Social Service Clinician II

Final date to receive applications 2/28/2026 (7:00 PM EST)

The Kentucky Department for Community-Based Services (DCBS) is a multi-faceted agency that provides services and programs to enhance the self-sufficiency of families; improve safety and permanency for children and vulnerable adults and engage families and community partners in a collaborative decision-making process. We offer an exciting opportunity to be part of a team of professionals committed to providing services to the children and families of the Commonwealth.

The employee is expected to perform all duties to the best of their ability, act responsibly at all times, and treat all persons with respect. Career growth is encouraged through training and mentoring opportunities.

The successful candidate should be professional, polite, and able to work with a diverse population. The candidate should be able to deal with difficult situations calmly and respectfully. They should be responsive, willing to meet each challenge directly, and able to ask for assistance or guidance when needed. The successful candidate should have the drive to meet the needs of those we serve.

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• Provides intensive social work services for individuals under state guardianship to include making medical, personal, and or financial decisions.
• Provides support and services to complex cases, including placements within appropriate residential or community-based settings.
• Makes face-to-face visits with clients to assess needs and living conditions and assist with access to community resources. This includes residence, respite, or hospitalization, which may lead to exposure to contagious diseases. This includes individuals experiencing severe problems, which jeopardize placement or may lead to hospitalization. Help move belongings, including heavy objects.
• Prepares court reports and monitors conditions as set by court appointments. Works to provide intensive social work services to those complex cases appointed by the court, including those with severe mental illness and those with no resources for housing or personal needs.
• Works with residential providers, fiduciary staff to ensure payment of bills and provision of personal needs, and benefits staff to establish and maintain benefits, including Medicaid, food stamps, pensions, and federal and other eligible benefits. Responsible for entering data into the Kentucky Guardianship Fiduciary Information System (KYGFIS) and maintaining records.
• Works as a member of the service plan review team to establish a plan of care. Ensures unified service provisions as developed on the plan of care, including monitoring of clients' activities of daily living and community involvement. Provides care coordination and advocacy for clients under Guardianship. Provides expert court testimony and works with referral sources to provide education regarding Guardianship to ensure the referrals are appropriate prior to petitioning the court for an appointment.
• Other duties as assigned

• Professional social work experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent computer skills.
• Ability to plan and establish priorities.
• Attention to detail, thoroughness, and accuracy in completing tasks.
• Ability to work cooperatively as part of a team.
• Maintain a valid driver's license

The position you are applying for has access to or use of federal tax information (FTI) or meets the statutory definition of front-line staff. Therefore, pursuant to IRS Publication 1075 and 900 KAR 1:009 or KRS 194A.062 and 900 KAR 1:050, applicants for this position in the Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) shall submit to a fingerprint-based criminal background check by the Department of Kentucky State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

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EDUCATION: A master's degree in social work, sociology, psychology, marriage and family therapy or a related field.

EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS: Must have two years of professional social work experience.

Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE: NONE

Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION: A bachelor's degree supplemented by four years of professional social work experience will substitute for the primary education and experience requirements.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (AGE, LICENSURE, REGULATION, ETC.): If employed by the Cabinet for Health and…