Social Worker Iii - Public Health Homeless Job Yuba City area,California USA,Social Work

The Sutter County Public Health Branch is looking for a Social Worker III to work in the Homeless Services Unit.

Under general direction, the Social Worker III – Health Branch provides social work services to clients in conjunction with the Public Health Nursing and or Homeless Services Staff; provides direct social services involving individualized treatment and specialized application of casework methods and skills; provides comprehensive casework services of a tangible nature; and performs other related work as assigned.

Class Characteristics

Social Worker III is the advanced journey level in the Social Worker series. Incumbents are normally assigned a selected caseload of the more difficult cases and develop coordinated treatment plans and/or case management plans. A Social Worker III may act as lead worker to other social service workers. Incumbents are expected to work independently. Social Worker III differs from Social Worker II in that the former receives the more difficult assignments requiring greater skill and depth of job knowledge in assessing problem situations and formulating plans for services.

Incumbents normally work with a high degree of independence of action in administering services and in making use of agency or community resources Incumbents in the Social Worker III classification receive general direction from a Program Manager, Prevention Services Coordinator or other higher-level supervisor or manager, and may act as lead worker to a group of Social Workers, Health Program Specialists or a team comprised of other employees.

The eligible list established from this recruitment may be used to fill any future opening(s), including Part-Time and Extra Help, in this class for up to six months.

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The following duties are normal for this position. These are not to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Other related duties may be required and assigned.

Carries a caseload of difficult types of cases requiring a high degree of technical competence, such as situations where environmental, behavioral or medical issues affect personal or family life.

Performs client evaluations and assessments to determine social service needs of clients.

Develops and carries out social treatment plans for an assigned caseload.

Refers clients to other staff members or community agencies.

Makes a diagnosis of client problems and follows through with the social work treatment plans with a high degree of independence.

Interprets policies, rules, and regulations to clients, their family members, and others.

May act as a lead worker to a small group of social service workers or other employees.

Assists clients and their family members in utilizing available resources for individual needs.

Makes home visits in connection with casework assignments.

Prepares and maintains case records, may perform data analysis, quality assurance or similar activities.

Participates in in-service training and other staff development activities to increase knowledge of the social work processes and achieve technical competence.

Receives casework consultation from professionally trained staff members.

Works cooperatively in a team setting.

Works with community organizations.

Makes referrals to outside resources.

May provide Targeted Case Management or Enhanced Care Management services and…