Social Worker II - Health

Moore County; North Carolina; On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Moore County seeks a Social Worker II for the Care Management Program (CMARC/CMHRP) to assess, plan, and follow up with at-risk children and high-risk pregnancies. The role includes counseling and coordinating with schools, foster families, and community partners to support habilitation plans and behavior management.

Qualified candidates hold a Master’s in a human services field or a Bachelor’s in social work (or related) and must maintain a valid North Carolina driver’s license.

Qualifications

• Master's or Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• One to two years of related experience for certain paths.
• Must possess and maintain a valid North Carolina driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate client situations and develop psychosocial assessments.
• Develop service/treatment plans and conduct follow-ups.
• Provide basic counseling and support in employment, medical, health, or behavioral areas.
• Coordinate with schools, parents, and foster parents on habilitation plans and behavior management.
• Establish rapport and collaborate with families and community organizations.

Skills

Social work principles

Client rapport

Community resources

Team relationships

Training interns

Communication skills

Driver's license

Education

Master's degree in human services

Bachelor's degree in social work

Bachelor's degree in human services

Equivalent education/experience

Job description

This position works as a Social Worker II with the Care Management Program. The program serves the populations of at-risk patients through specific Care Management for At-Risk Children (CMARC) and Care Management for High-Risk Pregnancies (CMHRP). CMARC and CMHRP provide coordination of services and ensure care for clients. Work involves evaluating the client's situation and ability to deal with it, developing a social history, psychosocial assessment, service plan and/or treatment plan, and follow-up. Services may include basic counseling, support and reinforcement in areas such as: employment, vocational, medical, health, or behavioral issues. They may provide information to and confer with schools, natural parents, and foster parents on habilitation plans, behavior management, and other problem areas or needs.

• Considerable knowledge of social work principles, techniques, and practices and their application to individual casework group work and community problems
• Knowledge of governmental and private organizations and community resources
• Skill in establishing rapport with a client and applying techniques of assessing psychosocial, behavioral, and psychological aspects of client's problem
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with administrative superiors, members of case load and their families, and with civic, medical, social, and religious organizations
• Ability to train or instruct lower-level social workers, students, or interns
• Master's degree in a human services field from an appropriately accredited institution OR
• Bachelor's degree in social work from an appropriately accredited institution OR
• Bachelor's degree in a human services field from an appropriately accredited institution and one (1) year of directly related experience OR
• Bachelor's degree from an appropriately accredited institution and two (2) years of directly related experience OR
• An equivalent combination of education and experience
• Must possess and maintain a valid North Carolina driver's license.

This is light work requiring the exertion of up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects; work requires stooping, reaching, standing, walking, lifting, grasping, and repetitive motions; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word and conveying detailed or important instructions to others accurately, loudly, or quickly; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels and to receive detailed information through oral communications and/or to make fine distinctions in sound; visual acuity is required for preparing and analyzing written or computer data, visual inspection involving small defects and/or small parts, operation of machines, operation of motor vehicles or equipment, determining the accuracy and thoroughness of work, and observing general surroundings and activities; the worker is subject to inside and outside environmental conditions and atmospheric conditions.

The County of Moore is a drug-free workplace and Equal Opportunity employer.

In compliance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, Moore County will employ only those individuals who are U.S. citizens or legal aliens authorized to maintain employment in the United States.

All applicants tentatively selected for this position will be required to submit to a pre-employment background check, pre-employment drug test, and post offer physical.

Moore County is an E-Verify Participant