Social worker - school of public health (bilingual)

We are hiring a Social Worker (Casual up to 19.5 hrs/week) to join the UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in Houston. In this role, you will remotely contact and communicate with (via phone, videoconferencing, email) families of young children with special healthcare needs to refer them to medical, financial, and family support programs and services. Ideal candidate should have experience working in community health, outreach, or with children with special healthcare needs. Licensed Baccalaureate Social Worker (LBSW) by State of Texas required. Bilingual in Spanish, strongly preferred.

What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas’ resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That’s where you come in.

Once you join us you won't want to leave. It’s because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you’d expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:

• 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
• Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)
• The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue!
• Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
• Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!
• We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, our employees’ wellbeing is important to us. We offer work/life services such as...
• Free financial and legal counseling
• Free mental health counseling services
• Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
• Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
• Resources for child and elder care
• Plus many more!

Position Summary:

The UTHealth School of Public Health (UTSPH) is hiring a temporary social worker/care coordinator to refer families of young children (ages 5-7 years old) with special healthcare needs to medical, financial, and family support programs and services. Families will be contacted remotely (via phone/mail/or e-mail).

Position Key Accountabilities:

• Assess child and family’s needs and provide referral to services, community resources, and family support organizations.
• Assist families with application or re-application for other appropriate federal, state and community services as needed.
• Assists families with accessing necessary resources and community services and supports (e.g., Medicaid benefits and waiver programs, Women Infants and Children [WIC], Early Childhood Intervention [ECI], special education services, Supplemental Security Income [SSI] benefits, medical transportation, housing assistance, mental health services, medical and dental care, transitional services for children aging out of pediatric care)
• Maintains documentation of encounters with families including number of referrals made, and types of referrals made. Attend routine meetings to provide updates on status of referrals.
• May assist with other projects related to family outreach for children with special needs (e.g., writing or editing reports, reviewing outreach and social work training materials).
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Certification/Skills:

• Licensed Baccalaureate Social Worker (LBSW) by State of Texas required
• Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) by State of Texas preferred
• At least 2 years of experience working in community health, outreach, or with children with special healthcare needs, preferred.
• Knowledge of health and social service programs for children with special healthcare needs (e.g., Medicaid, CHIP, SSI, ECI), preferred.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish), strongly preferred.

Minimum Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in Social Work or related field required

Minimum Experience:

• 1 year of social work experience required Medical social work experience preferred

Physical Requirements:

Exerts up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds frequently and/or up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects.

Security Sensitive:

This position is a security-sensitive position pursuant to Texas Education Code §51.215 and Texas Government Code §411.094. To the extent that a position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Texas Business and Commerce Code §117.001(2), the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired for and to continue to be employed in that position. Personnel in such positions, and similarly situated state contractors, will be routinely reviewed to determine whether things such as criminal history or continuous connections to the government or political apparatus of a foreign adversary might prevent the applicant, employee, or contractor from being able to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure. A foreign adversary is a nation listed in 15 C.F.R. §791.4.

Veteran Information:

Military occupations that relate to the initial selection criteria and registration or licensure requirements for this position may include but are not limited to: 0868, 42S1, 42S3, 42S4, 42SX, 73A. For a complete list please visit www.uthealth-veterans.jobs.

Residency Requirement:

Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.