Social Work Grant Opportunities
All Positions Require licensure with the Maryland Board of Social Workers (LMSW or LCSW-C). Both levels of licensure will be considered for grant positions, with salary commensurate with experience. Below are brief descriptions of our current grant opportunities.
Diversion Linkages
The Maryland Office of the Public Defender (OPD) seeks three licensed social workers to serve as addiction specialists in Anne Arundel County, Baltimore City, and Washington County. Each Addiction Specialist will be a key member of the team working to identify public defender clients with a substance use disorder(s) and help determine if they could be better served in the community receiving treatment as a pretrial diversion.
PRIMARY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Administer various screening and assessment tools to OPD clients, with a priority on clients who are currently held in pretrial detention.
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Collaborate with area service providers to link clients with the appropriate level of treatment and ongoing therapeutic services.
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Formulate individualized service plans and diagnostic impressions based on the assessment results.
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Collaborate with attorneys to implement service plans in coordination with the legal case.
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Assist with data collection and project reporting.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Grant Funding Through: September 2023
Position Locations: Anne Arundel County (Annapolis Office), Baltimore City, Washington County (Hagerstown).
Decarceration Initiative
The Maryland Office of the Public Defender (OPD) seeks a licensed Social Worker to be a key member of the team representing individuals eligible for release consideration under the Juvenile Restoration Act, which allows people who were sentenced to an adult sentence as a child, and have served at least 20 years’ incarceration, to have their sentence reviewed.
PRIMARY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Conduct biopsychosocial assessments to establish mitigating information in support of release and to identify re-entry needs.
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Develop and implement individualized service plans for OPD clients who have served long terms of incarceration and may be eligible for release.
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Collaborate with attorneys to advocate for release of clients serving long sentence terms who meet criteria for parole or other release.
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Coordinate with corrections staff and community-based service providers to ensure reentry needs are met in accordance with the service plan.
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Conduct data collection and analysis.
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Assist with grant reporting obligations.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Grant Funding Through: December 31, 2022*
Position Location: Baltimore City