Licensed Senior Clinical Caseworker

Do you have a passion for helping others and building relationships? The Missouri Veterans Home is looking for a Licensed Social Worker to guide and advocate for our Veterans so they receive quality, compassionate support and services. If you want to advance your career in a rewarding environment, this role may be for you.

Examples of Work

• Ensure complete assessments are conducted on Veteran's social, environmental, and economic backgrounds to assist medical and other professional staff with diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment planning.
• Ensure medically-related social services are provided for Veterans to attain or maintain the highest practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being.
• Perform duties of Director of Social Services when absent from facility to include supervision and direction of Social Services team.
• Provide medically related social services for Veterans to attain highest physical, mental and psychosocial well-being through the assessment and care planning process.
• Identify and seek ways to support Veterans’ individual needs and preferences, customary routines, concerns and choices.
• Make arrangements for obtaining adaptive equipment, clothing, and personal items.
• Maintain contact with families to report on overall health and planning.
• Make referrals and obtain services from outside entities.
• Assist with and make referrals for financial and legal matters.
• Provide appropriate level of discharge planning.
• Provide or arrange for the provision of needed counseling services, participating in behavior management and crisis intervention and planning.
• Introduce Veterans and families to the Home, providing information and giving tours.

Qualifications

• Possession of a current license to practice as a Licensed Social Worker in the state of Missouri.

Pay varies based on licensure:

• Licensed Bachelor Social Worker - $61,214.64
• Licensed Master's or Advanced Macro Social Worker or Licensed Clinical Social Worker - $67,454.64

Benefits

• 3 weeks paid vacation; 3 weeks paid sick leave; 13 paid holidays
• Health (medical, dental, vision) and free life insurance
• Retirement plan with up to $25/month match on savings plan
• 6 weeks paid leave for birth or adoption
• Opportunities to learn and grow in your career with MO Veterans Commission