Application Opening: December 24, 2024
Application Deadline: January 14, 2025 by 11:45pm
Hourly Compensation: $109,252 - $132,730/Annually
This is a Temporary Provisional (TPV) position.
The Public Defender’s Office Civil Mental Health Unit (MHU) provides legal representation to individuals subject to civil and criminal mental health commitments in San Francisco. Each year, the office represents approximately 700 individuals subject to conservatorships under the Lanterman-Petris-Shot Act, 70 individuals committed to the Department of State Hospitals after being adjudicated not guilty by reason of insanity, individuals diagnosed with developmental disabilities residing at regional centers, and individuals diagnosed with developmental disabilities committed pursuant to W&I 6500.
Additionally, the MHU represents individuals subject to involuntary psychiatric detention petitions under Cal. W&I Code Sec. 5250, 5270 and involuntary medication petitions filed by hospitals and psychiatric facilities. We are committed to providing zealous advocacy, honoring our clients’ wishes, and preserving patient autonomy.
The Medical Social Worker position requires demonstrated commitment to zealously advocating for patients’ rights and respecting patients' autonomy over their medical decisions. The successful candidate will know the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition. The candidate will be required to engage directly with patients with mental health disorders such as, but not limited to, schizophrenia, bipolar, depression, and severe substance dependence, as well as patients diagnosed with developmental disabilities; interview and assess clients to determine if they meet the legal criteria of grave disability; make referrals for outpatient treatment in the community; consult with mental health service providers; interview and gather socioeconomic data from patients, providers, treatment facilities, relatives and acquaintances; collect, review and analyze psychiatric and medical records; assist patients to develop plans for maintaining food, clothing, shelter, medical needs, and personal safety; provide client supportive services; and when required, sworn court testimony.
The position requires traveling to hospitals and treatment facilities in San Francisco and the Greater Bay Area when necessary.
Education:
Possession of a Master's Degree in Social Work (MSW) from a school of social work fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE); AND
Experience:
Six (6) months (1000 hours) of social work experience in a health care setting. This experience may be gained from supervised field placement during the Master's in Social Work (MSW) program or from post-graduate social work experience
Desirable Qualifications
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Note: Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. If education verification is required, information on how to verify education requirements, including verifying foreign education credits or degree equivalency, can be found at
Falsifying one’s education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City and County of San Francisco.
All work experience, education, training and other information substantiating how you meet the minimumAll your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
HOW TO APPLY:Applicants may be contacted by email about this recruitment and, therefore, it is their responsibility to ensure that their registered email address is accurate and kept up-to-date. Also, applicants must ensure that email from CCSF is not blocked on their computer by a spam filter. To prevent blocking, applicants should set up their email to accept CCSF mail from the following addresses (@sfgov.org, @sfdpw.org, @sfport.com, @flysfo.com, @sfwater.org, @sfdph.org, @asianart.org, @sfmta.com, @sfpl.org, @dcyf.org, @first5sf.org, @famsf.org, @ccsf.edu, @smartalerts.info, @smartrecruiters.com, and notifications@careers.sf.gov).
Applicants will receive a confirmation email that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records. Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received.
Analyst Information: If you have any questions regarding this recruitment, please contact Stephanie Aquino, Senior Human Resources Analyst, at stephanie.aquino@sfgov.org
The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.
The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.
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