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JOB SUMMARY:

The Social Worker, SDOH Program & Equity conducts direct service coordination for agency service recipients to ensure that needed support services and community resources are provided and accessed, leading to an improved quality of life, and provides supervision and coordination with other Case Managers/Social Workers in the department or program area, while ensuring that services provided are in alignment with the Social Determinants of Health through a trauma informed care lens as defined by the agency. This position works collaboratively with healthcare systems and community-based entities to provide needed services with the objective to improve long-term health outcomes.

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS:

Reports to:

Manager, SDOH Program & Health Equity, or other designee

Directs:

N/A

Other:

Works cooperatively with all staff to accomplish the mission, goals, objectives and performance measures of the program and agency

ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS AND FUNCTIONS:

Required Competencies/Skills:

Healthcare and Human Services Environments: Ability to explain issues and advancements in the healthcare and human services industries.

Achievement Orientation: A concern for surpassing a standard of excellence. The standard may be one's own past performance; an objective measure; outperforming others; challenging goals, or something that has not been done previously.

Community Orientation: Ability to align one's own and the organization's priorities and assess and address community needs in an evidence-based and holistic manner, one that addresses the social determinants of health through a trauma-informed lens.

Professionalism and Ethics: The demonstration of ethics and sound professsional practices, as well as stimulation social accountability and community stewardship. The desire to act in a way that is consistent with one's values and what one says is important.

Interpersonal Understanding: Ability to understand other people as well as to accurately hear and understand the unspoken or partly expressed thoughts, feelings, and concerns of others. It measures increasing complexity and depth of understanding of others and includes cross-cultural sensitivity through a trauma-informed care lens.

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job satisfactorily, an individual must be able to perform each essential performance requirement satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the training, experience, knowledge, and skills required for this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions listed above.

Education/Training/Experience:

Bachelor’s degree in social work or a related behavioral science area of study.

Must be Bilingual.

Previous experience working with community based entities and/or healthcare systems to provide needed services with the objective to improve long-term health outcomes.

At least two (2) years experience with successful direct case management and coordination and supervision of other case managers and/or social service professionals.

Understands cultural differences and is sensitive to the implications of culture for service delivery.

Demonstrated knowledge of basic community resources and of making referrals and providing follow-up consultation.

Fluent in English and Spanish (read, write, and speak) desirable.

Staff will be required to submit proof of their vaccination status or may request to be exempt from vaccination due to a religious and/or medical accommodation.

Certificate or license, as applicable, by the appropriate State agency as a qualified practitioner.

State of Texas vehicle operator’s license and proof of liability insurance.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, you must be able to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, talk and hear, and taste or smell.

You may be able to lift up to 25 pounds, have close vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust your focus with good hand-eye coordination.