Social Worker

Social Worker

Salary

$60,090.00 Annually

Location

Nashville, TN

Job Type

Full-Time Civil Service

Job Number

26308E

Division

Social Services

Department

SOC Family Services

Opening Date

07/09/2026

Closing Date

7/23/2026 11:59 PM Central

• Description
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Position Description

The Social Worker position performs professional and technical duties involved in assisting individuals, families and/or groups of people by providing them with services designed to help them meet a variety of human, personal and environmental needs. Performs related duties as required.

Metropolitan Social Services (MSS), a department of Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, focuses on topics and issues continually effecting the economic and social wellbeing of Nashvillians. National and local policy choices have resulted in a deterioration of standard of living and put more people into poverty. Poverty can be multidimensional and result from long-term processes of inequality, persistent exclusion, concentration of economic power, access to wealth-building and social capital, as well as broad transformations in work and society.

Typical Duties

• Perform concise, comprehensive social assessments and developing service plans based on the customers individual needs, assessments of individuals which may include individuals with acute or persistent mental disorders or cooccurring disorders.
• Provide information and referral services to customers and the public that enables them to utilize the programs services to best address their needs.
• Provide short-term or long-term case management services to all populations served.
• Conduct home visits to customers homes and/or other agencies/locations within the community and/or designated co-located partnership sites.
• Research and advocate for customers to receive appropriate services through community resources such as public assistance programs, drug rehabilitation programs, and housing shelters.
• Coordinate services, plan, and maintain ongoing contact with customers for completion of services.
• Enter data into multiple case management systems and computer applications.
• Submit monthly reports.
• May be responsible for providing basic care, counseling, and assistance to individuals with mental illness or developmental disabilities.
• Work with various established Metro partnerships as well as being flexible to work across the Division of Programs in any of the agency identified program units.
• May perform case management and case review of assigned Conservatorship cases.
• May provide written summaries and any reports from completed interviews from the assigned Conservatorship cases.
• Build and maintain working relationships with various Metro Departments and other community agencies to ensure the emotional and social well-being of the assigned constituents are being met, assessed, and documented on a regular basis.
• Attend community events.

Minimum Qualifications

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Bachelor's Degree in Social Work from an accredited college or university

• No Substitution.*

LICENSES REQUIRED:

Valid Driver License

Candidates with accreditations earned in a foreign institute are encouraged to apply.

Note: Per Metro Ordinance No. SO94-1078. All employees of the Metropolitan Government shall be residents of the State of Tennessee or become residents of the state within six (6) months of employment as a prerequisite to employment with the Metropolitan Government.

Preferred Experience, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Case management experience
• Experience in leading group facilitations

We are an equal opportunity employer. All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply. Metro Nashville is committed to selecting the most qualified candidate for each of our roles.

Metro Nashville Government respects the religious beliefs and practices of all employees and will make, on request, an accommodation for such observances when a reasonable accommodation is available that does not create an undue hardship on business operations.

Requests for ADA or other protected accommodations for the recruitment process should be directed to Human Resources at 615-862-6640.3333

Metro offers a generous core benefit package to eligible employees who are regularly and consistently working 20 or more hours per week. Insurance and benefit coverage is effective the first of the month after the employee has worked 30 days. Employees can change their benefits within 60 days of an eligible change in status or during Annual Enrollment. Metro also offers optional benefits from which the employee may choose. Family members, including eligible spouses, domestic partners and children, are covered under most of our benefits programs.

CORE BENEFITS

Medical: Choice of two plans; Metro pays 75% of premium

Dental: Choice of two plans; Metro pays for single coverage

Basic Life: $50,000 basic term life coverage; Metro pays 100% of premium

Pension: Formula-driven pension; 100% Metro funded; 10 year vesting for new employees

Paid Family Leave: Runs concurrently with time designated as FMLA leave (up to 30 days)

Longevity: Annual bonus beginning after 5 years of service; increases annually up to 20 years

Work Life/ Employee Assistance Program: Wide variety of counseling, referral and consultation services provided free

Other*: In-line-of-duty injury benefits, AD&D insurance, and Medical Disability eligibility after 10 years with Metro

Paid leave: (Full-time employees)

• Vacation: 10 vacation days a year; increasing after 5 years of service (For Non Civil Service departments, contact the departments human resources office)
• Holidays: 12 holidays per year (For Non Civil Service departments, contact the departments human resources office)
• Sick leave: 12 days of sick leave per year
• Other leaves: Judicial leave, military leave, bereavement leave
• See the Human Resources webpage for more details and optional benefits at nashville.gov/hr

01

Do you have a valid Driver License?

• Yes
• No

02

What is the highest level of education you have completed?

• No diploma
• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Associates Degree
• Bachelors Degree
• Masters Degree

03

List type of degree and major field of study, if no degree answer "n/a".

04

How many years of case management experience do you have?

• No Experience
• 0ne Year
• Two or More Years

05

Briefly describe your case management experience., If none, please type N/A.

06

How many years of experience in leading group facilitations do you have?

• No Experience
• One Year
• Two or More Years

07

Briefly describe your experience in leading group facilitations. If none, please type N/A.

Required Question

Employer Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County

Address Human Resources Division

700 President Ronald Reagan Way, Suite 201

Nashville, Tennessee, 37210

Phone (615) 862-6640

Website https://www.nashville.gov/departments/human-resources/employment-opportunities