Re-Entry Social Worker I/Ii/Iii (Open And Promotional)

The County of San Mateo Human Services Agency is seeking qualified candidates for the Re-entry Social Worker I/II/III. The current vacancy is located at Service Connect, within the Employment Services division of the Human Services Agency. Service Connect is San Mateo County's multidisciplinary re-entry program, supporting high risk individuals recently released from prison or jail reintegrate back into the community. The Re-entry Social Worker I/II/III will provide case management services to adults and their families to provide ongoing support, assist with stabilization, and assist with removing barriers to successful employment and re-entry post-incarceration. The Re-entry Social Worker I/II/III will conduct comprehensive needs assessments to determine service areas and work as part of an interdepartmental collaborative service model.

Re-entry Social Workers I/II/III are expected to exercise a substantial degree of independence and initiative in carrying out their assignments. The Re-entry Social Worker I/II/III will conduct comprehensive assessments at intake and will provide ongoing case management activities for the participants, which may include:

• Conduct psychosocial needs assessments of clients referred for services.
• Engage in multidisciplinary team meetings or other activities to support the collaborative service model, located both in an out of custody settings.
• Complete necessary documents, paperwork, and work within different information technology systems.
• Conduct case studies and develop casework plans.
• Provide skilled casework services to clients and their relatives.
• Assist clients participating in subsidized employment programs and address behavior related barriers to obtaining and maintaining employment.
• Interpret State, County, and departmental rules and regulations to applicants, clients' relatives, and the general public.
• Assist clients in meeting a variety of emergency needs including financial, housing, legal, and emotional crises.
• Respond to requests for information and make referrals to appropriate workers, community based organizations, or departments.
• Gather and maintain current information on community resources and disseminate information to staff.
• Prepare reports, case records, and correspondence.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

The ideal candidate will possess:

• A Master's Degree in Social Work.
• Experience with and understanding of the needs unique to the adult re-entry population, specifically in the barriers to employment.
• Ability to develop creative, goal-oriented, time-limited case plans that address a multitude of client barriers to success.
• Strong skills in the areas of decision-making, client engagement, crisis management and advocacy.
• Superior organizational skills to manage a large caseload and related documents.
• Proficient computer skills to use data base systems, as well as Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Excellent writing/documentation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively as part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team, providing services in coordination with partner agencies.

• Theories of human behavior and their practical applications.
• Psycho-social, medical, and economic interrelationships that result in individual and social abnormalities.
• Philosophy and function of social work systems.
• Appropriate utilization of a variety of social resources.
• Laws, rules, and regulations governing the operation of social work agencies, specifically those relating to the specific areas of assignment.

• Formulating, developing, and implementing treatment plans.
• Working effectively with persons differing in value systems, ethnicity, cultural backgrounds and psychopathologies.
• Working with a variety of social resources to plan and coordinate services to individual clients.
• Acting as a consultant and trainer to other social service staff.
• Preparing clear and concise reports.

• California class C driver license or equivalent.

The County of San Mateo is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion at all levels.

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