Social Worker Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Considerable knowledge of social work principles, techniques, and practices and their application to specific casework, group work, and community problems.
• Knowledge of psychosocial, socioeconomic, and behavioral problems and their treatment.
• Knowledge of governmental and private organizations and community resources.
• Knowledge of laws, regulations, and policies which govern the program.
• Knowledge of the application of information technology to the work.
• Working knowledge of standard office procedures, practices, and equipment.
• Skill in teamwork, collaborative conflict resolution and customer service excellence.
• Skill to use a variety of office machines, computers, applicable software and typing.
• Skill in establishing rapport with a client and applying techniques of assessing psychosocial, behavioral, and psychological aspects of client's problem.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with administrative supervisors, members of case load and their families, and with care providers and various community organizations.
• Ability to express ideas clearly and concisely.
• Ability to plan and execute work.
• Ability to establish and follow work procedures, prioritize work, and prepare and maintain accurate records and reports.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with people of varied social, economic, cultural, and educational backgrounds.
• Ability to maintain composure, keeping emotions in check, even in difficult situations; and to attend work regularly.
• Ability to work effectively, tactfully, and courteously with the public and other governmental organizations.
• Requires bachelor's degree in social work from an accredited school of social work and no work experience; or a bachelor's degree in a human services field from an accredited college or university and one year of directly related experience; or a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and two years of directly related experience.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Assess, develop a care/service plan, coordinate, and monitor delivery of services to clients to assure the client's/and or family's health, safety, stabilization, and wellbeing in the home.
• Provide or facilitate services to assist adults receiving placement services to adjust to their placement or independent settings.
• Coordination with physicians, nurses, and home health providers to develop client care plans.
• Provides intake and case management services including but not limited to Adult Protective Services, Energy Services, Community Alternative Programs, and Representative Payee, Special Assistance In.
• Adult Protective Services after-hours on-call rotating coverage.
• Interviews clients and relatives to determine the scope of the problems and client's ability to deal with it, performing assessments to identify needs and obtaining medical, financial, and social history.
• Develops service and/or treatment plans and monitors service delivery for clients and/or families to address issues of employment, vocational, medical, health, or behavioral issues.
• Provides supportive/directive counseling to address problems such as adjustment to illness or disability, adult placement issues, financial concerns, and socialization.
• Establishes eligibility for specific programs or service.
• Prepares case summaries and reports for reviews, maintaining records, files, and confidentiality.
• Reviews and approves billing documents for client services or supplies.
• Ensures that the plan provides for safety and wellbeing and meets federal, state, and agency requirements.
• Discusses gaps in services and ways and means to fill gaps with supervisor.
• Conducts the required number of contacts and/or home visits each month according to specific program requirements to assess the current situation and assure that services are being provided.
• Explores alternative community programs, services, and agencies; makes referrals.
• Provides supportive and/or budget counseling and education to clients, care givers, and families.
• Provides a wide variety of services to alleviate crisis situations, enable families to be self-sufficient, and enable adults to remain in their homes.
• Drives to homes, schools, health facilities, and other service agencies.
• May transport clients.
• Operates computer terminal entering and retrieving data from the appropriate state and county system.
• Operates computer, scanner, calculator, and other standard office equipment incident to maintaining records.