Job Description

Closing Date: Open Until Filled

This recruitment will establish an eligible list to fill current vacancies.

This recruitment is for multiple Social Worker III positions within the Department of Health and Human Services, Adult Protective Services and Care Management Section, Aging & Disability Services. Programs listed below are not inclusive of all Aging and Disability programs with potential vacancies. Positions may be Full-Time, Part-time, and/or Grant Funded. Social Worker III employees in the Adult Protective Services and Care Management Section provide a wide variety of services to a culturally and linguistically diverse population of older adults and adults with disabilities with the aim to screen, assess, investigate, and provide ongoing case management and service delivery in order to prevent and reduce the risk of adult maltreatment and institutionalization.

The Following Units within Adult Services: Assessment, Adult Protective Services, and Care Management provide these services:

Please include on your resume the Unit Name below to which you are interested in applying.

1.) Adult Public Guardianship: The Adult Public Guardianship program exists to safeguard the welfare of persons with disabilities. Public guardianship is a legal procedure in which the court determines if a person's ability to make health and safety decisions for themselves is significantly impaired by disease, accident, or disability. If so, the court will appoint a guardian to act as a substitute decision-maker. Public guardianship in Maryland is administered by local Departments of Social Services for those aged 18-64, and the Department of Aging for those aged 65+. Public guardianship is a situation of last resort, when there are no family members, friends and loved ones to serve in this capacity.

2.) The Adult Foster Care Program: Is a voluntary program that develops, certifies, and monitors protective CARE housing for individuals with disabilities; provides case management services to residents living in care environments; and facilitates supportive care for a stable population of individuals with disabilities, in a non tenant/landlord housing arrangement. Clients reside in Certified Residential Environments (CARE), pursuant to Title 07 Department of Human Resources, or in small, assisted living homes that are licensed under the Department of Mental Hygiene (DHMD, OHCQ).

3.) Adult Protective Services (APS): This program serves persons aged 18 and over who lack the physical or mental capacity to provide for their daily needs. The purpose of the program is to prevent or remedy the abuse, neglect, self-neglect, or exploitation of adults who are unable to protect their own interests and are at risk of immediate harm to their own person or to others. The program provides professional services to protect the health, safety, and welfare of endangered, vulnerable adults.

4.) Adult Services Intake: Receive and screen calls regarding abuse, neglect and financial exploitation of frail elderly persons and adults with disabilities then determines if an APS intervention is needed.

5.) Social Services to Adults SSTA: Provides assessment and case management services to adults with limited capacities seeking to remain or become self-supporting and self-sufficient; it seeks to prevent abuse, neglect, or exploitation; and it reduces unnecessary institutionalization or secures appropriate institutional care when necessary.

Social Worker III employees will evaluate/ license/monitor/assist foster families; maintain accurate files; prepare reports and service agreements; testify in court; collaborate with multiple service providers; liaison with professional and community resources such as hospitals, law enforcement, nursing homes, public safety programs, schools, medical professionals, and other providers. Assigned workload will be more difficult cases requiring application of highly developed casework skills. Employees may be responsible for supervision of staff. This work may involve occasional exposure to some risk of aggressive or unpredictable behavior by clients.

These positions require the ability to attend meetings or perform work at locations outside the office. Employees will need to operate a motor vehicle to transport clients, supplies, and equipment as appropriate.

Bilingual applicants in the Spanish/English languages are encouraged to apply. Please indicate on your resume if you possess this multilingual skill. If the candidate selected for this position possesses multilingual skills, he/she will be required to successfully pass an examination assessing oral communication, reading comprehension, and interpreting skills. For Advanced proficiency, the candidate must also pass an examination requiring translating text from Spanish to English and vice versa.

Selected candidates for this position will be subject to a pre-employment medical exam, drug screening, and a background check.

Additional Employment Information

OHR reviews the minimum qualifications of all applicants, irrespective of whether the candidate has previously been found to have met the minimum requirements for the job or been temporarily promoted to the same position. This evaluation is based solely on the information contained in the application/resume submitted for this specific position/IRC.

Montgomery County Government is an equal opportunity employer, committed to workforce diversity. Accordingly, as it relates to employment opportunities, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, in accordance with the law. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the Office of Human Resources via email to OHR@montgomerycountymd.gov . Individual determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made in accordance with all applicable laws.

Montgomery County Government also provides hiring preference to certain categories of veterans and veterans/persons with a disability. For more information and to claim employment preference, please refer to the Careers webpage on Hiring Preference .

All applicants will respond to a series of questions related to their education, relevant experience, knowledge, skills and abilities required to minimally perform the job. The applicant's responses in conjunction with their resume and all other information provided in the employment application process will be evaluated to determine the minimum qualifications and preferred criteria status. Based on the results, the highest qualified applicants will be placed on an Eligible List and may be considered for an interview. Employees meeting minimum qualifications who are the same grade will be placed on Eligible List as a "Lateral Transfer" candidate and may be considered for interview.

If selected for consideration for this position, you may be required to provide evidence that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities indicated on your resume.

Montgomery County Ethics Law: Except as provided by law or regulation, the County's "Public Employees" (which does not include employees of the Sheriff's office) are subject to the County's ethics law including the requirements to obtain advanced approval of any outside employment and the prohibitions on certain outside employment. The outside employment requirements of the ethics law can be found at 19A-12 of the County Code . Additional information about outside employment can be obtained from the Ethics Commission website.

Minimum Qualifications

Education: Possession of a Masters Degree in Social Work (MSW) from an accredited college or university that meets the criteria of graduate social work program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education

Experience: Two (2) years of professional experience rendering social work services.

Equivalency: See Maryland Board requirements.

License:

• Must be licensed as a Licensed Certified Social Worker/Clinical (LCSW-C) by the Maryland State Board of Social Work Examiners prior to appointment. Note: There will be no substitutions for this requirement.
• Possession and maintenance at all times of a valid Class C (or equivalent) driver's license from the applicant's state of residence when required for job-related duties.

Preferred Criteria

There is no Preferred Criteria.

All applicants will be reviewed by OHR for minimum qualifications. Those applicants who meet minimum qualifications will be rated Qualified, placed on the Eligible List, and may be considered for an interview.

Preference for interviews will be given to applicants with experience in the following:

• Bilingual Proficiency: Spanish
• Providing services to older adults and adults with disabilities
• Verbal and Written Communication
• Knowledge of Policies, Procedures, Compliance and Confidentiality, and Regulations for Adult Services

Minimum Salary 72223

Maximum Salary 115635

Currency USD