Social Worker 3
$66.92k - $99.37kFull-time
State of Nevada
***THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE***
Job Summary
The Aging and Disability Services Division (ADSD) is currently recruiting for a Social Worker 3 in Reno. This recruitment may be used to fill current and future vacancies as they occur in the following program: Adult Protective Services (APS). Social workers with APS investigate reports of abuse neglect exploitation isolation and abandonment involving vulnerable adults ages 18 and older and adults 60 and older ensuring timely case initiation home visits and assessments. APS uses a person-centered approach to evaluate risk review records identify service needs and make referrals; and determine case outcomes based on regulations and close cases following thorough investigation and intervention to ensure client safety. ADSD fosters a positive inclusive and diverse work environment that values innovation teamwork and collaboration. The mission of ADSD is to empower individuals and their support systems by providing resources for disabilities and aging - connecting Nevadans to services and improving their quality of life.
Social Workers are licensed professionals who provide case management services to children families vulnerable adults with intellectual developmental physical disabilities serious mental illness and older adults (collectively referred to as vulnerable adults) and other individuals within local communities and institutions. Case management is defined as the process by which an individuals needs are identified and the social habilitative and medical services designed to meet those needs are located coordinated and monitored. Positions in this series may specialize in one service area or may work in several areas as a generalist depending upon the needs of the community and the mission of the agency to which it is assigned.Essential Qualifications
Licensure or provisional licensure as a Social Worker Clinical Social Worker Independent Social Worker or Associate in Social Work and one year of professional experience providing case management in child protective services foster care services and/or adoption services in a social work setting equivalent to a Social Worker I in Nevada State service.
Job Duties
Assess and reassess client levels of functioning by interviewing clients family members and other community contacts; utilize tests inventories and other assessment tools; review medical legal and law enforcement reports; and evaluate client resources for the purpose of identifying the level of assistance needed and services appropriate to meet client emotional social financial and health needs.
Develop and implement a case plan that presents intervention strategies to meet client needs including alternative placement job training socialization nursing services legal and medical intervention and financial assistance according to federal and State regulatory guidelines and budget limitations. Locate and coordinate a network of services and resources provided by other State agencies community organizations and private service providers in areas such as mental health substance abuse rehabilitation developmental homemaking financial assistance and employment programs pertinent to assessing client needs and case plan goals. Provide ongoing case management services by conducting home visits monitoring delivery of services and quality of care and reassessing client needs; track client progress and well-being evaluate case plan effectiveness and effectively manage resources; assist clients in identifying strengths and barriers and developing problem- solving and coping abilities; collaborate and coordinate case reviews with families friends attorneys and multiple agencies including social and community services and law enforcement to ensure case continuity and prevent conflicting case plans and duplication of services. May organize multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings to assist in strategic assessment and planning of protective services issues regarding the delivery of service programs or individual plans for preventing identifying remedying or treating abuse neglect exploitation isolation or abandonment of children or vulnerable adults; MDT teams may include representatives of other organizations concerned with education law enforcement or physical and/or mental health. Document case activities; maintain written case histories to include client status progress and assessment results; complete necessary forms and prepare relevant correspondence and case reports according to applicable policies procedures laws and regulations. Provide crisis intervention in the office or community setting to include responding to emergency calls; report instances of neglect or abuse to the appropriate authorities; utilize appropriate controls for individuals who may be aggressive combative or hostile by following established protocols and policies. May provide technical assistance training guidance and/or serve as lead workers to other new or experienced Social Workers; may train supervise and evaluate the performance of non-professional staff such as Family Support Workers and Administrative Assistants. Perform related duties as assigned. Under limited supervision Social Worker IIIs perform advanced journey level case management services in child protective services foster care adoptions adult protective services and/or guardianships. This work requires the application of advanced principles of the social work profession and case planning directives affecting critically and chronically dysfunctional families children and/or vulnerable adults whose welfare is at high risk. Actions and decisions directly affect the safety and welfare of children and/or vulnerable adults at risk and extend to families substitute caregivers guardians and other resources within the community. Crisis intervention and objective evaluation may require incumbents to encounter potentially hostile and combative individuals. Social Worker IIIs are distinguished from the journey level by the nature and high proportion of complex and sensitive case work needs of children vulnerable adults and families and a more critical level of decision making and authority to take action to include removal of children from their home environment or emergency relocation of vulnerable adults to an alternate safe location.Knowledge Skills and Abilities
This job specification lists the major knowledge skills and abilities of the job and is not all inclusive. Incumbent(s) will be expected to have knowledge skills and abilities from a previous level.
