The Hertford County Department of Social Services is recruiting for the following
vacancy through
January 31, 2012
Social Worker II – Adult Services
Hertford County Department of Social Services
Social Worker II
Adult Services - Adult Care Home Case Management/Enhanced Care
Primary Purpose and Duties of the Position:
Primary Purpose of position is directed at goal of improving overall quality of care for Special
Assistance/Medicaid eligible, heavy care residents of Adult Care Home and Homes for Aged. Service
provides support to residents who are seriously impaired and require extensive assistance in order to have
their needs adequately addressed. Extensive assistance is considered necessary when a resident needs
assistance with ambulation, toileting and or eating three or more times a week. This individual may work
with up to thirty-five heavy care residents which require assistance with ambulation, toileting and or
eating.
After assessment has been completed, case manager needs to begin setting goals and develop service plan
with client. Case manager, along with significant others, family members, adult care home staff and other
responsible parties should be involved in developing service plan. Case manager must contact adult care
home staff and resident, family members, or another responsible party at least monthly to assure services
are being received which are appropriate and adequate to meet resident’s needs and consistent with quality
care. Case manager must also review home’s care plan at lease quarterly. Case manager, together with
resident and adult care home staff, must determine whether resident’s needs are being met. Case manager
must verify that resident continues to meet Medicaid criteria for heavy care resident and authorize
continuation of Adult Care Home Enhanced Care at lease every twelve months.
Position provides case management for Enhanced Personal Care caseload. An Adult Care Home Case
Management service is directed at improving the overall quality of care. Service provides support to
residents who are seriously impaired and require more extensive assistance in order to have needs
adequately addressed.
Purpose of Adult Care Home Case Management Services is for case manager to work in partnership with
resident, resident’s family, significant others, adult care home and community service providers to assure
that needs and preferences of heavy care residents are met. Case managers have important and diverse
roles with residents including verifying resident’s eligibility for Enhanced Care Home Personal Care,
reviewing adult care home care plans to be sure these plans correspond to needs of residents, and reviewing
adult care home’s provision of services to assure changes in resident’s conditions are being addressed.
Case manager also conducts broader assessment which can identify need for other health and social
services which might benefit resident. Case manager develops plan and monitors plan monthly and
quarterly.
This position will provide back-up to Crisis Intervention Program and Food Pantry Program during heavy
usage periods. The position will also include Beeper Duty which may involve Adult Protective Services
and Guardianship case management. The Beeper Duty will occur on a rotation basis after regular business
hours including weekends.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Considerable knowledge of social work principles, techniques, and practices and their application to
individual casework group work and community problems. Knowledge of the psychosocial, socioeconomic
and behavioral problems and their treatment. Knowledge of governmental and private organizations and
community resources. Knowledge of laws, regulations and policies which govern the program. General
knowledge of medical terminology, disease processes and their treatment is required in certain programs or
settings. Skill in establishing rapport with a client and applying techniques of assessing psychosocial.
behavioral, and psychological aspects of client's problem. Ability to establish and maintain effective
working relationships with administrative superiors, members of case load and their families, and with
civics medical, social and religious organizations. Ability to train or instruct lower-level social workers,
students, or interns. Ability to express ideas clearly and concisely and to plan and execute work.
Minimum Training and Experiment Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in social work from an accredited school of social work; Bachelor's degree in a human
services field from an accredited college or university and one year directly related experience; Bachelor's
degree from an accredited college or university and two years directly related experience.
*Directly related experience is defined as human services experience in the areas of case management,
assessment and referral, supportive counseling, intervention, psycho-social therapy and treatment
planning. Degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.
Contact Employment Security Commission for further information and referral:
ESC
109 Community College Rd.
Ahoskie, NC 27910
Phone #
252-332-2431
Fax#
252-332-2813
Applicants may apply online at www.ncesc.com, report to any ESC office or call to
request applications.
AA/EOE
Social Worker II
Adult Services - Adult Care Home Case Management/Enhanced Care
Primary Purpose and Duties of the Position:
Primary Purpose of position is directed at goal of improving overall quality of care for Special
Assistance/Medicaid eligible, heavy care residents of Adult Care Home and Homes for Aged.
Service provides support to residents who are seriously impaired and require extensive assistance
in order to have their needs adequately addressed. Extensive assistance is considered necessary
when a resident needs assistance with ambulation, toileting and or eating three or more times a
week. This individual may work with up to thirty-five heavy care residents which require
assistance with ambulation, toileting and or eating.
After assessment has been completed, case manager needs to begin setting goals and develop
service plan with client. Case manager, along with significant others, family members, adult care
home staff and other responsible parties should be involved in developing service plan. Case
manager must contact adult care home staff and resident, family members, or another responsible
party at least monthly to assure services are being received which are appropriate and adequate to
meet resident’s needs and consistent with quality care. Case manager must also review home’s
care plan at lease quarterly. Case manager, together with resident and adult care home staff, must
determine whether resident’s needs are being met. Case manager must verify that resident
continues to meet Medicaid criteria for heavy care resident and authorize continuation of Adult
Care Home Enhanced Care at lease every twelve months.
Position provides case management for Enhanced Personal Care caseload. An Adult Care Home
Case Management service is directed at improving the overall quality of care. Service provides
support to residents who are seriously impaired and require more extensive assistance in order to
have needs adequately addressed.
Purpose of Adult Care Home Case Management Services is for case manager to work in
partnership with resident, resident’s family, significant others, adult care home and community
service providers to assure that needs and preferences of heavy care residents are met. Case
managers have important and diverse roles with residents including verifying resident’s eligibility
for Enhanced Care Home Personal Care, reviewing adult care home care plans to be sure these
plans correspond to needs of residents, and reviewing adult care home’s provision of services to
assure changes in resident’s conditions are being addressed. Case manager also conducts
broader assessment which can identify need for other health and social services which might
benefit resident. Case manager develops plan and monitors plan monthly and quarterly.
This position will provide back-up to Crisis Intervention Program and Food Pantry Program
during heavy usage periods. The position will also include Beeper Duty which may involve
Adult Protective Services and Guardianship case management. The Beeper Duty will occur on a
rotation basis after regular business hours including weekends.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Considerable knowledge of social work principles, techniques, and practices and their
application to individual casework group work and community problems. Knowledge of
the psychosocial, socioeconomic and behavioral problems and their treatment.
Knowledge of governmental and private organizations and community resources.
Knowledge of laws, regulations and policies which govern the program. General
knowledge of medical terminology, disease processes and their treatment is required in
certain programs or settings. Skill in establishing rapport with a client and applying
techniques of assessing psychosocial. behavioral, and psychological aspects of client's
problem. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with
administrative superiors, members of case load and their families, and with civics
medical, social and religious organizations. Ability to train or instruct lower-level social
workers, students, or interns. Ability to express ideas clearly and concisely and to plan
and execute work.
Minimum Training and Experiment Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in social work from an accredited school of social work; Bachelor's
degree in a human services field from an accredited college or university and one year
directly related experience; Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
and two years directly related experience.
*Directly related experience is defined as human services experience in the areas of case
management, assessment and referral, supportive counseling, intervention, psycho-social
therapy and treatment planning. Degrees must be received from appropriately accredited
institutions.