"Targeted Assessment Specialist"

Job Details

Job Title: Targeted Assessment Specialist

Requisition Number: RE50714

Working Title: Targeted Assessment Specialist - Perry County

Department Name: 7H090:CENTER ON DRUG & ALCOHOL RESEA

Work Location: Hazard, KY

Grade Level: 44

Salary Range: $43,805-70,075/year

Type of Position: Staff

Position Time Status: Full-Time

Required Education: MA

Required Related Experience: 3 yrs

Required License/Registration/Certification: None

Physical Requirements: Sitting; driving.

Shift: Monday through Friday, 8:00AM – 5:00PM (40 hrs/wk).

Job Summary: Skilled professional needed to join the University of Kentucky (UK) Targeted Assessment Program (TAP). We are looking for a team member with strong clinical and case management skills. Candidates should be passionate about helping others and advocating for those in need. The TAP Specialist will be a UK employee co-housed at the Department for Community Based Services office in Perry County, KY. Duties include: conducting participant assessments in the areas of substance use, mental health, intimate partner violence victimization, learning problems, and basic needs; connecting program participants with services and resources; providing follow-up to support improved outcomes; and collaborating with community partners. UK offers an excellent benefits package which consists of ample holiday/vacation and sick leave, health insurance, retirement plans with a generous 200% employer match, and tuition assistance for eligible employees and their family members. TAP staff receive comprehensive training, supervision, and coaching to enhance job satisfaction and promote healthy work/life balance. TAP is sponsored by the KY Cabinet for Health and Family Services through a contract with the University and is supported with Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) funds.

Skills / Knowledge / Abilities: MS Windows, Excel, entering data into a web-based system

Does this position have supervisory responsibilities?: No

Preferred Education/Experience: Master’s degree plus 3 years of related experience in social work, counseling/treatment, case management, and other supportive services or equivalent; Driver’s license preferred.

Deadline to Apply: 10/16/2025