Social Worker Assistant

Overview

Current vacancies are in Ukiah and Willits with Adult & Aging Services.

Under direct supervision, provides assistance to social workers by performing routine tasks such as ongoing assessments of clients in the In-Home Support Services (IHSS) program, instructing parents in developing parenting and household management skills, supervising parental visits, transporting clients, or performing a variety of other less complex functions related to assigned program areas which do not require the skill and training of a social worker.

• Adult Services:
  Maintain a caseload of infirmed or incapacitated elderly adults receiving household services; may conduct scheduled home visits or approved alternatives such as a phone or video call; conduct ongoing needs assessments; verify needs by contacting medical and health services providers; present assessments to review committees; complete narrative reports of client condition and services; make referrals to medical personnel or social workers as needed.
• Family Services:
  Provide direct training and counseling to parents on a variety of topics including general parenting and household management skills such as nutritional meal preparation, budgeting, and household care; monitor medical and psychological care of abused children; supervise visits with parents and children and report observations to social worker; conduct drug screenings for clients; provide emergency childcare; testify in juvenile court hearings, as needed.
• All Areas:
  Identify and report specific indication of a need for social services; maintain records and written reports; may transport clients; perform administrative tasks such as coordinating visits with families, providers, and staff, and providing office coverage; track progress of clients and perform follow up visits as required; assist social workers in providing a variety of child and adult social services; serve as a liaison between clients and professional staff and individuals and groups in the community serviced;
  
  directly assist families in learning and using resources available, with particular attention to medical, legal, and employment services; perform other related duties as assigned.

Education and Experience:

• One (1) year in a public social services agency at a level equivalent to that of a Vocational Assistant, Eligibility Worker, or other class providing direct service to clients on a regular basis.
• OR
• One (1) year of college which has included at least 9 semester units of coursework in social welfare, social/human services, sociology, child development or other behavioral science areas.
• Any combination of higher education, training or experience that provides the required knowledge and skills to perform the job duties.

Licenses and

Certifications:

• Valid Driver’s License

Knowledge of:

• Basic principles of human behavior.
• Basic community resources useful to clients served.
• Acceptable housekeeping and homemaking methods and standards.
• Basic instructional methods and techniques.

Skill in:

• Identifying and understanding reactions of individuals.
• Identifying problems, developing and recommending options, and implementing solutions, as appropriate.
• Recognizing and reporting specific indications of need for social services.
• Understanding and accepting differences in human behavior resulting from cultural, economic or other forms of deprivation.

Mental and Physical Abilities:

• Learn and apply principles and processes for providing client services.
• Interview others to obtain a variety of information applicable to the provision of social services.
• Communicate effectively verbally and in writing, and relay information to other employees, clients and service providers.
• Understand and accept differences in human behavior resulting from diverse cultural, socio-economic, and educational backgrounds.
• Effectively instruct adults in parenting and household skills.
• Prepare written reports.
• Recognize and report specific indication of need for social services.
• While performing the essential functions of this job, the incumbent is regularly required to: walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects; reach with hands and…