Coordinated Discharge Senior Worker; Social Worker - Senior

Senior Social Worker

Jail Health Services (JHS), part of Public Health Seattle & King County, is actively seeking a dedicated Senior Social Worker to join our dynamic Coordinated Discharge team. Coordinated Discharge Social Workers are instrumental in facilitating referrals, connecting individuals to medical care, behavioral health treatment, and various benefits and social services. Their efforts focus on eliminating barriers by providing essential support such as medication, transportation, cell phones, clothing, and assistance with benefit activation upon release.

The goal is to ensure a seamless transition to the community from one of two King County jails in Seattle and Kent, WA. As a key team member, you will provide clinical and programmatic support, emphasizing a harm reduction, trauma-informed, and patient-centered approach. While providing release planning to a small caseload, your responsibilities will extend to training new staff, assisting with onboarding, making informed decisions on work assignments, and providing clinical, technical, and analytical guidance.

Your role is pivotal in supporting the day-to-day operations of the team and contributing to the overall success of the Coordinated Discharge services.

JHS provides needed health and social services to the incarcerated population located in the King County jails – King County Correctional Facility (KCCF) in Seattle, WA and Maleng Regional Justice Center (MRJC) in Kent, WA. The primary services we provide include medical, dental, mental health, social and release planning services, treatment of substance use disorders, and pharmaceutical services. We care about the patients we serve and their health outcomes.

Our division includes over 250 employees and an annual budget of over $60 million.

The purpose of JHS is to assure that high-quality health and human services are available to the incarcerated population in the King County adult correctional facilities: the King County Correctional Facility (KCCF) in Seattle and the Maleng Regional Justice Center (MRJC) in Kent. The JHS vision is Opening doors to healthier, happier lives, and the mission is to assess and stabilize serious health problems for the detained population of the King County Correctional Facility and the Maleng Regional Justice Center with a focus on transition from jail.

Staffed 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, 365 days per year, JHS provides a broad range of health care to all individuals booked into the jails. For patients with serious mental health or medical conditions, special housing units (psychiatric and infirmary) along with a higher level of services and medical monitoring are provided. Since the patient population varies both in numbers as well as in acuity of health conditions, staffing is adapted and flexed to meet the constantly changing needs of the population.

JHS staff manage the complex health needs of underserved populations, many of whom come to the facility without access to care in the community and with decompensated acute and chronic health conditions.

King County is a vibrant international community with residents that represent countries from around the world. It is a region with increasing diversity that cherishes the traditions of many cultures. The county government has a deep commitment to equity and social justice and advancing practices, strategies, and policies that promote fairness, justice, and opportunity for all – in our workplaces and our communities.

With this commitment, King County has adopted a pro-equity agenda to advance regional change and ensure that residents from all communities are incorporated into our emergency planning and public outreach efforts.

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This position is Monday - Friday 7:30 am to 6:30 pm. Alternate work schedules are considered based on staffing levels and business needs. Potential future program expansion may involve weekend work. This position is non-exempt and eligible for overtime.

King County Correctional Facility in Seattle at 500 Fifth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104 and at the Maleng Regional Justice Center located at 401 Fourth Avenue N, Kent, WA 98032. However, candidates will need to be available to work at either site if needed. There will also be minimal work in community locations to meet with patients.

Employees must reside in Washington state and within a reasonable distance to their King County worksite to respond to workplace reporting requirements.