Social Services Practitioner I/II/III Adult Services Division - Blythe, CA
Social Services Practitioner I/II/III Adult Services Division - Blythe, CA
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ABOUT THE POSITION
- **THIS POSITION REQUIRES ONSITE REPORTING**The County of Riversides Department of Public and Social Services (DPSS) seeks multiple Social Services Practitioner I/II/III positions for Blythe CA with the Adult Services Division (ASD). Frequent travel may be required for all positions.
The incumbent is required to report onsite to Blythe California(Blythe is located 225 miles east of Los Angeles 118 miles east of Palm Springs and 150 miles west of Phoenix Arizona) and provide support for the Desert Region.We are looking for someone who has:- Excellent interpersonal skills when working with diverse clients of various ages socioeconomic backgrounds cultures and mental/physical capabilities
- Proven ability to work collaboratively with other professionals in order to meet the needs of shared clients and promote quality care safety and wellbeing
- Great written and verbal communication skills
- Knowledge and ability to learn and apply complex laws rules regulations policies and procedures relating to clients
- Strong critical thinking analytical organizational and time management skills
- Techsavvy skills and the ability to learn and use specialized case management software programs
A few reasons you might love this job:- Opportunity to compassionately support children elders/dependent adults and families
- Its more than a desk job travel throughout the vast County of Riverside to meet with clients and community partners
- Work and network with dedicated professionals who share a passion for public service
- Career growth and upward mobility within the department
- Supportive and respectful working environment that values worklife balance
A few challenges you might face in this job:- Fastpaced environment
- Meeting mandated deadlines
- The need for documentation and technical writing
- Identifying ways to navigate social service delivery with limited resources while meeting clients identified goals and needs.
About the Adult Services Division (ASD):
The mission of Adult Services is to promote safety wellbeing and independence for elder and dependent adults through accurate and timely assessments and linkages to services. There are three main programs under the Adult Services umbrella:- Adult Protective Services (APS)provides a system of inperson response 24hours a day 7 days a week. APS Social Workers receive and respond to reports of dependent adult and elder abuse of individuals in Riverside County. We serve dependent adults (age 18 and older) and the elderly (age 60 and older). The goal of APS is to intervene and assist elder or dependent adults to alleviate physical sexual and financial abuse neglect isolation and abandonment abduction and mental suffering.
- InHome Supportive Services (IHSS)is a MediCal benefit that provides home care assistance to elders dependent adults and minors with disabilities to live safely in their own homes or other noninstitutional settings.
- The Public Authority (PA)assists clients of InHome Supportive Services (IHSS) to have an enhanced quality of life by recruiting screening and preparing inhome care providers at no cost to the client. In addition to supporting and training all IHSS providers in Riverside County the Public Authority maintains an updated registry of eligible home care providers who may be dispatched and matched with IHSS consumers at any time.
Adult Services Social Services Practitioners IIIs may be assigned to work in InHome Supportive Services (IHSS) Adult Protective Services (APS) or the IHSS Public Authority.
The Adult Services Division is dedicated to the professional development of our employees. Future SSP IIIs in ASD may be eligible for exciting DPSS programs that include Educational and Career Assistance Programs. These programs are great opportunities for professional growth and knowledge. Learn more below:
- Educational Support Program: DPSS employees eligible for the ESP may receive up to $5250.00 per year for a period of two years of lifetime maximum of $10500. ESP programs include Career Counseling Career Assessment College partners Tuition Discount information and possible textbook and tuition reimbursement options. Interested and Eligible candidates will receive a Career Development Plan (CDP) that includes tuition and textbook funding either by DPSS or Service Employees International Union (SEIU). Department Policy Eligibility and Application Requirement details are in the link ( a realistic job preview of what its like to work within Adult Services please visit the following link:
- The Social Services Practitioner I is the first professional level classification in the Social Services Practitioner series and is at a training level where the emphasis is on learning casework methods procedures and policies and the carrying of a limited noncomplex caseload under close supervision. Incumbents may receive additional consultation and supervision of difficult and complex casework problems. Incumbents normally work independently in administering services and in making use of agency or community resources.
