Overview
SOCIAL WORKER II
Position # 674929
Salary Range: $53,091 – $83,912
Primary Purpose of Position: The Care Management For At-Risk Children is a family centered Program that is responsive to the varying needs of children and their families. The Social Worker is to collaborate and coordinate with families to assure identification of and access to preventive, specialized and supportive services for themselves and their children. Clients served are age’s birth to five years of age who meet program identified risk criteria. They may be at risk for developmental delay, chronic illness, toxic stress and social-emotional disorder or diagnosed with such problems.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Considerable knowledge of social work principles, techniques, and practices and their application to individual casework group work and community problems. Knowledge of the psychosocial, socioeconomic and behavioral problems and their treatment. Knowledge of governmental and private organizations and community resources. Knowledge of laws, regulations and policies which govern the program. General knowledge of medical terminology, disease processes and their treatment is required In certain programs or settings. Skill in establishing rapport with a client and applying techniques of assessing psychosocial. behavioral, and psychological aspects of client’s problem. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with administrative superiors members of case load and their families, and with civics medical, social and religious organizations. Ability to train or instruct lower-level social workers, students, or interns. Ability to express Ideas clearly and concisely and to plan and execute work.
Minimum Education and Experience: Bachelor’s degree in social work from an appropriately accredited institution; bachelor’s degree in a human services field from an appropriately accredited institution and one year of directly related experience; bachelor’s degree from an appropriately accredited institution and two years directly related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Preference: Social workers with a bachelor’s degree in social work (BSW, BA in social work, or BS in social work) or master’s degree in social work (MSW, MA in social work, or MS in social work) from a Council on Social Work Education accredited social work degree program, [Note: non-degreed social workers cannot provide CMARC care management, even if they qualify as a Social Worker under the Office of State Human Resources guidelines].
Posting Date: 01/22/2026
Closing Date: 02/06/2026
About Pitt County Public Health Department
OUR COMMUNITY
Pitt County is located in the central portion of the Coastal Plan approximately 90 miles east of Raleigh NC with a population of 180,742. The City of Greenville, home to East Carolina University, is the county seat.
Pitt County’s mission is to enhance the health, safety, and well-being of our community by advocating for and providing quality services in a friendly and cost-effective manner.
Our purpose is public service and we adhere to the following values:
· Encourage honesty and behavior that is consistent with our mission
· Recognize and promote competence, excellence, and open communication
· Support each other in working toward our goals
· Maintain an open government that is a good steward of public resources
· Support decision making that is deliberate, conscientious, and based on fact
Through our vision, we strive to be, “A Leader in the State, Best in the East”.
Please apply to join our diverse and talented team, dedicated to excellence in public service, making a difference in eastern North Carolina!
To apply and review other available employment opportunities visit the Pitt County Government website at: www.pittcountync.gov.
Pitt County is an Equal Opportunity Employer