Description
Pay Grade: E
Who we are. We protect lives.The Georgia Department of Public Health is the lead agency entrusted by the people of Georgia to proudly protect lives and promote healthy lifestyles in diverse communities statewide. We are committed to preventing disease, injury, and disability; promoting health and well-being; and preparing the State of Georgia for responding to disasters.
What we offer.As a member of the Georgia Department of Public Healthteam, you will join a passionate group of individuals who are dedicated to making an impact. No matter your role, you will individually contribute to protecting the lives of all Georgians while receiving a wide range of benefits, so you can:
- Make a Professional Impact – Build your career where it matters and protect lives in the community where you live, work, and play
- Enjoy Workplace Flexibility – Experience flexibility in how you work so you can be your best self for you and Georgia Residents
- Work with a Dynamic and Diverse Team– Collaborative and inclusive way of working where employees share ideas and leverage collective strengths
- Achieve Career Longevity – Countless opportunities for continuous learning/development that support a long-term career
- Take Part in a Hands-on Working Culture – Unique culture of active engagement and problem-solving, no matter your role
- Feel Pride in Where you Work – Be part of making an impact in public health alongside dedicated people just like you
Job Responsibilities
Under general supervision, provides a broad range of paraprofessional social services to patients/clients/consumers and their families. Conducts patient/client/consumer intakes, participates in treatment team planning, and performs crisis intervention. Assists in dealing with personal and social problems. May provide supportive counseling to consumers and families and/or serve as a liaison for social services. May perform case management duties.
Primary Duties & Responsibilities:
- Assists clients in locating and utilizing community resources including legal, medical, financial assistance, and other referral services.
- Completes patient/client/consumer intakes based on interviews with patients/clients/consumers, their families, significant others, and appropriate community agencies.
- Counsel clients living in group homes and halfway houses; assists in pre-release and release planning relating to clinic services.
- Implements and organizes the delivery of specific social services within the community.
- Maintains contact with other social service agencies and health care providers involved with clients to provide information and obtain feedback on client’s overall progress.
- Maintains program statistics for purposes of evaluation and research.
- Monitors patient’s/client’s/consumer’s progress towards treatments goals and performs follow up at regular intervals.
- Prepares intake reports and case history records.
- Provides short-term case management and referral services to clients with emergency situations.
Minimum Qualifications
High School diploma/GED and two (2) years of job- related experience in a social services-related position; or One (1) year of experience at the lower level Social Svcs Tech 1 (SST010) or equivalent position.
Peer Advocate should be members of the HIV/AIDS community (PLWHA - People living with HIV/AIDS)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Basic computer skills (Microsoft Word & Excel experience)
- Access to reliable transportation
- Have appropriate skills, relevant experience, cultural and linguistic competency, knowledge about HIV/AIDS & client confidentiality and knowledge of available health and social services related resources
- Prior participation in consumer leadership training
Additional Information
Georgia Department of Public Health Commissioner and leaders encourage all employees to engage in regular wellness activities and to make lifestyle choices that promote health and well-being.
The use of wellness breaks during the workday is authorized to support this philosophy and assist employees in meeting their wellness goals. A maximum of 30 minutes in a given workday may be used to engage in wellness activities, generally in the form of two 15-minute breaks or one 30-minute break.
Employment Information
All approved teleworking employees must reside within the state of Georgia and depending on the responsibilities of the position, must live within reasonable driving distance of the agency’s primary worksite and be able to report to the office when required.
Current State employees are subject to State Personnel Board rules regarding salary.
DPH accepts educational credential recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) and/or the US Department of Education (DOE) will be considered. DPH will contact educational institutions to verify degree, diploma, licensure, etc.
The candidate selected for this position may be subject to pre-employment drug screening and a criminal background check.
As an employee of DPH, in the event of an identified emergency you may be required, as a term and condition of employment, to assist in meeting the emergency responsibilities of the department.
If you require accommodations under the American Disability Act (ADA), email request by the closing date of this announcement to: DPH-HR@dph.ga.gov.
DPH is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Due to the volume of applications received, we are unable to provide information on application status by phone or e-mail. All qualified applicants will be considered, but may not necessarily receive an interview. Selected applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for next steps in the selection process. Applicants who are not selected will not receive notification.
This position is subject to close at any time once a satisfactory applicant pool has been identified.
