Hiv Caseworker Jobs

Requirements
MOS Codes: None
Education and Experience : A Bachelor's degree or higher in Social Work, Behavioral Sciences, Health Education, Community Health Education, Public Health Education, School Health Education, Behavioral Sciences or a related field and a minimum of two (2) years of experience in the HIV/AIDS field, providing health education in a public health, clinic and/or school setting or direct contact experience with the public, patient or provider in a communicable disease control, epidemiology or preventive health program.
Licenses and Certificates : Texas Class "C" Driver's License or equivalent from another state.
General Purpose
Under general supervision, plan, implement and assess an HIV client-centered program.
Typical Duties
Plan, implement and asses an HIV client-centered program. Involves: Implement an individual service plan to persons living with HIV or at risk for HIV/AIDS to include family members. Provide direct support services to client through one-to one contacts. Provide case management activities to include follow-up, service plan review, re-evaluations and revision of individual service plan. Conduct comprehensive assessments, client advocacy, support in short and long-term goals and conduct home visits as necessary. Teach, model and practice goal setting, problem solving and assertive communication. Conduct HIV testing, outreach, counseling to include venipuncture and finger sticks while working with the other programs within the HIV Prevention grant as needed. Educate individuals and groups on the epidemiology of HIV, modes of transmission and prevention. Maintain professional and ethical multicultural settings, including the ability to maintain confidentiality and privacy of persons, documents, data and communications. Stay current on community resources and provide appropriate referrals and information. Elicit information through intake screening interview and provide counseling. Initiate appropriate individual plans and referrals. Develop individual service plan for each client that support clients in short and long-term goals. Compile data to prepare records and reports.
General Information
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Note: This is an unclassified contract position. Employment is predicated on the continuation of state/federal funding.
Note: This is a new advertisement for the HIV Caseworker. You must apply if you are still interested in the position.
Note: Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. This position will close when a present number of qualified applications have been received.
Note : Applicants with a foreign degree must have all relevant documents translated and evaluated by a College, University, or Credentials Evaluation Services Department prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department.
A résumé and/or other documents will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Comments such as "See résumé" are not acceptable and will result in the application being considered incomplete.
To qualify for this position, required education, experience, knowledge and skills must be clearly stated on your application's employment history. We do not use any information on your resume to review if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.
Failure to fully detail all experience and job duties in the application, or copying/pasting directly from the job specification, or responses referring to your résumé will eliminate you from consideration for the position.
Closing Date/Time: 5/9/2023 11:59 PM Mountain