Police Social Worker

City of Highland Park

Contact Information

Address:

Website:

• www.cityhpil.com/careers

Email:

• hr@cityhpil.com

Application Deadline:

• 11/24/23

Salary:

• $70,796.72 - $106,195.08

  IMRF pension eligible positions.

Sworn:

• 60

Population:

• 30,000

Position Details

Primary Purpose:

• Provides social work and mental health related services to residents, families, victims, and the general community.
• Work involves providing crisis intervention services, crisis counseling, victim, court and legal advocacy; providing mental health, wellness support services and training for police personnel; serving as Police Department mental health staff liaison; providing consultation, supervision and education as needed. 

Supervision Received:

Works under the general supervision of the Investigations Commander.

Supervision Exercised:

Provides clinical support and guidance to Social Services Specialist and Victim Liaison.

Directs Clinical Social Services & Advocacy including, but not necessarily limited to:

• Providing emergency social service assistance to officers in the field.
• Providing short term crisis intervention/counseling & stabilization services.
• Providing court advocacy for victim/witness and legal advocacy.
• Providing mediation and substance abuse intervention services as deemed appropriate.
• Coordinating with the Department of Children and Family Services & Adult Protective Services as needed.
• Providing social work and mental health related services to residents, families, and the community including assessments and evaluations.
• Reviewing of daily police bulletin and follow up on cases deemed appropriate. 

Acts as a City Mental Health Community Liaison including, but not necessarily limited to:

• Managing communication between local institutions and community citizens.
• Interacting and communicating with members of the community and providing education by addressing specific mental health related needs and interests, both met and unmet, on an ongoing basis. 

Provides Consultation & Supervision including, but not necessarily limited to:

• Providing consultation and supervision as needed to City staff to aid in navigation and appropriate management of cases.
• Providing consultation to/with other service providers as necessary.
• Providing supervision hours for licensed mental health professionals/providers.
• Educating City Staff on mandated reporting requirements. 

Provides Training & Support Services including, but not necessarily limited to:

• Providing mental health & wellness support services and training for police personnel and city staff.
• Developing and implementing additional training as needed.
• Acting as peer support clinician for staff and multijurisdictional aid.
• Performs other related duties as requested. 

Required Minimum Qualifications:

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Education: Master's degree in counseling, psychology, social work, or related area.
• Experience: A minimum of two years working in a social services setting.
• Experience in crisis response and intervention services.
• Experience in risk-assessment and identification of mental health related symptoms.
• Experience in de-escalation skills and ability to treat all persons with dignity and respect in order to determine root cause of presenting issue at hand.
• Certification or License:
• Valid LSW or LPC required. LCSW or LCPC strongly preferred.
• Valid driver's license required.

For more information, or to apply, visit:

https://www.cityhpil.com/careers

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