A Family, School, or General Social Worker provides specialized assistance to vulnerable families and children. Intervenes in crisis situations; evaluates individual and family needs, helps clients get access to health care, mental health care or social services such as housing assistance. Advocates for clients and provides follow up visits. May work with teachers, parents and school administrators to help students improve academically and deal with social issues such as bullying.
Bilingual, Part-Time Social Worker - Human Trafficking San Jose Clinic - 4.2 Houston, TX Job Details Part-time 10 hours ago Qualifications Master's degree in social work Collaborate with healthcare professionals Spanish English Master's degree Working with survivors of violence Healthcare referral management Data management Productivity software Managing patient records Experience working with individuals from underserved communities Provider communication in social service case management
Full Job Description Description:
POSITION SUMMARY
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.
Requirements:
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.