- The Social Services Practitioner II is distinguished from the next higherlevel classification of Social Services Practitioner III by the latters receiving more difficult assignments requiring greater skills and depth of job knowledge in assessing problem situations and formulating plans for services.
- Social Services Practitioner I/II may also be placed at the ASD Central Intake Center where they hold the responsibility of responding to calls and online reports from the general public regarding elder and dependent adult abuse and neglect as well as requests to apply for In Home Supportive Services (IHSS). This is a fastpaced environment that requires excellent ability to obtain information from individuals in crisis and excellent critical thinking skills for the ability to analyze information provided identify additional information needed and determine appropriate response times for assistance to clients.
- The Social Services Practitioner III is a broad range journey to advanced level classification of the professionally trained social caseworker in the Social Services Practitioner series. Incumbents are characterized by the responsibility for performing full scope social service casework often requiring difficult diagnosis and intensive treatment services. The Social Services Practitioner III is distinguished from the Social Services Supervisor series by the latters responsibility to provide full time supervision of staff performing casework.
The level at which the position will be filled is at the Departments discretion and contingent on the candidates experience and qualifications.
Meet the Team!
TheRiverside County Department of Public Social Services(DPSS) is comprised of employees who work collectively and in partnership with communitybased organizations to serve the needs of the community.
The Riverside County Department of Public Social Services (DPSS) provides services and assistance to protect and empower vulnerable people in our community.
EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES
(Depending on the area of assignment duties may include but are not limited to the following)
Carry a caseload of the more difficult types of social service cases requiring a high degree of technical competence where social or family problems or environmental forces adversely affect family life; assess clients problems and develop treatment plans.
Complete case studies for the purpose of assessing problems and determining appropriate types and methods of treatment; develop intensive long or shortterm treatment plans to improve or restore individual or family functioning.
Act in a lead capacity for a small group of Social Services Practitioners or services employees such as aides and volunteers.
Act as a casework consultant to staff members without professional training.
Function at a highly skilled level in such areas as counseling protective services medical social work family services community organization and adoptive services.
Take part in staff development programs to increase knowledge of the social work processes and augment personal technical competence.
Provide therapeutic marital family interrelationship and adoptive parent counseling.
Investigate and provide services to clients where their physical or emotional welfare is involved; work with cases involving neglect abuse emotional or behavioral problems physical/mental disabilities or other health conditions affecting a clients personality family relationships child or inhome care arrangements.
Provide services and counseling in cases of desertion or impending loss of a spouse child or caretaker.
Interpret public social service rules regulations and policies to clients and the public.
Maintain casework records and prepare reports and correspondences.
Frequently conduct field visits away from the home office which may include long distances in order to carry out service plans observe and assess client needs and provide information and social work services.
Assess client family environment in order to determine potential or imminent risk to the safety of children/disabled adults/elderly residing in the household; when safety needs dictate remove child/disabled adults/elderly from home and transport them complying with all safety regulations including the use of age appropriate California safety mandated equipment when assisting with initial removal or facilitating a placement change which may include managing/lifting the clients necessary assistive equipment (e.g. wheelchair).
Maintain uptodate electronic records of all aspects of client case management in a centralized database.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
$5477 $8091 Monthly
$65724 $97093 Annually
OPTION I
Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelors degree preferably with a majorin social welfare social or behavioral sciences social/human servicescounselingor a closely related field to the assignment.
Experience:Oneyear equivalent to a County of Riverside Social Services Practitioner II.
OPTION II
Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with aBachelorsdegree preferably with a majorinsocial welfaresocial or behavioral sciences social/human services counselingora closely related field to the assignment.
Experience: Two years performing casework duties in a public or private human services agency. Experience must include assessing or determining client needs formulating case plans or executing case plans to support and meet client needs.
OPTION III
Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Masters degree preferably with a major in social or behavioral sciences social/human services counseling or a closely related field to the assignment.
OPTION IV
Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with aBachelorsdegree inSocial Work.
Experience: Completed internship experience in a public or private welfare agency as part of an accredited Bachelor of Social Work degree program.
