Aging And Disability Services Specialist II

IMMEDIATE VACANICES:
Department of Human Concerns Temporary FullTime

As an advanced trainee receives increasingly complex cases while continuing to advance toward becoming independent workers; engages in community outreach and resource database development and maintenance ; and performs other related duties as required.

Distinguishing Characteristics:

Aging and Disability Services Specialist II positions are typical of two general types:

• Engages in direct service of more complex cases that may require ongoing intervention and assistance
• Responsible for journalistic public relations work and informational materials for the Division. Maintains the accuracy and relevancy of webbased resource database that is accessible to the public.

• serves in cases that may include those with a variety of psychosocial physical/mental and environmental areas of concern and may involve family systems in which discord exists;
• works with interdisciplinary team members to ensure effective case coordination;
• utilizes established policies and procedures casework skills and judgment to address more routine aspects of casework ;
• engages in health fairs and various other public events to increase public knowledge of the ADRC and all available services;
• provides information to members of the general public regarding aging and disability issues and available community services and resources;
• engages in community and outreach and resource database development and maintenance to ensure that information regarding community resources remains accurate current and relevant;
• maintains the database that is accessible to the public via a comprehensive website and is userfriendly to persons with disabilities;
• assists in organizing appropriate committee meetings community public relations and educational events and distributing ADRC promotional materials;
• ensures that information is stored on the database according to appropriate guidelines;
• engages in informational health fairs and various other public events to increase knowledge of the ADRC and all available services;
• provides information to members of the general public regarding aging and disability issues and available community services and resources;
• performs other duties as assigned.

Training and Experience: A combination of education and experience substantially equivalent to graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelors degree which included a minimum of twelve 12 credit hours in courses such as aging disabilities human services psychology social work social welfare sociology counseling criminal justice or other behavioral sciences and one 1 year of progressively responsible professional work experience which involved case management and/or support planning in the area of social services health or education.

License Requirement: Possession of a valid motor vehicles drivers license (equivalent to State of Hawaii Type 3.

Knowledge of: the principles and practices of behavioral sciences aging and disability; general research evaluation interviewing methods and techniques; report and letter writing; casework methods and techniques such as assessment and diagnosis used to evaluate and provide treatment for people who need services; the mission goals pertinent laws rules regulations policies and procedures of the Office on Aging; and community resources available to consumer groups.

Ability to: read understand interpret and apply laws rules and regulations pertaining to the Office on Aging programs; collect analyze evaluate information; prepare written reports correspondence and other official documents; establish and maintain effective relationships with diverse populations and members of interdisciplinary teams.

Health and Physical Condition:

Persons seeking appointment to positions in this class must meet the health and physical condition standards deemed necessary and proper to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.

Physical Effort Grouping: Light

TEMPORARY POSITIONS:Employees appointed to temporary positions may also gain membership in the civil service upon satisfactory completion of an initial probation period of at least six months. Once you become a member of the civil service you become eligible to apply for promotion and transfer opportunities to permanent as well as other temporary positions.

APPLICATIONS MAY BE FILED ONLINE AT: you have never applied for a job using the NEOGOV system you must create an account. You will need a username password and working email address to create your account. Your detailed work history is required on the application. A resume submitted in lieu of an application will not be sufficient. Furthermore See resume is NOT an acceptable response under the Work Experience section. An application containing this response may be deemed incomplete. Applications may be rejected if they are incomplete.

EXAMINATIONS ARE ADMINISTERED IN THE COUNTY OF MAUl ONLY

The above examination is being given on an opencompetitive basis to establish an eligible list which shall be effective for not more than one year unless extended by the Director of Personnel Services.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The County of Maui does not discriminate on the basis of race sex sexual orientation age religion color ancestry national origin disability marital status pregnancy arrest and court record assignment of child support national guard participation or any other basis covered by state or federal laws governing nondiscrimination

PreEmployment/PostOffer Drug Screening Test: All applicants who will enter a safety sensitive position or certain designated categories that the Personnel Services Director has established or who are required by law to be drug tested must pass a preemployment/postoffer drug screening test as a condition of employment. There is no retesting or reevaluation process. Cost for the drug screening test shall be borne by the County of Maui.

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