Social Services Assistant

California PostAcute Care • Lynwood, CA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Social Service Assistant’s primary duty is to assist the Social Service Designee with all aspects of the Social Services program.

Requirements

• Full Time

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with daily psychosocial needs as indicated by room visits and interviews.
• Attend and assist with family counsel meetings.
• Attend and assist with resident interviews and documentation of resident’s concerns using corporate concern forms.
• Assist Social Service designee with implementation of communication boards, and other necessary quality of life issues.
• Attend rehab meetings and assist with appropriate areas as assigned.
• Keep accurate, updated, organized records after every client visit to ensure that there are no undocumented breaks between treatments or visits.
• Answer questions about benefits that are available to individuals, or refer them to the correct organization to get help.
• Discuss benefits like child care, food stamps, housekeeping, sanitation and money management to determine needs versus wants.
• Review and submit reports regarding any problems with a customer or a supervisor.
• Get together weekly with supervisor to brainstorm and come up with ways to improve programs for individual families within the community, and to determine better ways to serve citizens.
• Interview family members or individuals to obtain a complete family history to more closely determine which services are appropriate and needed.
• Oversee group activities on a daily basis and run meetings when a social worker can’t be present.
• Performs other related duties as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed