Social Worker/Release Planner - Supervision Offered
King County
Seattle, WA
Full-time
Social Service
Posted on May 4, 2024
Salary
$79,331.20 - $100,547.20 Annually
Location
King County Correctional Facility - Downtown Seattle and Maleng Regional Justice Center - Kent, WA
Job Type
Career Service, Full Time, 40 hrs/week
Job Number
2023AO19041 - 5
Department
DPH - Public Health
Division
Jail Health Services
Opening Date
05/03/2024
Closing Date
5/19/2024 11:59 PM Pacific
FLSA
Non-Exempt
Bargaining Unit
C9A : PROTEC17-DPH, DCHS-Health Prof
Full- or Part-Time
Full Time
Hours/Week
40 hours/week
Thi s position will be used to fill additional vacancies that occur within the next 6 months.
Empower Lives, Evoke Change: Join Our Public Health Social Work Team Today!
Jail Health Services (JHS), a division of Public Health Seattle & King County, is actively seeking a compassionate Social Worker (Release Planner) to join our dedicated social services section. Joining our dynamic, multidisciplinary healthcare team, you will play a crucial role in assisting individuals to access resources for healthier and more meaningful lives, making this position both rewarding and impactful.
In this role, you'll be deeply engaged in a harm reduction, trauma-informed, and patient-centered approach. Your key responsibilities include facilitating referrals, connecting individuals to medical care, behavioral health treatment, and various benefits and social services. Actively working to eliminate barriers, you will provide essential support such as medication, transportation, cell phones, clothing, and assistance with benefit activation upon release. This support ensures a smooth transition to community from one of two King County jails located in Seattle and Kent, WA.
About the division of Public Health that you'll be contributing to...
JHS provides needed health and social services to the people incarcerated in the King County jails - King County Correctional Facility (KCCF) in Seattle, WA and Maleng Regional Justice Center (MRJC) in Kent, WA. The primary services we provide include medical, dental, mental health, social and release planning services, treatment of substance use disorders, and pharmaceutical services. Our team is actively committed to practicing cultural humility and using trauma-informed, holistic, and person-centered approaches to foster improved health and wellness. Our division includes over 230 employees and an annual budget of approximately $60 million.
JHS is on a journey striving toward becoming an anti-racist practice and need staff able to support us in getting there. We recognize that structural racism consists of principles and practices that cause and justify an inequitable distribution of rights, opportunities, and experiences across racial groups. Since declaring Racism is a Public Health Crisis in June 2020, King County committed to being intentionally anti-racist and accountable to Black, Brown, and Indigenous People of Color. This position requires advocacy within institutions founded in systemic racism, identifying, and reducing barriers to care while pushing for systemic change.
Additional Incentives:
Public Health employees classified as Social Worker shall be eligible upon approval to receive a 5.5% Master Premium above their current base pay rate on all earnings subject to QUALIFICATION AND APPROVAL as set forth in the Agreement (King County and Union).
Certification & Licensure Premium pay: upon approval and verification of State of Washington associates license (LMHCA, LMFTA, LICSWA, LMFTA, LSWAA) or recognized equivalent) employees are eligible to receive a premium of ($50.00) per biweekly pay period while certification/licenses are current good standing.
Clinical supervision offered for licensure (as staffing permits).
Work Schedule:
You will have a primary assigned work location but will need to be available to work at either site if needed. There will also be minimal work in community locations to meet with patients.
Here is more about what you will be doing....
Equity and Social Justice: Appling equity and social justice principles and practices and understanding of the effects of place, race and policy and systems-based inequities on marginalized communities and populations when making decisions and recommendations.
Comprehensive Assessment: Providing culturally sensitive bio-psychosocial-legal evaluation to assess the legal context in conjunction with biological, psychological, and social factors that identify immediate concerns and long-term goals informing a patient-centered release plan.
Clinical Interviewing: Ensuring the patient feels heard, respected, and supported. Focus on both verbal and non-verbal cues amid noise and distractions. Quickly address immediate concerns while staying aware of their overall needs. Being mindful of cultural differences, even in a fast-paced setting.
Case Management: Assessing, planning, coordinating, implementing, tracking, and evaluating the services and resources necessary to ensure successful referrals and linkages for individuals at release.
Multi-System Coordination: Collaborative service planning with a diverse team of legal personnel, medical, mental health, and social service providers with the goal of seamlessly ensuring care for patients at release.
Discharge Planning: Implementing personalized release plans to facilitate a seamless transition from custody to the community. Ensuring suitable referrals and connections to medical care, behavioral health treatment, and a range of social services based on patient-assessed needs and goals.
