Senior Social Worker; DOH​/PHD​/NW

Senior Social Worker (DOH/PHD/NW #11200)

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Posting Details: This posting will be used for ongoing recruitment and may close at any time. Applicant lists may be screened more than once.

Salary: $24.16 - $36.24 hourly ($50,248 - $75,372 annually). This position is a Pay Band C6.

Location: Farmington Public Health Office, 355 S. Miller, Farmington, NM 87401.

Working as a Children's Medical Services Social Worker involves:

• Assisting families of children (ages 0‑21) in developing coordinated plans to meet medical, social, and developmental needs.
• Conducting outreach and engagement of clients/families.
• Providing comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments and periodic reassessments.
• Developing and implementing service plans.
• Coordinating and monitoring service delivery and advocating on behalf of the client.
• Collaborating with medical, educational, vocational, and human service providers.
• Providing outreach to immigrant and Native American/Pueblo communities.
• Ensuring quality assurance for billing and maximizing billing on care coordination.

Ideal Candidate: All candidates must possess an active LBSW, LMSW, or LCSW. Preferred experience includes conducting intake interviews, providing crisis interventions, formulating interventions and service plans, working with families in medical/public health settings, and fluency in English and Spanish.

Minimum Qualification: Bachelor's degree in Social Work (in accordance with NMAC 61‑31‑9) and two (2) years of experience in a social work setting, or an equivalence combination totaling six (6) years.

Employment Requirements:

• Valid Driver's License.
• Current Defensive Driving Course Certification from the State of New Mexico, or completion of a defensive driving course upon hiring.
• Active LBSW, LMSW, or LCSW license.

Working Conditions:

• Services provided in communities, clinics, auxiliary sites, and consumer homes to a diverse population, many of whom do not speak English.
• May require lifting up to 50 pounds.
• Potential exposure to communicable diseases.
• Travel and occasional overnight stays required.
• May involve work outside traditional hours to provide outreach.

Bargaining Unit Position: This position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement. All terms and conditions of that agreement apply.

Agency Contact Information:
Liz Bearzi, , Email.