Social Worker II - Adult Services

Buncombe County offers in-office, hybrid, and remote positions. Employees in positions that are approved for remote work must work at a location within a 2-hour drive from the position's assigned Buncombe County facility.

Buncombe County Government is seeking a qualified Social Worker II to join our Adult Services division of our Health and Human Services department.

• The SWII will hold primary case responsibility for the SSBG and HCCBG In-Home Aide Programs. This will include case management activities and service monitoring on SSBG cases, Service Monitoring on HCCBG cases, and management of the In-Home Aide Inquiry List. This also includes being the primary point of contact between Buncombe County and the contracted In-Home Aide Agencies when discussing specific issues with service provision.
• The SWII will hold primary case responsibility for the Adult Daycare and Day Health program. This will include case management activities and service monitoring via our contracted Daycare/Day Health agency.
• The SWII will be primarily responsible for completing intake assessments on all new Special Assistance In-Home program applications. This will include initial assessment home visits per policy, approval or denial of the application, and assisting the client with procuring FL2’s from client’s physicians.
• The SWII will hold shared responsibility with the Adult Case Management Unit for Placement cases, assisting adults in locating appropriate placement via placement referrals from the intake unit.
• The SWII will hold shared responsibility with the Adult Case Management Unit for case management activities for the Buncombe County Outreach Program.
• The SWII will hold shared responsibility with the Adult Case Management Unit for responding to service inquiry questions that require answers specific to the programs that they are responsible for.

The primary purpose of this position is to ensure safety of aged and disabled adults in compliance with state and federal statutes regarding adult protective services.

Bachelor's degree in social work (BSW) from an appropriately accredited institution; bachelor's degree in a human services field from an appropriately accredited institution and one (1) year of directly related experience; or bachelor's degree from an appropriately accredited institution and two (2) years of directly related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

English/Spanish bi-lingual speakers preferred.

A current, valid driver's license.

• Assess clients for any medical, educational, social, and placement needs as well as other services for eligible clients, link clients with Agency and community resources.
• Conduct interviews and complete required documentation regarding cases.
• Gather information to determine how best to meet the needs of the client and to remediate risk factors for abuse and neglect.
• Evaluate available information to determine the appropriateness for intervention and level of services required.
• Assess the degree of risk to assure appropriate level and timeliness of intervention.
• Research information to assess risk, determine service needs, and establish case history and eligibility.
• Receive referrals and advise clients/referral source of the scope/nature of services.
• Identify, explore, and utilize community resources for the purpose of coordinating unmet client needs.
• Maintain current knowledge of resources available from public and private agencies to assist clients with problems and work closely to facilitate connection to such services.
• Determine eligibility and assist clients with applications for adult day services and placement, Special Assistance In-home, in-home aide, and assist with the disposition of unclaimed bodies;
  Work closely with Medicaid eligibility workers throughout the Special Assistance In-home case to continuing assessing eligibility for program.
• Report any concerns of abuse or neglect to…