Documentation and Reporting: Maintain accurate and up-to-date case records, documenting interventions, progress, and outcomes, and reporting on patient status to support effective case management.
Forbes named King County as one of Washington State's best employers.
Together, with leadership and our employees, we're changing the way government delivers service and winning national recognition as a model of excellence. Are you ready to make a difference? Come join the team dedicated to serving one of the nation's best places to live, work and play.
Guided by our "True North" , we are making King County a welcoming community where every person can thrive. We value diversity, inclusion and belonging in our workplace and workforce. To reach this goal we are committed to workforce equity. Equitable recruiting, support, and retention is how we will obtain the highest quality workforce in our region; a workforce that shares and will help advance our guiding principles - we are one team; we solve problems; we focus on the customer; we drive for results; we are racially just; we respect all people; we lead the way; and we are responsible stewards. We encourage people of all backgrounds and identities to apply, including Native American and people of color, immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQ+, people living with disabilities, and veterans.
King County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer
No person is unlawfully excluded from employment opportunities based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation and pregnancy), age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or other protected class. Our EEO policy applies to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, selection for training, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation.
To Apply
If you are interested in pursuing this position, please follow the application instructions carefully. If you need this announcement in an alternate language or format, would like to request accommodation or assistance in the application or assessment process or if you have questions please contact the recruiter listed on this job announcement.
Application process
Applications will be reviewed after the job posting closes. The following items are required to be considered for this vacancy:
Please do not copy and paste your entire resume, or copy and paste your entire job history, as your answers to the supplemental questions as these will be considered incomplete.
You may attach multiple documents if you wish:
Your application materials must validate your answers to the supplemental questions. If your answers cannot be validated, you will not proceed to the next steps of the process.
The selected candidate will be required to pass a thorough background investigation. In the event the job classification requires an exam; an offer of employment will be contingent on passing a pre-employment physical exam and must maintain security clearance.
Additional Information:
Public Health - Jail Health Services follows and maintains federal and state requirements standards including, but not limited to, Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) standards which apply to all public and private institutions that house adult or juvenile offenders. PREA standards preclude the department from hiring or promoting anyone who has engaged in, or been convicted of any conduct which would violate PREA standards related to sexual assault including:
The above is in compliance with PREA and its implementing regulations, 28 C.F.R. Part 115, Subpart A, Section 115.17, Hiring and Promotion Decisions.
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Contact
For more information about the application process please contact Alexis Owens at Alowens@kingcounty.gov
King County offers a highly-competitive compensation and benefits package designed to meet the diverse needs of our employees and support our employees' health and well-being. Eligible positions receive the following benefits and have access to the following programs:
This is a general description of the benefits offered to eligible King County employees, and every effort has been made to ensure its accuracy. If any information on this document conflicts with the provisions of a collective bargaining agreement (CBA), the CBA prevails.
NOTE: Benefits for Term Limited Temporary (TLT) or Short Term Temporary (STT) positions, including leave eligibility and/or participation in the pension plan through the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems, will vary based upon the terms and details of the position.Short Term Temporary positions are not eligible for an ORCA transit pass.
For inquiries about the specifics of this position, please contact the recruiter identified on this job posting.
$79,331.20 - $100,547.20 Annually
Location
King County Correctional Facility - Downtown Seattle and Maleng Regional Justice Center - Kent, WA
Job Type
Career Service, Full Time, 40 hrs/week
Job Number
2023AO19041 - 5
Department
DPH - Public Health
Division
Jail Health Services
Opening Date
05/03/2024
Closing Date
5/19/2024 11:59 PM Pacific
FLSA
Non-Exempt
Bargaining Unit
C9A : PROTEC17-DPH, DCHS-Health Prof
Full- or Part-Time
Full Time
Hours/Week
40 hours/week
Summary
Thi s position will be used to fill additional vacancies that occur within the next 6 months.
Empower Lives, Evoke Change: Join Our Public Health Social Work Team Today!
Jail Health Services (JHS), a division of Public Health Seattle & King County, is actively seeking a compassionate Social Worker (Release Planner) to join our dedicated social services section. Joining our dynamic, multidisciplinary healthcare team, you will play a crucial role in assisting individuals to access resources for healthier and more meaningful lives, making this position both rewarding and impactful.
In this role, you'll be deeply engaged in a harm reduction, trauma-informed, and patient-centered approach. Your key responsibilities include facilitating referrals, connecting individuals to medical care, behavioral health treatment, and various benefits and social services. Actively working to eliminate barriers, you will provide essential support such as medication, transportation, cell phones, clothing, and assistance with benefit activation upon release. This support ensures a smooth transition to community from one of two King County jails located in Seattle and Kent, WA.
