Disaster Human Services Social Worker

Endeavors Inc.; Boise (ID); Sur place; USD 60 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Endeavors Inc. is seeking a Disaster Human Services Social Worker to join a multidisciplinary team, evaluating disaster impacts on human service providers and community access to services.

You will document facility and service delivery conditions and coordinate with engineers and specialists. The role requires field deployment, interviews with providers, and the preparation of assessment summaries and reports, while protecting PII and complying with privacy and security protocols.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Social Work or closely related field; advanced studies desirable.
• Experience in social/human services, needs assessment, disaster response or service-system coordination preferred.
• Must complete organization screening, credentialing, cybersecurity/privacy training, Rules of Behavior, and disaster-impact training before deployment.

Responsabilités

• Deploy with Disaster Human Services Impact Assessment teams to support field activities.
• Assess and document operational impacts that may affect access to services.
• Interview human service providers and officials to gather information.
• Coordinate with civil engineers and specialists on facility conditions.
• Document observations and impacts in designated records; prepare reports.

Connaissances

Disaster response

Needs assessment

Interviews

Coordination

Crisis support

Formation

Bachelor's in Social Work

Advanced education in Social Work

Description du poste

Job Purpose

The Disaster Human Services Social Worker serves as a human services subject-matter resource on Disaster Human Services Impact Assessment operations. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team that includes civil engineers and other qualified personnel, the Social Worker evaluates and documents how disaster impacts to human service provider facilities, equipment, vehicles, grounds, and operations may affect the provider's ability to deliver services and the community's ability to access them. The position contributes a social work and human services perspective to assessment findings, resource coordination, reporting, and recovery considerations.

Essential Job Responsibilities

• Deploy as a member of Disaster Human Services Impact Assessment teams and support field assessment activities in disaster impacted jurisdictions identified.
• Assess and document operational impacts that may reduce, interrupt, or prevent access to human services, including impacts associated with facilities, equipment, vehicles, grounds, utilities, accessibility, staffing, and service-delivery conditions.
• Apply working knowledge of human services delivery to explain how observed disaster conditions may affect providers and the populations they serve.
• Identify and document service-access impacts involving child care, child welfare, aging and elder care, intimate partner violence services, homelessness services, labor and sex trafficking services, nutrition assistance, economic self-sufficiency programs, and supports for individuals with disabilities and others with access and functional needs.
• Conduct interviews and gather information from human service providers, local officials, community partners, and other authorized sources using approved assessment protocols and tools.
• Document observations and human services impacts accurately in designated systems of record; maintain supporting notes, assessment records, and required reports.
• Coordinate with civil engineers and technical specialists regarding observed facility conditions. The Social Worker documents service delivery and access impacts and does not make engineering or structural safety determinations unless separately qualified and authorized.
• Assist the team in identifying service gaps, operational barriers, resource needs, and recovery considerations for affected human service providers and communities.
• Support development of assessment summaries, briefings, reports, and other mission products for authorized partners.
• Provide social work, crisis-support, resource navigation, or referral assistance when included within the assigned mission scope and consistent with role qualifications.
• Protect Personally Identifiable Information (PII), assessment records, and Federal information; comply with applicable privacy, confidentiality, cybersecurity, records-management, and Rules of Behavior requirements.
• Use culturally responsive practices and consider the needs of individuals with disabilities and others with access and functional needs throughout assessment and coordination activities.
• Participate in required readiness activities, standardized impact-assessment training, exercises, Just-In-Time training, operational briefings, debriefings, hotwashes, and continuous improvement activities.
• Maintain deployment readiness, including required screening, credentialing, background investigations, training, licenses/certifications when applicable, and availability requirements.
• Deploy within required operational timeframes and work safely in field and austere environments as assigned.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Demonstrate Exceptional customer service, in Everything you do, by placing the child, family, Veteran or client first to support our mission to "Empower people to build better lives for themselves, their families, and their communities".

Essential Qualifications

Education

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Social Work or a closely related human services field is preferred. Advanced education in Social Work or a related field is desirable. Any license or certification required for a specific assignment must be current and maintained.

Experience

Relevant experience in social work, human services, community services, needs assessment, case management, disaster response/recovery, or service-system coordination is preferred. Experience evaluating barriers to human service delivery or working with vulnerable and disaster-affected populations is desirable.

Training/Credentialing

Must complete all organization and required screening, background investigation, credentialing, cybersecurity/privacy training, Rules of Behavior, role-based training, and standardized Disaster Human Services Impact Assessment training before accessing applicable Government systems or assessment records and before deployment, as required.

Attendance/Availability

Must maintain reliable availability while identified as deployment ready and be able to work variable schedules, including extended hours, evenings, weekends, and holidays when operationally required.

Travel

Nationwide travel and deployment to disaster impacted locations is required. Personnel designated deployment ready must be able to deploy within required contract timeframes, including the 48-hour surge requirement when applicable.

Licenses

Driver's License with a clear record.

Vehicle

Must have daily use of a vehicle without prior notice.

Other

Must be available and willing to travel nationwide and deploy within required contract timeframes, including the 48-hour surge requirement when applicable. Must be capable of working in disaster-impacted or austere environments and successfully complete and maintain all required screening, credentialing, background investigation, training, licenses/certifications when applicable, and security/access requirements.

Endeavors has a longstanding practice of providing a work environment that is free from all forms of employment discrimination, including harassment, because of race, color, sex, gender, age, religion, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We recruit, hire, employ, train, promote, and compensate individuals based on job-related qualifications and abilities.

Endeavors also provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities or based on a sincerely held religious belief, in accordance with applicable laws. If you need to inquire about an accommodation, or need assistance with completing the application process, please email [e-mail] or speak with your recruiter.

Endeavors is dedicated to offering reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. If you are a qualified candidate with a disability and need help submitting your application online, please reach out to us at [e-mail]. If you are chosen for an interview, we will provide further details on how to request accommodations for the interview process.