Senior Services Social Worker

Performs professional work providing social work services to clients in the Community Alternatives Program unit of Senior Services, and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the moderate supervision of the Social Work Supervisor.

Our core values—Resilience, Excellence, Accountability, Customer Service, and Honesty—are the foundation of our work and the standard by which we operate. As a member of our team, you are expected to demonstrate these values in every aspect of your role. This means delivering high-quality work, taking responsibility for your actions, providing exceptional service, and maintaining integrity in all interactions. Your commitment to these principles is essential to fostering a positive workplace culture and ensuring the success of our organization and the community we serve. 

Qualification Requirements
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Performs comprehensive assessments to identify all aspects of the beneficiary.
• Develops person-centered service plans to determine all formal and informal services.
• Provides multidisciplinary treatment team meetings with all providers to monitor health and wellbeing, and continued appropriateness of services.
• Completes monitoring requirements to include: telephone, face to face and electronic exchanges.  
• Facilitates referral and linkage activities with medical, behavioral, social and other human services agencies.
• Manages a caseload of disabled adults.
• Performs assigned functions as a Disaster Ready Team (DRT) member, if appointed or volunteer.
• Performs related work as required.

Knowledge of the population, disability, and culture of the beneficiary being served. Knowledge of formal and informal assessment practices, to establish a rapport with the beneficiary and family. Considerable knowledge in recognizing indicators of risk (health, safety, mental health and substance abuse.) Knowledge of values that underlie a person- centered approach to providing services. Knowledge of services and interventions appropriate for assessed needs for the development of the service plan. Knowledge of emergency and disaster safety planning. Considerable knowledge of community resources and current laws, regulations, and policies surrounding medical and behavioral healthcare. Knowledge of outcome monitoring, preventative intervention, community, beneficiary-advocacy and peer support groups. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with administrative superiors, members and families of caseload, and with healthcare providers and community resources. Ability to train or instruct lower-level social workers, students, or interns. Ability to express ideas clearly and concisely and to plan and execute work.Bachelor’s degree in a human services or equivalent field from an accredited college or university with two or more years of community experience (preferably case management) in the health or medical field directly related to home-care, long-term care, or personal care, and the completion of a NC Medicaid certified training program within 90 calendar days of employment.

Special Requirement:
Valid Driver's License

In order to be considered for this position, your final transcript showing the date that your degree was awarded and/or any required certificates or licenses must be uploaded with your application, even if you are a current employee or we have received it with a previous application 

Salary will be determined by candidate's qualifications, budget, market, and internal equity.

Salary : $29 - $38