What are the responsibilities and job description for the Social Worker II, Grade 23 position at Montgomery County Government?
About The Position
The expected salary range upon hire for this role is $74,507- $104,182.
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 meet 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 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
If you are interested in working for the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services, we invite qualified candidates to apply for our Social Worker II position s working in Assessment & Continuing Case Management Services in Aging & Disability Services.
What You'll Be Doing
This recruitment is for a Social Worker II positions within the Department of Health and Human Services, Adult Protective Services and Care Management Section, Aging & Disability Services. This position is Full Time . Social Worker II 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.
Adult Protective Services (APS) : This P rogram 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 P rogram provides professional services to protect the health, safety, and welfare of endangered, vulnerable adults.
What You'll Be Doing
Social Worker II employees provide direct professional assistance or care to clients. This work will involve screening, assessing, investigating, and providing case management services for APS and Case Management Section programs; 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.
The Social Worker II independently plans and performs the successive steps required to accomplish the work in accordance with guidelines. Typically, unusual and non-standard matters lacking clear precedent are referred to the supervisor or a senior worker for guidance; the Social Worker II provides a recommendation. Regularly scheduled progress reviews are the norm; the work is expected to be professionally effective. Work is subject to review for quality, quantity, timeliness, teamwork, customer service and other factors. 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.
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: One (1) year of professional experience rendering social work services.
Equivalency: See Maryland Board requirements.
License
Must be licensed as a Licensed Master Social Worker – LMSW, or higher, by the Maryland State Board of Social Work Examiners prior to appointment. Note: There will be no substitutions for this requirement.
Preferred Criteria, Interview Preferences
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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 OHR@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.
The expected salary range upon hire for this role is $74,507- $104,182.
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 meet 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 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
If you are interested in working for the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services, we invite qualified candidates to apply for our Social Worker II position s working in Assessment & Continuing Case Management Services in Aging & Disability Services.
What You'll Be Doing
This recruitment is for a Social Worker II positions within the Department of Health and Human Services, Adult Protective Services and Care Management Section, Aging & Disability Services. This position is Full Time . Social Worker II 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.
Adult Protective Services (APS) : This P rogram 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 P rogram provides professional services to protect the health, safety, and welfare of endangered, vulnerable adults.
What You'll Be Doing
Social Worker II employees provide direct professional assistance or care to clients. This work will involve screening, assessing, investigating, and providing case management services for APS and Case Management Section programs; 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.
The Social Worker II independently plans and performs the successive steps required to accomplish the work in accordance with guidelines. Typically, unusual and non-standard matters lacking clear precedent are referred to the supervisor or a senior worker for guidance; the Social Worker II provides a recommendation. Regularly scheduled progress reviews are the norm; the work is expected to be professionally effective. Work is subject to review for quality, quantity, timeliness, teamwork, customer service and other factors. 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.
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: One (1) year of professional experience rendering social work services.
Equivalency: See Maryland Board requirements.
License
Must be licensed as a Licensed Master Social Worker – LMSW, or higher, by the Maryland State Board of Social Work Examiners prior to appointment. Note: There will be no substitutions for this requirement.
Preferred Criteria, Interview Preferences
#ZR
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 OHR@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.
Salary : $74,507 - $104,182
