.gov/benefits/stateemployee.html [https://cms.illinois.gov/benefits/stateemployee.html]

This title is within the Upward Mobility Program (UMP). General Program information can be found by clicking on the Upward Mobility Program [https://careers.illinois.gov/employment-resources/promo.html] link or for specific title information at UMP Titles [https://careers.illinois.gov/employment-resources/promo/ump-title-page.html]. To utilize upward mobility contractual rights for this position, employees must apply internally and must upload a copy of the UMP grade notice to their application documents prior to submission. UMP grades can be uploaded to the Additional Documents OR Grade Documentation section of the application.

Application instructions

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Non-State employees

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