Social Worker

About the role

The Social Worker position performs professional and technical duties involved in assisting individuals, families and/or groups of people by providing them with services designed to help them meet a variety of human, personal and environmental needs. Performs related duties as required.

Responsibilities

• Perform concise, comprehensive social assessments and developing service plans based on the customers' individual needs.
• Provide information and referral services to customers and the public that enables them to utilize the programs' services to best address their needs.
• Provide short-term or long-term case management services to all populations served.
• Conduct home visits to customers' homes and/or other agencies/locations within the community and/or designated co-located partnership sites.
• Research and advocate for customers to receive appropriate services through community resources such as public assistance programs, drug rehabilitation programs, and housing shelters.
• Care for individuals with mental illness or developmental disabilities.
• Work with various established Metro partnerships as well as being flexible to work across the Division of Programs in any of the agency identified program units.
• May provide written summaries and any reports from completed interviews from the assigned Conservatorship cases.
• Build and maintain working relationships with various Metro Departments and other community agencies to ensure the emotional and social well-being of the assigned constituents are being met, assessed, and documented on a regular basis.
• Attend community events.

Requirements

• Valid Driver License
• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work from an accredited college or university
• Case management experience
• Experience in leading group facilitations

Qualifications

• No Substitution
• Note: Per Metro Ordinance No. SO94-1078. All employees of the Metropolitan Government shall be residents of the State of Tennessee or become residents of the state within six (6) months of employment as a prerequisite to employment with the Metropolitan Government.

Skills

• Ability to conduct home visits
• Ability to research and advocate for customers
• Ability to lead group facilitations

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Basic Life
• Pension
• Paid Family Leave
• Longevity
• Work Life/ Employee Assistance Program

Pay

Details about pay are not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

Details about the schedule are not specified in the job posting.