Social Worker(s)

at  Pisgah Legal Services

SOCIAL WORKER FOR UNITE US (NCCARE360) HEALTHY OPPORTUNITIES PILOT (HOP) AND HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION PROGRAM (HPP)

Hybrid remote work schedule: 3 days in office/field and 2 days remote from home Base office in Hendersonville (1 position) and Asheville (1 position)
Position Status: Full-Time FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Pisgah Legal Services (PLS) is a community-based non-profit legal aid agency governed by a local Board of Directors. Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina (WNC), Pisgah Legal Services provides free civil legal assistance to low-income people in WNC. The organization currently has offices in Asheville, Brevard, Burnsville, Franklin, Hendersonville, Highlands-Cashiers, Marshall, Morganton, Newland, Rutherfordton, Spruce Pine, and Waynesville. With over 100 dedicated staff, including over 30 attorneys plus program staff, and an active group of 300 volunteer attorneys, the program provides free services to nearly 20,000 people per year to meet their basic needs, primarily in the poverty law areas of housing, public benefits, domestic violence prevention, health care, immigration, and consumer law.
PLS seeks one full-time Social Worker for the Healthy Opportunities Pilot (HOP) to focus on assisting people experiencing Interpersonal Violence and/or Housing Instability and one full-time Social Worker for the Healthy Opportunities Pilot and the Homelessness Prevention program. The HOP position will be based in our Asheville office and will serve clients in all 18 counties of Western North Carolina, with a primary focus on the following counties: Buncombe, Henderson, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, and Transylvania. This position will partner with attorneys and other staff to help support clients connect with resources to address social determinants of health related to housing, income and intimate partner violence for the Healthy Opportunities Pilot. The Social Worker will be trained to use the NCCARE360 Referral Platform for the Healthy Opportunities Pilot and provide case management to support Medicaid eligible clients in meeting interpersonal violence, housing and other health-related stability goals.
The HOP/HPP position will be based in our Hendersonville Office and will serve clients in all 18 counties of Western North Carolina, with a primary focus on Henderson County. This position will be half time as described above and half time working with individuals and families in Henderson county who are experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Passion for and commitment to PLS’ mission, values and vision.
• Bachelor of Social Work or Master of Social Work required, MSW preferred.
• Demonstrated skills at socio-economic and cultural sensitivity and the ability to work with someone who is angry, upset, or ill.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work well with teams and independently.
• Spanish language skills strongly desired.
• Demonstrated commitment to equity and justice, including racial equity.
• Possess a valid driver’s license.

• Commitment to PLS’ mission, values and vision.
• Document all work in Legal Server case management software along with Unite Us (NCCARE 360) database.
• Take referrals from Unite Us and Healthy Opportunities Pilot referral organizations.
• Build relationships with clients to support and meet immediate needs.
• Connect clients with appropriate services to address safety, health, housing, transportation, employment, food, education, substance use & family care needs.
• Explore options to meet needs when necessary services do not exist in a community.
• Organize and conduct community engagement.
• Develop and maintain community relationships with other non-profit agencies, government officials, government employees, community leaders and others.
• Travel within our service area and also to meetings or conferences in other parts of NC.
• Adhere to program priorities and case handling policies, procedures and standards of practice, as well as the highest professional and ethical standards.
• Work with volunteers, including volunteer attorneys and social work students.
• Assist with fundraising in coordination with PLS Development Team.
• Maintain confidentiality.