Date: September 28, 2022
Closing Date: Until Filled
Position #: 179-40-050
Salary Grade: 67
Hiring Salary: $39,578
Starting salary may be lower if not fully qualified
SOCIAL WORKER II – ADULT SERVICES
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
Greene County Department of Social Services
227 Kingold Blvd; Suite A
Snow Hill, NC 28580
Permanent Full Time: 8 am to 5 pm Monday through Friday
DESCRIPTION
The Adult Services Social Worker is responsible for providing services to adults in Greene County, including casework counseling, supportive services and problem identification in order to formulate and implement the best possible service plan for the client. The worker is assigned cases due to the area of specialty in Adult Services. This workers’ area of responsibility includes working with individuals who may be indigent, aged, disabled, handicapped (mentally, emotionally or physically), developmentally delayed, chronically or terminally ill, abused, neglected, exploited, dependent and at risk. Referrals are received from all sources, including co-workers, self-referral by individuals, family, friends, relative, hospitals, other social workers, mental health, doctors, nurses, home health, law enforcement and others. This worker works independently to provide intake information to assess and evaluate the risk of the individual, the needs of the individual and/or family and determines the available support and resources in the community to help meet client needs.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited school of social work and one year of social work or counseling
experience; for four year degree in a human service field or related curriculum including at least 15 semester
hours in courses related to social work or counseling and two years of social work or counseling experience; or
graduation from a four year college or university and three years of experience in rehabilitation counseling,
pastoral counseling or a related human services field providing experience in the techniques of casework,
group work or community organization or an equivalent combination of training and experience. Formal
education in the area of social work, sociology or psychology most often will provide the strongest base for
entry into this position. An active internship and/or life experience working with older and/or disabled adults
can be a valuable asset to successful employment in this position
HOW TO APPLY
You may download the State (PD-107) application form from the Greene County site at:
https://greenecountync.gov/departments/social-services/. Select DSS NCPD107 Job Application.
Applications must be completed in full. Do not leave any boxes blank – fill with N/A when needed. Do not
write “see resume” in lieu of filling out the education and work history. Application must be signed to be
considered.
Please mail application and transcripts to the attention of Michelle Shackelford at Greene County DSS 227
Kingold Blvd; Suite A Snow Hill, NC 28580. Application may be faxed to (252) 747-7553 or e-mailed to
michelle.shackelford@greenecountync.gov
We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment
