Social Services Aide

CalHR•Quincy, CA

18h

About The Position

Under general supervision, the Social Services Aide assists Social Workers by performing designated tasks related to improving family functioning and providing child and adult services. This paraprofessional role supports Social Workers with routine tasks, which may include assessing clients in the In-Home Support Services program, teaching parenting and household-management skills, and carrying out tasks for child and adult service programs. The role requires less skill and training than a professional Social Worker position. Incumbents receive supervision from a Social Worker Supervisor or another higher-level supervisor or manager. The aide may maintain a routine caseload of elderly adults receiving household services; assess client needs and verify them with medical and health-service providers; prepare reports and enter case information into an automated system; make referrals; provide training and counseling to parents with mental illness or developmental disabilities; monitor care for abused children; supervise parent-child visits; provide emergency childcare; and transport or accompany clients to appointments. The aide also helps families access community resources and serves as a liaison between clients, professional staff, and community members. Retention bonuses are offered: $2,500 upon completion of hiring, $2,500 one year after hire, and $5,000 after the second full year of employment.

Requirements

Meet one of the following minimum qualification paths: 60 semester units or 90 quarter units of college, including 15 semester units or 22.5 quarter units in social welfare, social or human services, sociology, or another social or behavioral science; OR two years of full-time experience providing social services to disadvantaged adults or children in a public or private setting; OR a combination of education and comparable experience equivalent to two years of full-time experience, including at least 15 semester units or 22.5 quarter units in social or behavioral science.
Interview people to obtain information relevant to providing social services.
Understand and accept differences in human behavior resulting from cultural, economic, or other forms of deprivation.
Effectively instruct physically and mentally disabled adults in parenting and household skills.
Deal with physically and sexually abused children.
Prepare basic written reports.
Recognize and report indications of a need for social services.
Maintain confidential information in accordance with legal standards and County regulations.
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers, outside organizations, and the public.
Possess essential personal qualifications, including integrity, initiative, dependability, good judgment, and the ability to work cooperatively with others.
Have a state of health consistent with the ability to perform assigned duties; a medical examination may be required.
Be authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship by the start date of employment.

Responsibilities

Maintain a routine caseload of infirm or incapacitated elderly adults receiving household services.
Conduct ongoing client-needs assessments and verify needs by contacting medical and health-service providers.
Present client assessments to professional staff for approval.
Prepare narrative reports on clients' conditions and services provided or recommended.
Enter case, client, and contact information into an automated system.
Refer clients to medical personnel or Social Workers as needed.
Train and counsel mentally ill and developmentally disabled parents in parenting and household-management skills.
Teach families about nutritious meal preparation, budgeting, and household care.
Monitor medical and psychological care provided to abused children.
Supervise visits between parents and children and report observations to a Social Worker.
Provide emergency childcare.
Transport or accompany clients to service appointments or interviews.
May testify in juvenile court hearings.
Assist Social Workers in providing child and adult social services.
Act as a liaison between clients, professional staff, and individuals or groups in the community served.
Help families use and learn about community resources, particularly medical, legal, and employment services.
Maintain records of work performed and perform other related duties as assigned.