Montgomery County Government

About the Position

The expected salary range for this part time position on hire is $30,256 - $42,631

WHO WE ARE

Montgomery County is located adjacent to Washington, D.C., and with over one million residents, is the most populous County in the State of Maryland. The County is also the most diverse County in the State and ranks among the top ten most diverse Counties in the nation. Montgomery County contains many major U.S. government offices, scientific research and learning centers, and business campuses.

The Department of Health and Human Services is responsible for delivery of the County’s public health and human services that meets the needs of our community’s most vulnerable children, adults and seniors. The Department provides services through more than 120 programs at more than 20 locations. With over 2,000 employees, the Department of Health and Human Services is the largest County Department.

As a Department, we believe health and wellness of the county can only be achieved by ensuring that every resident has fair opportunities to reach their fullest potential. This means access to quality housing, transportation, education, employment, health care, human services, safe neighborhoods, and healthy food. HHS provides critical services for residents who face a variety of obstacles in achieving their full potential. HHS plays an essential role in building a healthy and strong community.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Child/Adolescent School & Community-Based Services is seeking a dedicated and motivated Part Time Community Services Aide III to join our team. This role plays a vital part in coordinating inter agency initiatives within Montgomery County Public Schools and the community, ensuring children, youth, and their families receive the support they need.

The Cluster Projects program strengthens household stability by rapidly connecting families to essential resources, including housing, mental health services, food assistance, and other social services. If you're passionate about making a meaningful impact in the lives of families and communities, we encourage you to apply and be part of our mission to remove barriers and foster student success.

What You'll Be Doing

The Child/Adolescent School & Community-Based Services is seeking a dedicated and motivated Part Time Community Services Aide III will:

• Provide support services for families served by the Cluster Projects, a joint effort with Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) focused on maintaining and increasing family stability for students whose families are in crisis or in need of multiple supports outside of the school system, so that students may continue to stay fully engaged in school.
• Conduct intakes with families as assigned by supervisor via clients’ preferred method of contact (home visit, office visit, in-person at agreed upon community location, virtual
• meeting or via phone) and create family service plans.
• Provide remote and in-person case support to promote family self-sufficiency for 6 months, supporting families to access public and private benefits, resources, and services tenable social, physical and economic well-being. Performs tasks and duties under general supervision, using established procedures and innovation, seeking supervisor input for more difficult cases.
• Provide resources, instruction, advice, and guidance, coordinating efforts to assist, and advocating with government agencies for client families with a broad range of needs (including children, disabled, and recently arrived migrant and asylum-seeking families).
• Coordinate, facilitate, and/or resolve problems in service delivery by acting as a liaison between clients and social service agencies to solve varied problems, which frequently involves telephoning on a client's behalf, accompanying clients on appointments, or translating personal correspondence.
• Assist with interpretation and advocacy between client families, partners, and provider organizations.
• Utilize enterprise technology to document services and benefits provided and coordinate support across teams.

Minimum Qualifications

Experience: Three (3) years of experience providing delivery of social, health and/or public assistance services.

Education: Completion of high school or High School Certificate of completion recognized in the State of Maryland

Equivalency: An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted.

Special Minimum Qualification: May be required to have bi-lingual ability (English and a foreign language), depending on position assignment.

LICENSE:

Possession and maintenance at all times of a valid State of Maryland driver’s license when required for job-related duties.

Note: There will be no substitutions for this section

Preferred Criteria, Interview Preferences

We will use preferred criteria screening questions:

• Do you have 3 years of experience providing direct social services or case management to clients?
• Do you have experience with community outreach?
• Do you have experience working with children and families?
• Do you possess a State of Maryland Driver’s License?
• Are you multilingual in Amharic, French or Spanish?

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

The Office of Human Resources (OHR) reviews the minimum qualifications of all applicants, irrespective of whether the candidate has previously been found to have met the minimum requirements for the job or been temporarily promoted to the same position. This evaluation is based solely on the information contained in the application/resume submitted for this specific position.

Montgomery County Government(MCG) is an equal opportunity employer, committed to workforce diversity. Accordingly, as it relates to employment opportunities, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, in accordance with the law. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should email OHR at OHR@montgomerycountymd.gov. Individual determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made in accordance with all applicable laws.

MCG also provides hiring preference to certain categories of veterans and veterans/persons with a disability. For more information and to claim employment preference, refer to the Careers webpage on Hiring Preference.

All applicants will respond to a series of questions related to their education, relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities required to minimally perform the job. The applicant's responses in conjunction with their resume and all other information provided in the employment application process will be evaluated to determine the minimum qualifications and preferred criteria or interview preference status. Based on the results, the highest qualified applicants will be placed on an Eligible List and may be considered for an interview. Employees meeting minimum qualifications who are the same grade will be placed on the Eligible List as a "Lateral Transfer" candidate and may be considered for an interview.

This will establish an Eligible List that may be used to fill both current and future vacancies.

If selected for consideration for this position, you may be required to provide evidence that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities indicated on your resume.

Montgomery County Ethics Law: Except as provided by law or regulation, the County's "Public Employees" (which does not include employees of the Sheriff's office) are subject to the County's ethics law including the requirements to obtain advanced approval of any outside employment and the prohibitions on certain outside employment. The outside employment requirements of the ethics law can be found at 19A-12 of the County Code. Additional information about outside employment can be obtained from the Ethics Commission website.

Leave Benefits

Our generous leave package starts with non-MLS permanent and term employees earning 15 days of sick leave and 15 days of annual leave in their first year, as well as up to three additional personal days each calendar year. Positions in MLS earn 35 days of paid time off each year. In addition, we offer all employees 10 paid holidays. Our leave policies adhere to the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993, and we provide six weeks of paid parental leave for new parents.

Retirement Benefits

All permanent and term positions are eligible for robust retirement plans. Public safety positions are eligible for a defined benefit pension plan in which they are vested after only five years. Employees in non-public safety positions can participate in retirement plans that contribute up to 12 percent of their annual salary. All employees can also participate in a supplemental retirement plan, the 457 Deferred Compensation Plan, to contribute even more to their retirement goals.

Tuition Assistance & Student Loan Forgiveness

Montgomery County employees are eligible to participate in the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. Participants who meet all requirements may qualify for forgiveness on the remaining balance on their Direct Loans after making 120 qualifying monthly payments under a qualifying repayment plan while working full-time in a qualifying public service position. To learn more about PSLF, please visit the Student Loan Repayment Benefits page. Our tuition assistance program allows you to receive up to $2,130 annually in tuition assistance to help you achieve a degree that supports your career path.

Free Mass Transit Benefit

County employees are entitled to use the RideOn Bus service for free with a valid County-employee ID. This benefit can be used any time of the day or evening, including weekends. We also offer a pre-tax flexible spending account to reduce the cost of other mass-transit options such as MARC trains and Metro.

Reduced Child and Health Care Costs

Working for Montgomery County also entitles permanent and term employees to participate in healthcare and childcare Flexible Spending Accounts. These plans allow eligible employees to save on a pretax basis for healthcare and dependent care costs incurred during the plan year.

Employee Wellbeing

We deeply care about your holistic wellness. Our award-winning wellness program, LiveWell, will support you in improving and maintaining your physical, mental, financial, social, and intellectual well-being.

Learn more about our wonderful benefits available to you once you join our team. Montgomery County Benefits

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