ALL OPTIONS
Knowledge of: Principles and techniques of social casework and of the function of public social service agencies; individual and group behavior with emphasis on normal growth development and family relationships; social casework objectives principles and methods; socioeconomic and cultural factors which promote stable family life and an understanding of the factors that affect family security; physical and mental illnesses and their impact on personality; community organizations and the services they provide; laws rules and regulations governing the operation of public social services agencies; basic computer skills.
Ability to:Establish rapport with clients and their families; effectively apply casework knowledge and skills; apply the principles of general and/or child psychology and family relationships; evaluate personal and psychological factors in the client and/or familys situation; work constructively within an agency and community setting; effectively utilize appropriate resources and services; provide consultation to others; demonstrate skill in planning and analysis; control personal bias and apply social work ethics; maintain effective working relationships with other employees and the general public; provide consultation to and assist in the professional development of less experienced Social Services Practitioners; input and retrieve data from computerized system.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Physical Requirements: The Social Services Practitioner III position with the Adult Services and Childrens Services Divisions requires both office work and field work. Office work requires sedentary tasks such as report writing/typing and documentation. Field work may include frequent driving conducting home visits attending court hearings and meeting with various stakeholders in the community. Field work requires the ability to climb stairs walk on uneven surfaces and maneuver around obstacles in the home and work independently and safely in a variety of home environments which may include hazardous conditions such as unsecured pets or unclean living spaces. Additionally in emergent situations incumbent may be required to lift and carry heavy objects or individuals.
Background Requirement: A felony or misdemeanor conviction may disqualify the applicant from employment with the Department of Public Social Services.
Additional Requirement Testing
Social Services Practitioner I/II
APPLICATION INFORMATION
Veterans Preference
The County has a Veterans Preference Policy applicable to new hires. To qualify upload a copy of your (or your spouses) Member4 Form DD214 indicating dates of service and a copy of your spouses letter of disability (if applicable) with your application. For privacy reasons it is recommended that you remove your social security information from the document(s). A Human Resources Representative will review the materials and determine if you qualify for veterans Veterans Preference Policy C3 is available here: Accommodations
The County of Riverside is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). Qualified individuals with disabilities who need a reasonable accommodation during the application or selection process should contact the recruiter for the position noted above. For additional information and/or to obtain the appropriate form for requesting a reasonable accommodation please visit the Disability Access Office web page located at: of Education
If using education to qualify or when requested by the recruiter upload a copy of any license(s) official/unofficial transcript(s) degrees and/or related employment documents to your NeoGov account at the time of application and before the closing date. Official or unofficial transcripts will be accepted.If your education was completed outside of the United States you will need to provide a copy of your Foreign Education Equivalency evaluation from a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) or Association of International Credential Evaluators Inc. (AICE).
Equal Opportunity Employer
The County of Riverside is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of the County of Riverside to provide equal employment opportunities for all qualified persons. All applicants will be considered without regard to race color religion sex national origin age disability sexual orientation gender gender identity gender expression marital status ancestry medical condition (cancer and genetic characteristics) genetic information or denial of medical and family care leave or any other nonjobrelated factors.PreEmployment
All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of preemployment requirements including a criminal background investigation which involves fingerprinting. (A felony or misdemeanor conviction may disqualify the applicant from County employment). A preemployment physical examination and background check may be required.Probationary Period
As an Approved Local Merit System all County of Riverside employees except those serving At Will are subject to the probationary period provisions as specified in the applicable Memorandum of Understanding County Resolution or Salary Ordinance. Temporary and Per Diem employees serve at the pleasure of the agency/department head.General Information
Current County of Riverside and/or current employees of the hiring department may receive priority consideration. Qualified candidates may be considered for future County vacancies.Job postings may close without notice based on application volume. Submit your complete application by the recruitment close date; no late applications are accepted. Ensure all relevant experience/education is reflected on your application/resume as a failure to demonstrate position requirements may disqualify applicants. A description of job duties directly copied from the job classification or job posting will not be considered.
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Employment Type
Full-Time
