Salt Lake County…A career with a purpose in the community you love!

Salt Lake County invites you to explore our exciting career opportunities. We seek highly enthusiastic individuals to enrich our County with your experience and talent. If you enjoy working in a team environment that is committed to changing the lives of its community, please keep reading.

What it is like to work here:

At Salt Lake County our culture is woven into all aspects of our work and our employees’ lives, from the way we treat each other to the way we support the community.  To promote and foster a fun and healthy work environment, we appreciate employees through great benefits, a healthy work life balance and room to grow and develop.

Surround yourself with:

Peers who are motivated to make a difference in the lives of those we serve. We serve Salt Lake County and envision a safe and beautiful place for all to live, work and have fun. Salt Lake County is about connecting people and championing our community.  Community is more than a place….its our heart and service that bring us together.

We encourage a work life balance:

Working for Salt Lake County is more than just a paycheck.  A career with /Salt Lake County includes several benefits and perks.  We support our employees with 12 Holidays, up to 24 vacation days, 12 sick days and one personal day every year.  We work in a hybrid environment giving you flexibility to manage working from home and being in the office.

Additional Benefits include:

• Retirement options for hybrid pension/401(k) or 401(k) only with a 10% contribution
• Medical coverage including a 100% county paid premium option-Dental and Vision coverage including coverage for adult designees
• Health Savings account with a county contribution up to $1200/year, Flexible Spending Account
• 100% county-paid Long-Term Disability and Short-Term Disability option
• Professional Development including professional membership fees paid
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Plus: Onsite medical clinic, and gym; hospital insurance, pet insurance auto and home insurance and discounts at County facilities. 

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JOB SUMMARY

Provides social work case management to adults in home and community-based settings according to County, State, and Federal regulations, policies, and procedures. Provides information, awareness, marketing, and educational programs for caregivers and community.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Social Work, Gerontology, or other closely related field; OR an equivalent combination of related education and experience. 

Must be licensed as a Social Service Worker in the State of Utah.

Due to the nature of this position, the successful applicant must pass a required pre-employment background check and subsequent mandatory background checks in accordance with current County Human Resources policy requirements.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Uses acceptable case management practices to complete intakes and comprehensive assessments/reassessments to screen and determine eligibility, detailing presenting client care, training and safety needs.
• Develops, implements, monitors, and evaluates comprehensive care plans that address identified client service, training, and safety needs.
• Creates and maintains accurate clinical and financial records for assigned clients.
• Manages fiscal expenditures of assigned case load adjusting clients to maintain desired spending levels.
• Works closely with contracted service providers to ensure quality of care of services provided.
• Provides advocacy on behalf of clients as appropriate.

WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Case Managers are often subjected to unsanitary conditions, pets, and unsafe neighborhoods.
Must be able to access transportation to perform work assignments in a timely manner.