Social Worker Police

If you have submitted an application with the City of Pine Bluff within a year please email or call and ask that your application be submitted for this position. All applications are active for a year.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: The Social Worker will serve as a vital link between the Pine Bluff Police Department and the community by addressing the social emotional and mental needs of individuals encountered during law enforcement interactions. The Social Worker provides crisis intervention case management advocacy and referrals responds to mental health substance abuse domestic violence and other social emergencies alongside police officers. The Social Worker helps stabilize individuals and connects them to emergency services and treatment educates the public and community groups about available resources and department programs develops individualized care plans and follow-up treatment and assists victims families and witnesses by providing trauma-informed support. The Social also conducts in-service training sessions for officers on crisis intervention mental health trauma and cultural competency assists in developing protocols involving mental health and performs all other duties assigned.

ACCEPTABLE EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING: A Bachelors Degree in Social Work from an accredited institution; Licenses or license-eligible in the State of Arkansas (LCSW preferred); two to five years of professional experience in social work crisis intervention or a related field; experience in law enforcement settings preferred.