Social Worker/Participant Navigator
About The Position
The Social Worker/Participant Navigator works within an interdisciplinary care team to promote and maintain the mental and social health of enrolled LIFE Program participants through assessment, treatment, teaching, and counseling. The position provides basic casework and consultation, facilitates communication between participants, their families, and the Care Team, and implements the social work care plan while coordinating social work with other services. LIFE is an all-inclusive program serving residents of Armstrong, Butler, Beaver, and Lawrence Counties. It provides person-centered services, from medical care to adult day supports, to help participants maintain independence and remain in their homes and communities.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree (BSW) in social work, human services, or a related field from an accredited school, or relevant experience.
- At least one year of experience working with a frail or elderly population.
- Thorough working knowledge of current community health practice for the frail elderly, gained through direct service experience.
- Working knowledge of the interdisciplinary model of care management.
- Experience working with cognitively impaired seniors.
- Working knowledge of computers.
- Microsoft Word and Excel skills.
Responsibilities
- Promote and maintain participants’ mental and social health through assessment, treatment, teaching, and counseling.
- Provide basic casework and consultation for LIFE Program participants.
- Facilitate communication between participants, their families, and the Care Team.
- Implement the social work care plan and coordinate social work with other services.
Benefits
- $4,000 sign-on bonus paid throughout the first year of employment.
- Competitive wages and hiring incentives.
- Generous paid time off, bereavement leave, and paid holidays.
- Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangement (ICHRA) health benefits solution.
- Dental, vision, life insurance, and long-term disability plans.
- Voluntary benefits available at group rates, including short-term disability, critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, identity theft protection, legal services, pet insurance, and additional life insurance options.
- Employer-sponsored child care benefits.
- Immediate eligibility to participate in the employer-sponsored retirement savings plan.
- Flexible spending account availability, depending on the individual health plan selected.
- Wellness and work-life balance resources, discounts, and programs.
- Tuition reimbursement and mileage reimbursement for eligible employees.
- Coaching, training, internships, and a recognition program.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
