Public Health Social Worker

Macomb County Government

2d • $66,559 - $86,089

About The Position

Under direction, this position addresses the fragmented structure of the social services industry by taking a holistic, whole-family approach. The Public Health Social Worker will provide expert advice and troubleshooting solutions to support Maternal Infant Health Program (MIHP) Nurses in connecting their participating families to quality resources in the community, based upon each individual family's specific needs, strengths, and motivation, as identified by the Nurse Home Visitor. Services might address immediate needs or short-term problems. The Public Health Social Worker is also responsible for establishing and maintaining relationships with community agencies and referral partners.

Requirements

• Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in Social Work or related field
• One (1) year of providing social worker services to clients
• Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) or Limited Licensed Master of Social Work (LLMSW)
• Licensed by the Michigan Board of Social Work to practice as a Social Worker
• Possession of a valid Michigan driver’s license and an operable insured automobile for authorized travel

Nice To Haves

• Previous public health social work experience
• Experience working with a Maternal Infant Health Program
• Experience with the mental health system

Responsibilities

• Identifies the social and emotional needs of clients.
• Provides counseling, education, support, advocacy, and crisis intervention services.
• Builds and maintains trusting relationships with staff, MIHP families and community resource partners.
• Develops and maintains a network of high-quality community resources.
• Assists MIHP nurses achieve evidence-based outcomes.
• Creates easily accessible rapid-response and long-term solutions for MIHP nurses and families to connect effectively to quality community resource networks.
• Actively participates in MIHP team meetings, case conferences and one-to-one reflective discussions with MIHP supervisors and nurses.
• Ensures timely and accurate entry of required information into MIHP databases and files.
• Participates on selected community and agency committees as directed.
• Attends and participates in workshops, meetings, seminars, and conferences as directed.
• Participates in orientation and training of assigned staff.
• Operates an automobile to perform assigned job functions.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• medical, dental, and vision coverage, with no monthly premium to employees for single, two (2) person or family coverage. Health care, dental and vision benefits are effective the first day of employment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level