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San Jose Clinic lists this Bilingual, Part-Time Social Worker - Human Trafficking opportunity in houston, Texas. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Part-Time Social Worker – Human Trafficking
The Part-Time Social Worker – Human Trafficking provides direct social work support, care coordination, resource navigation, and referral follow-up for individuals who are survivors or suspected survivors of human trafficking. The position works collaboratively with the Clinic's Human Trafficking Social Worker, healthcare providers, shelters, case-management partners, advocacy agencies, and community and faith-based organizations to support continuity of care. The role also assists with program documentation, data collection, training, outreach, and other activities that support the Anti-Human Trafficking Program.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
· Provides direct social work support to individuals who are survivors or suspected survivors of human trafficking, including screening support, care coordination, referrals, follow-up, and resource navigation.
· Coordinates appropriate medical, dental, behavioral health, and social-service referrals and assists with continuity of care across Clinic and community providers.
· Works closely with shelters, case-management partners, healthcare providers, advocacy agencies, and community and faith-based organizations to facilitate services for referred patients.
· Serves as a liaison with established community partners and assists with communication and coordination related to patient referrals and program activities.
· Provides timely follow-up with patients and partner organizations regarding referrals, services, and identified barriers to care.
· Assists with collection, maintenance, and organization of Anti-Human Trafficking Program data to support quality assurance, operational tracking, and required reporting.
· Maintains accurate and timely patient, referral, outreach, and program documentation in accordance with Clinic requirements.
· Assists with scheduling, coordination, preparation, and delivery of human trafficking trainings for healthcare providers, advocacy agencies, community partners, and community members.
· Participates in community outreach activities, educational events, tours, panels, vendor opportunities, and train-the-trainer activities as assigned.
· Identifies and coordinates available community and donated resources to address barriers to care, including transportation, food, clothing, hygiene, communication, and other essential support needs.
· Assists with preparation, organization, setup, breakdown, and maintenance of materials used for outreach, education, and community events.
· Provides program information, documentation, and data needed to support grant reporting and funding compliance, as requested by program leadership.
· Supports established community partnership activities and approved agreements and assists with implementation and coordination as directed by program or executive leadership.
· Monitors assigned cases, referrals, and program tasks and promptly communicates operational or patient-care concerns to the appropriate supervisor or program lead.
· Works independently within assigned responsibilities while maintaining effective communication and collaboration with the Human Trafficking Social Worker, clinical staff, and leadership.
· Maintains confidentiality of patient information and complies with HIPAA, OSHA, Clinic policies, professional standards, and applicable program requirements.
· Performs other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications, Education, and Experience
· Master's degree in Social Work required.
· Two to three years of healthcare, social work, case management, or related experience preferred; human trafficking experience strongly preferred.
· Bilingual English/Spanish required.
· Demonstrated ability to work effectively with trauma-affected, vulnerable, and underserved populations.
· Knowledge of community resources, referral networks, and care-coordination practices.
· Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate professionally with patients, healthcare providers, shelters, advocacy organizations, and community partners.
· Strong organizational, documentation, follow-up, and time-management skills with attention to detail.
· Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment within assigned responsibilities, and manage multiple priorities.
· Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and the ability to accurately maintain program and patient-related data.
Physical and Work Environment Requirements
· Ability to sit, stand, bend, and stoop for extended periods as required to perform job duties.
· Ability to travel locally for outreach, training, meetings, and community-partner activities as needed.
· Regular interaction with patients and community members who may disclose experiences of trauma, violence, exploitation, or other sensitive circumstances.
· Exposure to normal clinical and office environments, including routine office noise.
Role Scope
This part-time position is intended to provide direct service, referral, outreach, training, and program-support capacity for the Anti-Human Trafficking Program. The position assists with, but does not independently own, overall program strategy, budget authority, grant administration, formal partnership agreements, or executive-level program decisions.
Worksite address
houston, TX, 77246, US
Who can apply
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