Job description

The position requires a passion for serving pregnant women with a goal of promoting a healthy pregnancy and enhancing parenting skills. This position will work with women in Jefferson County, MO and the surrounding areas.

POSITION SUMMARY

The PPS Worker provides individual and family case management, counseling and educational services to pregnant women, their families and significant others with a primary focus on promoting healthy birth outcomes and enhancing parenting to ensure a safe, stable environment for the child/children. In addition, this worker provides parenting support, education and case management to families with young children under the age of 3 at risk for abuse and neglect. This position provides all services in accordance with the teachings of the Catholic Church.

This position is focused on serving clients residing in Washington County but may travel to St. Francois, Jefferson, Ste. Genevieve, Crawford, Dent, Iron, Reynolds, Madison, and Wayne counties.

Qualifications:

Minimum requirements include a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work or related field and 3 years’ experience in direct service positions with target population or a Master’s Degree in Social Work. MSW/LCSW preferred; LCSW supervision is available.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

· Reach out and engage new clients in a timely manner.

· Schedule and keep appointments with clients. Frequency of contact is individualized to the client. Optimally, clients should be seen at least bi-weekly and must be seen at least once a month.

· Maintain a caseload of up to 25 active clients.

· Engage the client in an assessment of areas of strength and need and create a service plan to guide service according to that assessment.

· Provide assigned clients with case management and counseling services to enhance the successful maintenance of the pregnancy and healthy birth outcomes for mother and child.

· Present and explore the birth options of parenting, adoption or guardianship with a relative and assist client in the decision making process to determine the best plan for her and her baby.

· Encourage involvement of birth fathers and other family members in services as appropriate and with the consent of the client.

· For clients choosing parenting, provide parenting education to clients using the Nurturing Skills Curriculum and other resources best suited to the client’s needs.

· Assess clients need for concrete support services. Make community referrals as needed; access agency funds with supervisory approval only after exploring all other options.

· Coordinate with other service providers to link clients with needed community resources.

· Assist with outreach efforts to raise awareness of PPS services and generate referrals to the program; represent the agency at community events towards that end as appropriate.

· Maintain the client record which includes documentation of all client related activities on prescribed forms in a timely manner.

· Complete data entry as required to assure accurate billing to ATA, HV and other funders.

· Participate in regular supervision and seek consultation with supervisor as needed.

· Comply with all confidentiality and security standards imposed by HIPAA, COA, and other external bodies as well as those specified in internal organizational policies.

· Work collaboratively with co-workers.

Participate in agency and departmental events that support the general function of the agency

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Case management: 3 years (Required)
• social work: 3 years (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Potosi, MO 63664

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