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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.

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

• Plus: Onsite medical clinic, childcare and gym; hospital insurance, pet insurance auto and home insurance and discounts at County facilities.

  For Benefits information Click HERE (https://slco.org/human-resources/benefits/)

  JOB SUMMARY

  Provides direct client services by screening for program eligibility, maintaining close contact with clients, coordinating recovery support services, and linking them with community resources.

  MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

  Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Social Work, Psychology, Sociology, Social Sciences, Criminal Justice, or an equivalent combination of related education and experience .

  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.

  Must have reliable transportation, a current Utah Driver’s License at time of hire and throughout employment, and vehicle insurance.

  ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Screens clients for eligibility, orients clients to the program, assists clients in establishing their recovery service plan, and conserves the client’s limited benefit by ensuring proper budgeting of funds.• Maintains current client contact information and schedules at least bi-monthly contact with the client through face-to-face or electronic means.• Supports clients in making informed, independent choice of service providers.• Acts as a client advocate.• Links clients with existing community resources and tracks use of services authorized through vouchers; extends or shortens voucher authorization to maximize their recovery capital.• Monitors the effectiveness or recovery support services; verifies that authorized services are being utilized; authorizes additional services as needed; ascertains client satisfaction; documents case record and continues to evaluate if services are appropriate.• Communicates client progress, needs, and program engagement status with treatment providers and agencies, parole and probation officers, case managers, and other community entities.• Conducts outreach to community agencies to develop partnerships in order to increase program referrals and efficiency.• Facilitates and attends meetings with community partners to discuss program progress, develop strategies to improve and expand program, and coordinate services across agencies.• Ensures compliance with federal, state, and county grant requirements.• Trains providers to accept and bill for vouchers in the electronic voucher management system.• Reviews billing records, case management notes, and logs for discrepancies• Performs administrative tasks, such as filing, answering phones, and greeting clients and visitors.

Additional Information

Weekday Swing Shift = Monday - Friday / 3pm - 11pm

Job LocationsUS-UT-SOUTH SALT LAKE

Requisition ID2024-37363

of Openings1

Requisition Post Information* : Posted Date16 minutes ago(9/18/2024 5:56 PM)

SLCO Department (Portal Searching)Youth Services

Location : LocationUS-UT-SOUTH SALT LAKE

Location : Address177 W PRICE AVE

Location : Postal Code84114-2410

Position Type (Portal Searching)Regular Full-Time (Merit)

Requisition Post Information* : Post End Date9/26/2024

Grade014

Posted Min$50,267

Posted Max$75,403