Adult Protective Services Specialist I/II
About The Position
This position is located in Ada and Shawnee, Oklahoma. Adult Protective Services Specialist Annual Salary: Level I H26A - $38,857.35 + Full State Employee Benefits Level II H26B - $41,770.20 + Full State Employee Benefits Travel is EXTENSIVE. Must possess a valid driver's license and must maintain required car insurance. Hours worked may be on-call. This position plays an integral part in keeping vulnerable Oklahoma adults safe. In this position, you will receive and investigate allegations of abuse, neglect, and exploitation. You will determine the capacity and provide voluntary or involuntary services based on needs, and you'll coordinate service plans, prepare legal forms, attend court hearings, and provide testimony as necessary.
Requirements
- Must possess a valid driver's license and must maintain required car insurance.
- A bachelor's degree in any field is required for Level I
- A master’s degree OR a bachelor’s degree and one year of experience in professional social work is required for Level II
Responsibilities
- Receive and investigate allegations of abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
- Determine the capacity and provide voluntary or involuntary services based on needs
- Coordinate service plans
- Prepare legal forms
- Attend court hearings
- Provide testimony as necessary
- Employees will perform entry-level work in a training status in providing adult protective services to incapacitated adults prior to completion of the Adult Protective Services New Worker Training Academy
- Participate in investigations with higher-level Adult Protective Services Specialists
- Learn and apply self-protection techniques
- Perform follow-up activities for ongoing cases and coordinate service plans for adults
- Prepare legal forms for APS court hearings and attend such hearings, providing testimony if needed
- Attend case staffing and other training offered outside the APS academy
- Perform independent investigation of routine APS referrals
- Conduct prompt and thorough APS investigations of abuse, neglect and exploitation
- Conduct assessments of risk, needs and capacity of vulnerable adults
- Offer protective services and writes customer centered service plans
- Interviews vulnerable adults, alleged perpetrators and collaterals in their homes and over the phone
- Documents all case data including complete interviews with vulnerable adults and other collaterals
- Prepares cases for court when identified for involuntary services including participation in courtroom activities
- Provides testimony in court regarding protective services or by subpoena
- Develops community and internal partners for service delivery
- Staffs case situations with APSS District Director in the absence of the APSS IV and APSS III or when in charge of the team/unit
- Staffs cases at specific points in process
- Staffs cases for potential involuntary services with APSSIII, IV and/or legal representation
- May communicate with other management in regard to case activities and decisions
- Serve on committees and panels for internal and external partnerships
- Provide training and presentations to internal and external partnerships
- Involve the adult (if possible) family, and other caregivers in the development of a service plan to meet the adult's needs, and provide follow-up visits as specified by policy or more often as needed
Benefits
- Full State Employee Benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
