Human Services Professional

The Methodist Home has been restoring childhoods, strengthening families and building people for over 150 years. We are looking for people who would like to help us achieve our mission to provide healing and hope to children and families.

The Human Services Professional provides child welfare administrative oversight and coordination of services to children and their families in care. Specifically, the HSP is responsible for supervising and ensuring that the educational, medical, emotion and social needs of each youth in care are met. In addition, they are responsible for providing and/or coordinating all case management, ancillary and social services for each youth. The HSP maintains all documentation required in case files and electronically manages contractors’ data system on assigned youth. HSP is required to generate reports of daily, weekly and monthly progress relevant to case management and support services.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Completes case management responsibilities for assigned residents in accordance with contract and regulatory requirements as outlined in the Human Services Professional (HSP) manual.
• Completes required documentation per contract and regulatory requirement in applicable databases.
• Adheres to mandated reporter responsibilities.
• Responsible for completing all required reporting and follow up documentation regarding significant/critical events with in applicable time frames.
• Participates in meetings as outlined in the HSP manual and/or as required.
• Responsible for contributing to performance quality improvement measures as outlined in the HSP manual and the Performance Quality Improvement (PQI) manual, for example utilization reviews, etc.
• Maintains open communication with cottage staff to adequately communicate resident goals, safety plans, etc.
• Identify and monitor the children’s and families’ progress relative to the needs, goals, and objectives identified in the assessments and service plans and discuss any problems being encountered by or with the children in care

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements include but are not limited to the following:

• Must possess a minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, psychology, child hood education, education counseling and psychology or other human service or behavioral science field
• Must have a minimum of two years of casework experience in a child placing agency.
• Must maintain a valid driver’s license with a safe driving record as defined in Agency policy.

Required Safety/Background Checks: All applicants considered for hire must consent, and receive clearance from, the following local, state and national agencies:

Bibb County Sheriff's Department

Department of Human Services (fingerprint required)

Motor Vehicle Record (must have a valid license for four consecutive years and applicant/driving record must be approved by our insurance carrier)

Child Abuse Registry

Department of Corrections

Pardons and Parole

Sex Offenders Registry

Medicaid Fraud

All employees must also pass a pre-employment physical, ten panel drug screen and TB skin test

Work Remotely

• No

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $19.88 - $20.24 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• casework: 2 years (Required)
• supervisory: 2 years (Required)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License in good standing (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Macon, GA 31204: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $20 - $20