Social Service Clinician I

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8/16/2025 (8:00 PM EDT)

25-04791

Social Service Clinician I

Pay Grade

15

Salary

$61,095.36 - $69,221.28 Annually

Employment Type

EXECUTIVE BRANCH | FULL TIME | ELIGIBLE FOR OVERTIME PAY | 18A | 37.5 HR/WK

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Hiring Agency

Cabinet for Health & Family Services | Dept for Community Based Services

Location

Location Varies

The agency may authorize the selected candidate to telecommute. The agency may terminate or modify the telecommuting arrangement at any time.

Description

This position reports to the Daviess County Guardianship office. It may be responsible for covering multiple counties within the service region, including Davis, Union, Henderson, Webster, McLean, Ohio, Hancock, Breckinridge, Grayson, Butler, Logan, Simpson, Warren, Edmonson, Allen, Hart, Barren, Monroe, Metcalfe, Fulton, Hickman, Carlisle, Ballard, Graves, McCracken, Calloway, Marshall, Livingston, Crittenden, Caldwell, Trigg, Christian, Todd, Hopkins, Muhlenberg, and the surrounding areas.

The Kentucky Department for Community-Based Services (DCBS) is a multi-faceted agency that provides services and programs to enhance the self-sufficiency of families; improve safety and permanency for children and vulnerable adults and engage families and community partners in a collaborative decision-making process. We offer an exciting opportunity to be part of a team of professionals committed to providing services to the children and families of the Commonwealth. The employee is expected to perform all duties to the best of their ability, act responsibly at all times, and treat all persons with respect. Career growth is encouraged through training and mentoring opportunities.

The successful candidate for the Division of Guardianship should be professional, polite, and able to work with a diverse population. The candidate should be able to deal with difficult situations calmly and respectfully. They should be responsive, willing to meet each challenge directly, and able to ask for assistance or guidance when needed. The successful candidate should have the drive to meet the needs of those we serve.

For more information on the Department for Community Based Services, please visit our website at: https://chfs.ky.gov/agencies/dcbs/pages/default.aspx

CHFS also participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. CHFS will only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9. For more information on E-Verify, or if you believe that CHFS has violated its E-Verify responsibilities, please contact the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) at 888-897-7781 or https://dhs.gov/e-verify.

The position you are applying for has access to or use of federal tax information (FTI) or meets the statutory definition of front-line staff. Therefore, pursuant to IRS Publication 1075 and 900 KAR 1:009 or KRS 194A.062 and 900 KAR 1:050, applicants for this position in the Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) shall submit to a fingerprint-based criminal background check by the Department of Kentucky State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Responsibilities and Duties include but are not limited to:* Provides intensive social work services for individuals under state guardianship to include making medical, personal, and or financial decisions.

• Provides support and services to complex cases, including placements within appropriate residential or community-based settings.
  
• Makes face-to-face visits with clients to assess needs and living conditions and assist with access to community resources. May include residence, respite or hospitalization. This includes individuals experiencing severe problems, which jeopardizes placement or may lead to hospitalization.
  
• Prepares court reports and monitor conditions as set by court appointments.
  
• Works to provide intensive social work services to those complex cases appointed by the court, including those with severe mental illness and those with no resources for housing or personal needs.
  
• Works with residential providers, fiduciary staff to ensure payment of bills and provision of personal needs, benefits staff to establish and maintain benefits, including Medicaid, food stamps, pensions, federal and other eligible benefits.
  
• Responsible for entering data into the Kentucky Guardianship Fiduciary Information System (KYGFIS) and maintaining records.
  
• Works as a member of the service plan review team to establish a plan of care.
  
• Ensures unified service provisions as developed on the plan of care, including monitoring of clients' activities of daily living, and community involvement.
  
• Provides care coordination and advocacy for clients under Guardianship.
  
• Provides expert court testimony and works with referral sources to provide education regarding Guardianship to ensure the referrals are appropriate prior to petitioning the court for appointment.
  
• Other duties as needed.
  

Preferred Skills and Abilities:* Professional social work experience.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  
• Excellent computer skills.
  
• Ability to plan and establish priorities.
  
• Attention to detail, thoroughness, and accuracy in completing tasks.
  
• Ability to work cooperatively as part of a team.
  

Minimum Requirements

EDUCATION: A master's degree in social work, sociology, psychology, marriage and family therapy or a related field.

EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS: Must have one year of professional social work experience.

Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE: NONE

Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION: A bachelor's degree supplemented by three years of professional social work experience will substitute for the primary education and experience requirements.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (AGE, LICENSURE, REGULATION, ETC.): If employed by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services or the Department of Juvenile Justice, an employee in this job classification must furnish to the appointing authority within one month of employment, documentation that he/she possesses a valid driver's license.

Must maintain any required licensure(s), certification(s), or other credentials for the length of employment in this job classification. Employing agency is responsible for ensuring employee possesses and maintains required licensure(s), certification(s) or other credentials.

Working Conditions

Performs job duties in an office/facility setting and visits clients and/or families at their residence. Provides emergency services on 24-hour basis, including accepting referrals and completing investigations at any hour without prior warning. As a result of enforced intervention, the worker runs the risk of physical harm.

Probationary Period

This job has an initial and promotional probationary period of 6 months, except as provided in KRS 18A.111.

If you have questions about this advertisement, please contact Angela Ross at angela.ross@ky.gov or 270-839-5125.

An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D