POSTING DATE: MAY 29, 2026
APPLICATION DEADLINE: *OPEN UNTIL FILLED
This position is subject to close once a satisfactory applicant pool has been identified
Full-Time, Unclassified Position
SALARY: $33,042.48 Annually
LOCATION: District Clinical Services, Columbus Health Department, 5601 Veterans Parkway, Columbus, GA 31904
DUTIES: Under general supervision, this position will be housed in Columbus, GA and will provide persons, families, and/or vulnerable populations with the psychosocial support needed to cope with chronic, acute, or terminal illnesses and physical or developmental disabilities. *This is not a remote position.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
•Assess, screen, and counsel clients in a variety of program areas performing social services activities to enhance, meet or restore their functioning capacity.
•Develop or participate in case management/care plans.
•Provide patient education and counseling, advise caregivers, and make necessary referrals for other social services.
•This position will work with patients in an infectious disease clinical setting.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor’s degree in a related field from an accredited college or university and two (2) years of experience in social service delivery.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Master’s degree in social work, psychology, counseling, sociology, education, nursing, vocational rehabilitation, or a related field and two (2) years of full-time (or equivalent part-time) work experience in social services delivery (case management, outreach, prevention/education, client assessment, or the development and/or implementation of treatment, rehabilitation, or service plans).
All West Central Health District 7 employees are deemed essential workers in the event of an emergency. As such, you may be called on to participate in an event including but not limited to staffing a shelter, working at a Specimen Point of Collection Site (SPOC) and/or working at a Point of Dispensing site (POD). If you are called on to participate, you are required to report to the designated site as a condition of employment, whether the emergency occurs during or outside regular work hours.
Benefits for Full-Time Eligible Employees:
•13 Paid Holidays
•Generous Leave Package
•Employees Retirement System
•Health Insurance
•Dental Insurance
•Vision Insurance
•Health Care Spending Account
•Dependent Care Spending Account
•Life Insurance
•AD&D Insurance
•Disability Insurance
•Legal Insurance
•Long-Term Care Insurance
•Specified Illness
•Deferred Compensation (401K & 457 Plans)
•Atlanta Postal Credit Union
An applicant who has a disability, which requires special accommodation, should contact Human Resources at 706-321-6127.
All Applicants Must Apply At: www.dph.georgia.gov Click on “About DPH”, then “Careers”. Locate this position and click “Apply” to begin your application.
Applicants chosen for employment will be subject to the following:
•Criminal Background Check/Fingerprinting
•I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification
•Pre-Employment Drug Screening
•Reference Checks