Master Family Service Specialist Adult Protective Services Job Laurel area,Delaware USA,Social Work

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Our mission at the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) is to improve the quality of life of Delaware citizens by promoting health and well-being, fostering self-sufficiency, and protecting vulnerable populations. We prioritize personal and family independence by assisting individuals and families in a variety of life areas.

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Summary Statement

As a Master Family Service Specialist with DSAAPD, you will conduct assessments to develop and implement service plans designed to meet the personal, social, health, and financial needs of caregivers and clients. This role is designed to assist elderly adults and adults with physical/mental disabilities that are impaired, incapacitated, and vulnerable or at risk of harm to live in a safe environment.

The goal is to protect them from abuse, neglect, and exploitation by responding to critical or emergency situations and ensuring a prompt and appropriate response. You will aim to minimize clients’ risk by conducting investigations while supporting their basic needs. This position will require use of a state vehicle to travel throughout the community in order to complete investigations.

Essential Functions

Essential functions are fundamental, core functions common to all positions in the class series and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties for any one position in the class. Since class specifications are descriptive and not restrictive, incumbents can complete job duties of similar kind not specifically listed here.

Provides services to advocate for health, safety and welfare or rights of clients and their families and assists them in obtaining needed services.
Interviews clients and family members and/or professionals to gather personal, social and background information; works closely with the client and family to formulate a clear description of the client and family’s problems; identify the key forces which maintain the problems; discover resources and strengths available to the client and family to resolve the problems; and identify the blocks, if any, that prevent the client and family from resolving the problems without the intervention of the State agency.
Determines eligibility for various social service programs offered by the agency or available in the community.
In collaboration with the client and family, develops and implements service/treatment plans, outlining the goals and objectives to be accomplished, methods and techniques to be used, and anticipated results; helps the client and family to obtain community, social and/or therapeutic services and resources needed to accomplish plans and objectives.
Conducts individual and group counseling sessions with clients and members of the family to aid in achieving satisfactory social development and adjustment to specific problems and situations.
Assess progress toward goals and makes recommendations on plans such as reclassification, discharge, aftercare, emergency protective placement in emergency or crisis situations, guardianship, petitions or options counseling.
Prepares social histories, client progress reports, evaluation and discharge summaries, court reports or petitions; prepares and maintains a variety of records and files pertaining to clients assigned to caseload.
Enforces court orders and conditions of community supervision as required. Attends court hearings and other judicial proceedings to answer questions, make recommendations and present progress reports regarding…