Social Worker II- Health Senior Services

Harnett County, NC; Lillington (NC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

The Harnett County Department of Public Health seeks a Social Worker II to conduct home visits, reassessments, and continued need reviews to ensure clients receive needed services. This role involves coordinating in-home services and transportation for CAP/DA participants, maintaining case loads, and evaluating mental health and environmental factors to inform Plans of Care.

Responsibilities include home visits, assessments of client needs, and collaboration with families and community partners

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in social work from an accredited institution or related field with required experience.
• Experience or educational mix may meet the requirement per policy.

Responsibilities

• Perform home visits and reassessments; revise Plans of Service to ensure client needs are met.
• Coordinate in-home services and transportation for clients.
• Manage caseload for CAP/DA participants and assess mental health, home, support networks, finances, and needs.

Skills

Social work principles

Psychosocial knowledge

Laws and policy knowledge

Client rapport & assessment

Relationship building with families

Education

Bachelor's degree in social work

Bachelor's degree in human services

Job description

Internal Employees Only

The Harnett County Department of Public Health is currently recruiting for a Social Worker II. This position is responsible for making home visits to conduct reassessments and completing continued need reviews, and revising Plans of Service to assure that the client receives needed services and is properly cared for. Work involves coordinating and arranging for in-home services and transportation.

This position manages a caseload of assigned clients participating in the Medicaid funded CAP/DA program designed to keep individuals at risk of needing nursing home placement in their own homes. Conducts home visits and makes assessment of client's mental health, home environment, social support network, financial status, abilities and needs and writes or revises the Plan of Care. This position is responsible for working Monday-Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm ( 40 hours) with one hour for lunch. Occasional night work may be necessary to accommodate families and their schedules. Educational seminars or health fairs may require weekend.

Education and Experience:

Bachelor's degree in social work from an appropriately accredited institution; bachelor's degree in a human services field from an appropriately accredited institution and one year of directly related experience; bachelor's degree from an appropriately accredited institution and two years directly related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Copy of college transcripts must be submitted with your application. Official college transcripts are required at the time of hire.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Considerable knowledge of social work principles, techniques, and practices and their application to individual casework group work and community problems.
• Knowledge of the psychosocial, socioeconomic and behavioral problems and their treatment.
• General Knowledge of laws, regulations and policies which govern the program.
• Skills in establishing rapport with a client and applying techniques of assessing psychosocial, behavioral and psychological aspects of client’s problems.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with members of caseload and their families, and with community, medical, social and religious organizations.
• Ability to express ideas clearly and concisely and plan to execute work.

Successful completion of a drug screening and criminal background check will be required as a condition of employment.