Human Services Case Manager

Human Services Case Manager

Join our team as a Human Services Case Manager. This role involves professional social work in the County's Community Services Department, Human Services Division. This is a grant funded position.

Interviews social welfare applicants. Evaluates applicants' resources, including assets, income, employability, family status, and State or Federal assistance received. Makes recommendations for funding or denial of service based on established policies, procedures, laws, and regulations.

Counsels indigent and at risk citizens on how to deal with social, emotional, or financial problems within their own limitations. Encourages self-sufficiency and independence of social service programs when possible.

Performs related work as required

• Knowledge of the principles and practices of social service work.
• Knowledge of County laws, rules, and regulations related to the providing of public assistance and medical care.
• Knowledge of related social service activities.
• Ability to achieve rapport and to establish effective relationships with applicants, their relatives, other interested persons, and community human service providers.
• Ability to prepare complete, concise, meaningful, and accurate written reports and maintain Case Worker notes in client files.
• Ability to establish and maintain good relations with fellow employees and the public.
• Ability to make sound judgments.
• Ability to work autonomously and creatively on new projects.

Physical skills:
Ability to communicate effectively using verbal, written and visual communication.

Education, training and experience:
Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's Degree in Social Science or a related field OR an Associate degree and two (2) years' experience in the human services field. Must be able to type (no minimum speed requirement), and use calculator and telephone. Computer/data entry experience is preferred. Experience working with people affected by opioid use disorder, substance use disorder, and/or experience working with housing support services preferred.

Licenses, certifications or registrations:
Must possess a valid Florida Driver's License.

ADA statement: A qualified employee or applicant with a disability may be afforded a reasonable accommodation to perform the essential job functions of a position in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Drug-free workplace:
Pasco County BOCC is a drug-free workplace in accordance with Federal and Florida law.

Emergency response/recovery activities:
All employees will be required to work before, during, or after an emergency. During an emergency, employees may temporarily be assigned to work and perform duties outside the normal scope of their position, location and work schedule to fit the needs of the County and its citizens.

Veterans' preference:
Under Section 295.07, F.S., Chapter SSA-7, Pasco County BCC provides to Veterans, that preference in appointment will be given to preference-eligible applicants.

Pasco County was voted one of the nation's top workplaces for 2021.

Benefits include:

• Florida Retirement System (FRS) retirement plan
• PTO (Paid Time Off)
• Paid holidays
• Group insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Deferred compensation
• Medical leave pool
• Annual medical leave buy-back
• Mid-management/Professional grade, and management personnel may receive 40 hours of admin leave per calendar year.

Effective July 1, 2011, FRS members must contribute 3% of their salary as retirement contributions, on a pre-tax basis (the salary is reduced by the amount of the employee contribution before determining the federal income tax deduction). The employer will automatically deduct the employee contributions.