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Social Worker III, Grade 24

About the Position

Please note: The salary range above represents this position’s earning potential. The anticipated hiring range for this position will be $80,070 - $122,462 based on the candidate’s qualifications and experience.

WHO WE ARE

Montgomery County is located adjacent to Washington, D.C., and with over one million residents, is the most populous County in the State of Maryland. The County is also the most diverse County in the State and ranks among the top ten most diverse Counties in the nation. Montgomery County contains many major U.S. government offices, scientific research and learning centers, and business campuses.

The Department of Health and Human Services is responsible for delivery of the County’s public health and human services that meets the needs of our community’s most vulnerable children, adults and seniors. The Department provides services through more than 120 programs at more than 20 locations. With over 2,000 employees, the Department of Health and Human Services is the largest County Department.

As a department, we believe the health and wellness of the county can only be achieved by ensuring that every resident has fair opportunities to reach their fullest potential. This means access to quality housing, transportation, education, employment, health care, human services, safe neighborhoods, and healthy food. HHS provides critical services for residents who face a variety of obstacles in achieving their full potential. HHS plays an essential role in building a healthy and strong community.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Aging and Disability Services is seeking a compassionate Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW-C) to provide clinical social work services to vulnerable adults, 18 and over, who have disabilities and receive care and supervision in community based residential care milieu. This social work case manager role also will certify and monitor CARE family homes and complete yearly re-certification of assigned CARE homes as required by the State. Within-caseload allegations of abuse, neglect, self-neglect and exploitation might be assigned for investigation by the AFC social work case manager, who also is assigned to do monthly Adult Protective Services Back-Up (BUP) coverage, as well as unit coverage duty on an as needed basis.

What You'll Be Doing

Adult Foster Care (AFC) Program participants are unable to live independently in the community due to mental illness, intellectual, cognitive or physical disability. The case management responsibility includes:

A comprehensive ongoing assessment of the adult’s needs and resources;
Development of an individualized service plan designed to address the adult’s needs;

Referral to and coordination of appropriate resources;
Provision of counseling and other services directly to the adult;
Advocacy with and on behalf of the adult;
Ongoing monitoring and evaluation of the effectiveness and efficiency of services as well as adequacy of the plan for service continuation.
Facilitation of a higher level of care if no other less restrictive safe option is available
Documentation of all client and collateral interactions and case activities in the Child Juvenile and Adult Management System (CJAMS) electronic case management database.
Other duties as assigned.

The selected candidate will be required to successfully complete a pre-employment medical exam, drug screen, and a background check.

Minimum Qualifications

Education: Possession of a Master’s 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, to include a minimum 3,000 hours of professional experience rendering social work services under the supervision of a LCSW-C in accordance with 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, Interview Preferences

The applications of those individuals meeting the minimum qualifications will be reviewed to determine the extent, relevancy of training, and experience in the following areas:

Casework experience serving vulnerable populations, including adults with disabilities & the frail elderly.
Experience with electronic case management databases.
Demonstrated experience with interdisciplinary teaming, community outreach, and customer service.
Experience in applying social work principles, theories, and methods relevant to the client population.

Preference for interviews may be given to candidates with demonstrated ability toethically and autonomously practice within the required scope of service.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

The Office of Human Resources (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.

Montgomery County Government(MCG) 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 reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should email OHR at Hiring@montgomerycountymd.gov. Individual determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made in accordance with all applicable laws.

MCG also provides hiring preference to certain categories of veterans and veterans/persons with a disability. For more information and to claim employment preference, 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 or interview preference 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 the Eligible List as a "Lateral Transfer" candidate and may be considered for an interview.

This will establish an Eligible List that may be used to fill both current and future vacancies.

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.

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