Social Services Assistant

Social Services Assistant
Job Summary:

We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Social Services Assistant to join our team at Westside Oaks, a Skilled Nursing Facility Financial Services Office in Jacksonville, Florida. As a Social Services Assistant, you will work with residents, families, and staff to provide psychosocial support, social work services, and connect residents with community resources.

• Review facility policies and procedures as part of the facility's interdisciplinary team to assure compliance with state and federal regulations
• Participate in reviewing and setting policies concerning resident care and quality of life
• Develop, maintain, and utilize a listing of current community resources that are useful to residents and their families/significant others
• Document progress in meeting the psychosocial needs of residents
• Work with residents, families, and staff to provide support, information, and organization for taking a more proactive role in self-advocacy
• Complete a social history and psychosocial assessment for each resident that identifies social, emotional, and psychological needs
• Participate in the development of a written, interdisciplinary plan of care for each resident that identifies the psychosocial needs/issues of the resident, the goals to be accomplished for those needs/issues, and the appropriate social worker interventions
• Ensure or provide therapeutic interventions to assist residents in coping with their transition and adjustment to a long-term care facility
• Coordinate the resident discharge planning process and make referrals for appropriate home care services prior to the resident's return to the community
• Educate staff regarding the role of the social worker in the facility and the psychosocial needs of the residents and their families/significant others
• Supervise students assigned to social services in accordance with the respective school guidelines and monitor and document the progress of their work
• Maintain log of facility grievances and review grievance log with Administrator on a monthly basis
• Other duties as assigned

• Prior work with elders in a community or long-term care setting is preferred
• The nursing home social worker must have skills in communication, assessment, and social work methods and techniques
• Must have a working understanding of social systems along with the ability to implement pertinent state and federal regulations

• This position has no supervisory responsibilities.