Social Worker, NonLicensed 1
About The Position
Under supervision, performs a variety of case management services for the Perinatal Health Partners program. This role involves promoting population health through illness, injury, and disability initiatives, delivering home visits for perinatal patients and infants, and providing care coordination and referrals. The Social Worker will also help staff contact patients, process initial referrals, coordinate services with healthcare providers, agencies, and community organizations, and build/maintain community partnerships. Responsibilities include representing the program at outreach events, maintaining accurate patient records, service documentation, and treatment outcomes, and assisting with inventory management and distributions. A key duty is performing clinical assessments of behavioral health needs using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale and referring clients or families to community resources for recovery and access to services like transportation, financial assistance, legal aid, housing, job placement, or education. The role also requires becoming a certified Child Passenger Safety Technician to educate families receiving car seats. This position supports multiple counties: Bleckley, Dodge, Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery, Pulaski, Telfair, Treutlen, Wheeler, and Wilcox. Mileage is reimbursed.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field from an accredited college or university
- Two (2) years of experience in social service delivery.
Nice To Haves
- Training to become a Child Passenger Safety Technician
Responsibilities
- Promote population health through illness, injury and disability initiatives.
- Deliver home visits for perinatal patients and infants; provide care coordination and referrals.
- Help staff contact patients and process initial referrals.
- Coordinate services with healthcare providers, agencies, and community organizations.
- Build and maintain community partnerships; represent program at outreach events.
- Maintain accurate patient records, service documentation, and treatment outcomes.
- Assist with inventory management and distributions.
- Perform clinical assessments of the behavioral health needs of patients by performing behavioral health screenings with the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale.
- Refers client or family to community resources to assist in recovery from mental or physical illness and to provide access to services such as transportation, financial assistance, legal aid, housing, job placement or education.
- Successfully completes training to become a Child Passenger Safety Technician and provides education to families receiving car seats.
- Supports multiple counties: Bleckley, Dodge, Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery, Pulaski, Telfair, Treutlen, Wheeler, and Wilcox.
- Assist with other program duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Mileage is reimbursed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
