Social Worker 3

Salary: $35,702.00 - $61,628.00 Annually
Location : Harrison County, WV
Job Type: Full-Time Permanent
Job Number: VANF26031 PSA
Department: Veterans Assistance - Nursing Facility
Opening Date: 12/23/2025
Closing Date: 1/11/2026 11:59 PM Eastern
LOCATION OF VACANCY: HARRISON

Nature of Work
***This job opportunity is not in the classified service and is not covered by the West Virginia Division of Personnel merit system. ***

Interviews the client and family; contacts health and welfare professionals to assess the client's current behavior level, ego strengths and deficits, situational strengths and weaknesses and mental status. Prepares recommendations based on professional assessments of client's functioning level and on case history data of social, emotional, medical, economic, and socio-cultural content. Assumes a major role in the preparation of service/treatment plans, either alone or in collaboration with an inter-disciplinary team of professionals from such areas as nursing, medicine, psychology, psychiatry, and chaplaincy. Discusses the proposed plan with the client and/or family detailing the recommendations and the reasons for them; identifies alternative interventions and methods to ensure that goals and the kinds of services to be rendered. Provides, with significant autonomy, individual, group or family counseling requiring intervention skills in situations involving complex inter-personal, social, financial, legal and health dimensions. Monitors, assesses and reports client progress. Actively participates in or instigates the modification of service plans. Acts as a client advocate and ensures that continuing or concurrent services are received. Maintains liaison/linkage with and assists in the development of community resources. Through contacts with clients, community organizations, and other social service agencies, identifies deficiencies in existing service programs, and proposes alterations to ensure continuity of care. Attends and participates in various meetings, conferences, training sessions, and workshops to exchange information, discuss cases, problems, policies and procedures. Performs related work as required.
Posting Number VANF26031
Position Number 0613P00137
Harrison County
Vacancy - 1
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Minimum Qualifications

Training: Master's degree in Social Work from an accredited college or university.
Substitution: Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Sociology, Psychology, Counseling, Criminal Justice, Behavioral Science, Interpersonal Communications, Human Services, Education, Special Education, Elementary Education, or Secondary Education from an accredited college or university and one year of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience as a social worker in a public or private health or human services agency may substitute for the required training
OR
Current West Virginia Social Work License.

Special Requirement: Eligible for Temporary Social Work License OR Licensed as a Social Worker, Graduate Social Worker, or Certified Social Worker by the West Virginia Board of Social Work Examiners.
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Other Information
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