About the division of Public Health that you'll be contributing to...
JHS provides needed health and social services to the people incarcerated in the King County jails - King County Correctional Facility (KCCF) in Seattle, WA and Maleng Regional Justice Center (MRJC) in Kent, WA. The primary services we provide include medical, dental, mental health, social and release planning services, treatment of substance use disorders, and pharmaceutical services. Our team is actively committed to practicing cultural humility and using trauma-informed, holistic, and person-centered approaches to foster improved health and wellness. Our division includes over 230 employees and an annual budget of approximately $60 million.
JHS is on a journey striving toward becoming an anti-racist practice and need staff able to support us in getting there. We recognize that structural racism consists of principles and practices that cause and justify an inequitable distribution of rights, opportunities, and experiences across racial groups. Since declaring Racism is a Public Health Crisis in June 2020, King County committed to being intentionally anti-racist and accountable to Black, Brown, and Indigenous People of Color. This position requires advocacy within institutions founded in systemic racism, identifying, and reducing barriers to care while pushing for systemic change.
Additional Incentives:
Public Health employees classified as Social Worker shall be eligible upon approval to receive a 5.5% Master Premium above their current base pay rate on all earnings subject to QUALIFICATION AND APPROVAL as set forth in the Agreement (King County and Union).
Certification & Licensure Premium pay: upon approval and verification of State of Washington associates license (LMHCA, LMFTA, LICSWA, LMFTA, LSWAA) or recognized equivalent) employees are eligible to receive a premium of ($50.00) per biweekly pay period while certification/licenses are current good standing.
Clinical supervision offered for licensure (as staffing permits).
Work Schedule:
- 40-hour work week: Monday through Friday, between the hours of 7:30 am to 6:30 pm.
- Alternate work schedules are considered based on staffing levels and business needs.
- Potential future program expansion may involve weekend work.
You will have a primary assigned work location but will need to be available to work at either site if needed. There will also be minimal work in community locations to meet with patients.
- King County Correctional Facility in Seattle at 500 5th Ave
- Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent, 401 4th Ave N, Kent, WA 98032.
Job Duties
Here is more about what you will be doing....
Equity and Social Justice: Appling equity and social justice principles and practices and understanding of the effects of place, race and policy and systems-based inequities on marginalized communities and populations when making decisions and recommendations.
Comprehensive Assessment: Providing culturally sensitive bio-psychosocial-legal evaluation to assess the legal context in conjunction with biological, psychological, and social factors that identify immediate concerns and long-term goals informing a patient-centered release plan.
Clinical Interviewing: Ensuring the patient feels heard, respected, and supported. Focus on both verbal and non-verbal cues amid noise and distractions. Quickly address immediate concerns while staying aware of their overall needs. Being mindful of cultural differences, even in a fast-paced setting.
Case Management: Assessing, planning, coordinating, implementing, tracking, and evaluating the services and resources necessary to ensure successful referrals and linkages for individuals at release.
Multi-System Coordination: Collaborative service planning with a diverse team of legal personnel, medical, mental health, and social service providers with the goal of seamlessly ensuring care for patients at release.
Discharge Planning: Implementing personalized release plans to facilitate a seamless transition from custody to the community. Ensuring suitable referrals and connections to medical care, behavioral health treatment, and a range of social services based on patient-assessed needs and goals.
Documentation and Reporting: Maintain accurate and up-to-date case records, documenting interventions, progress, and outcomes, and reporting on patient status to support effective case management.
Experience, Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills
- Master's degree in social work, psychology, or counseling from an accredited university or equivalent.
- State of Washington associates license (LMHCA, LMFTA, LICSWA, LMFTA, LSWAA) or recognized equivalent) OR ability to apply for licensed agency affiliated counselor (LAAC) within 30 days of employment.
- Minimum two years' full time equivalent work experience in a counseling, social work, or case management capacity with adult populations experiencing severe and persistent behavioral health conditions.
- Experience working in a position where you routinely coordinated medical, mental health, substance use, and other social service resources OR participated on multidisciplinary teams.
- Pass a security clearance and/or background check to secure access to the jails.
- Current BLS-CPR for healthcare providers.
- Valid Washington State Driver's License or ability to travel to various sites within Seattle-King County.
- Bilingual/ bicultural/ individuals with diverse backgrounds, including people with lived experience with behavioral health and recovery, incarceration, houselessness, people of color, and members of the LGBTQIA+ communities.
