DSHS ESA Social Service Specialist

DSHS ESA Social Service Specialist 2

Are you committed to helping individuals and families overcome barriers to stability and self-sufficiency? The Economic Services Administration (ESA), Community Services Division (CSD), is seeking a Social Service Specialist 2 to join our team at the Mount Vernon Community Services Office.

DSHS ESA Social Service Specialist 2 Are you committed to helping individuals and families overcome barriers to stability and self-sufficiency? The Economic Services Administration (ESA), Community Services Division (CSD), is seeking a Social Service Specialist 2 to join our team at the Mount Vernon Community Services Office.

• Screen and refer individuals for medical, psychiatric and other tests
• Conduct social services professional level assessments to determine individual’s level of functioning including evaluating the education, social history, living situation, and employment history as well as a comprehensive assessment of the individual’s physical and mental status
• Review and interpret medical reports and test results to determine eligibility for programs administered by Community Services Division, Social Service Administration and determine need for further treatment
• Authorize additional referrals to medical specials when indicated by medical evidence
• Review invoices to ensure charges for specific procedures are in accordance with State maximums
• Interview individuals to assess vocational and social history; use this information as a factor in determining present ability to perform gainful employment
• Make payment for medical evidence through SSPS or eJAS
• Provide case management services on an on-going basis, where appropriate, to include periodic reassessment and changes in the case plan. The case plan or individualized responsibility plan may include, but is not limited to:
• Treatment for medical or mental health concerns, including monitoring participation
• SSI Facilitation
• Establishing linkages to housing, community and medical resources
• Protective Payee Services
• Treatment for chemical dependency, including monitoring of participation
• Vocational resources, utilizing Work Force partners (such as Employee Security)
• Document social service specialists and client activity in ICMS and eJAS
• Other duties as assigned

Twelve months of experience as a Social Service Specialist 1 AND completion of the agency’s Social Service Specialist training program.

OR

A master's degree in social services, human services, behavioral sciences, or an allied field, AND one year as a Social Service Specialist 1