PACE Social Worker II

Position Summary

The PACE Social Worker provides and coordinates psychosocial services for participants and their families in the PACE Center, home, hospital, nursing home, or assisted living facility (ALF). The role also provides community-based case management services for program participants.

Position Qualifications

• A graduate of a master’s program in Social Work accredited by the Council of Social Work Education;
• Licensed by the state of Kentucky as a Certified Social Worker (CSW) or a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW);
• A minimum of two years’ social service experience working in a case management capacity;
• At least one year of experience working with the frail and elderly;
• Strong demonstrated capabilities in networking with community resources, and strong knowledge of such resources;
• Strong communication skills, including face-to-face, telephone, and computer skills;
• Strength in attention to detail and organization;
• Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously and effectively handle the emotional stress of the workload;
• Ability to work unsupervised exercising a high degree of discretion & independent judgment;
• Ability to physically access any home, hospital, nursing home, and ALF (i.e., navigate stairs, narrow stairs, narrow spaces, lack of air conditioning, etc.).

Qualifications

• Graduate of a master’s program in Social Work accredited by the Council of Social Work Education;
• Licensed by the state of Kentucky as a Certified Social Worker (CSW) or a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW);
• Two years’ social service experience working in a case management capacity;
• One year of experience working with the frail and elderly;
• Networking and community resource knowledge;
• Communication skills (face-to-face, telephone, computer);
• Attention to detail and organizational skills;
• Multiple priority handling and emotional stress management;
• Physical accessibility (navigate stairs, narrow spaces, lack of air conditioning).

Benefits

• Commitment to diversity and inclusion;
• Equal employment opportunity;
• Compliance with Title VI guidelines;
• Opportunity for professional growth and development;
• Work in a team environment.

Pay

Details about pay are not specified in this posting.

Schedule

The schedule is Monday- Friday 8:00-4:30pm.