- Experience working in a position where you routinely coordinated medical, mental health, substance use, and other social service resources in KING COUNTY for Medicaid-eligible adults.
- Experience working in a position where you routinely coordinated with the criminal legal system in either King County, Pierce, or Snohomish (courts, defense attorneys, prosecution, probation, correctional institutions).
Supplemental Information
Forbes named King County as one of Washington State's best employers.
Together, with leadership and our employees, we're changing the way government delivers service and winning national recognition as a model of excellence. Are you ready to make a difference? Come join the team dedicated to serving one of the nation's best places to live, work and play.
Guided by our "True North" , we are making King County a welcoming community where every person can thrive. We value diversity, inclusion and belonging in our workplace and workforce. To reach this goal we are committed to workforce equity. Equitable recruiting, support, and retention is how we will obtain the highest quality workforce in our region; a workforce that shares and will help advance our guiding principles - we are one team; we solve problems; we focus on the customer; we drive for results; we are racially just; we respect all people; we lead the way; and we are responsible stewards. We encourage people of all backgrounds and identities to apply, including Native American and people of color, immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQ+, people living with disabilities, and veterans.
King County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer
No person is unlawfully excluded from employment opportunities based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation and pregnancy), age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or other protected class. Our EEO policy applies to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, selection for training, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation.
To Apply
If you are interested in pursuing this position, please follow the application instructions carefully. If you need this announcement in an alternate language or format, would like to request accommodation or assistance in the application or assessment process or if you have questions please contact the recruiter listed on this job announcement.
Application process
Applications will be reviewed after the job posting closes. The following items are required to be considered for this vacancy:
- NEOGOV/Government Jobs on-line or paper application
- Resume
- Supplemental questionnaire responses
Please do not copy and paste your entire resume, or copy and paste your entire job history, as your answers to the supplemental questions as these will be considered incomplete.
You may attach multiple documents if you wish:
- Copy and paste one or more documents into the text resume section of the application.
- Attach multiple documents/files in the resume attachment section.
Your application materials must validate your answers to the supplemental questions. If your answers cannot be validated, you will not proceed to the next steps of the process.
The selected candidate will be required to pass a thorough background investigation. In the event the job classification requires an exam; an offer of employment will be contingent on passing a pre-employment physical exam and must maintain security clearance.
Additional Information:
Public Health - Jail Health Services follows and maintains federal and state requirements standards including, but not limited to, Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) standards which apply to all public and private institutions that house adult or juvenile offenders. PREA standards preclude the department from hiring or promoting anyone who has engaged in, or been convicted of any conduct which would violate PREA standards related to sexual assault including:
- Sexual abuse in a prison, jail, lockup, community confinement facility, juvenile facility, or other institution.
- Convicted of engaging or attempting to engage in sexual activity in the community facilitated by force, overt or implied threats of force, or coercion, or if the victim did not consent or was unable to consent or refuse; or,
- Has been civilly or administratively adjudicated to have engaged in the activity described above.
The above is in compliance with PREA and its implementing regulations, 28 C.F.R. Part 115, Subpart A, Section 115.17, Hiring and Promotion Decisions.
Union affiliation Protec 17
Contact
For more information about the application process please contact Alexis Owens at Alowens@kingcounty.gov
King County offers a highly-competitive compensation and benefits package designed to meet the diverse needs of our employees and support our employees' health and well-being. Eligible positions receive the following benefits and have access to the following programs:
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage: King County pays 100% of the premiums for eligible employees and family members
- Life and disability insurance: employees are provided basic coverage and given the opportunity to purchase additional insurance for both the employee and eligible dependents
- Retirement: King County employees are eligible to participate in a pension plan through the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems and a 457(b) deferred-compensation plan
- Transportation program and ORCA transit pass
- 12paid holidays each year plus twopersonal holidays
- Generous vacation and paid sick leave
- Paid parental,family and medical, and volunteer leaves
- Flexible Spending Account
- Wellness programs
- Onsite activity centers
- Employee Giving Program
- Employee assistance programs
- Flexible schedules and telecommuting options, depending on position
- Training and career development programs
This is a general description of the benefits offered to eligible King County employees, and every effort has been made to ensure its accuracy. If any information on this document conflicts with the provisions of a collective bargaining agreement (CBA), the CBA prevails.
NOTE: Benefits for Term Limited Temporary (TLT) or Short Term Temporary (STT) positions, including leave eligibility and/or participation in the pension plan through the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems, will vary based upon the terms and details of the position.Short Term Temporary positions are not eligible for an ORCA transit pass.
For inquiries about the specifics of this position, please contact the recruiter identified on this job posting.
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