Working knowledge of: federal regulations and State laws applicable to child or vulnerable adult welfare; dynamics of families caregivers and/or guardians who deprive abuse neglect and/or exploit their children or vulnerable adults; indicators of physical sexual and emotional abuse in children or vulnerable adults; family centered or person centered assessment process principles and practices; human characteristics which indicate dysfunction characteristics of family marital problems and their solutions; effects of cognitive impairment such as dementia serious mental illness or traumatic brain injury on vulnerable adults and their spouses family members caregivers or guardians and/or the effects of foster care on the child or guardianship on the vulnerable adult caregiver biological family adoptive family and the community; indicators and effects of abuse neglect and/or exploitation on the child or vulnerable adult; court procedures related to child or vulnerable adult abuse and neglect removal of parental rights removal of guardianship and adoption; law enforcement mental capacity evaluations civil rights guardianship referrals and procedures related to the abuse neglect and exploitation of vulnerable adults; federal regulations State laws and policies and procedures related to assigned program areas; services roles and responsibilities of other related social services providers; crisis intervention techniques; theories and practices of substance abuse addiction and recovery; HIV fetal alcohol syndrome common communicable diseases intellectual developmental physical disabilities cognitive impairments and/or serious mental illness. General knowledge of: collaborative and concurrent case planning; medical and pharmaceutical terminology sufficient to complete health surveys evaluate medical reports and assess client health status; physical psychological and social characteristics associated with the aging process; characteristics of intellectual developmental and/or physical disabilities and mental illness; court processes and protocol related to program assignment.
Ability to: respond to emergency calls after normal working hours to investigate reports of abuse and neglect; complete safety and risk assessments and determine appropriate action; exercise authority to remove children from the home and/or take decisive action for emergency relocation of vulnerable adults when they are at risk of serious harm or injury; screen for severely emotionally disturbed children or cognitively impaired vulnerable adults and coordinate appropriate placement; take decisive action to protect children or vulnerable adults at risk in accordance with legal requirements; prepare periodic and permanency reports and comprehensive recommendations to the court system; provide timely response to subpoenas including preparation of case documents for litigation; investigate complaints of abuse neglect and/or exploitation and prepare law enforcement reports for further criminal investigation and/or prosecution; take decisive action to complete mental capacity evaluations and guardianship referrals; prepare petitions and court orders and testify in court; supervise child/parent visits; present cases to advisory boards; community councils review teams and/or multidisciplinary teams; investigate and make State and interstate placement decisions; investigation and/or monitor compliance with court orders and recommend enforcement action when necessary; prepare referrals regarding abuse neglect and/or exploitation to regulatory agencies and professional boards; promptly coordinate and implement case plans by determining the time place and sequence of actions to be taken based on the analysis of data; modify and/or adapt case plans procedures and methods to maximize services and affect change in clients; negotiate persuade counsel and exchange ideas with others to arrive at joint decisions conclusions or solutions; analyze crises and intervene appropriately; compute costs and hours of service; develop and present training programs designed to educate and motivate clients; organize and facilitate meetings; navigate locate and enter data into the agencys computer system; oversee the work of private and public providers of social services.Recruiter Contact Information: Melissa Pontillo -
The State of Nevada is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building diverse inclusive and innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. All applicants are considered without regard to race color national origin religion or belief age disability sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression pregnancy domestic partnership genetic information (GINA) or compensation and/or wages.
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Vacancy posted 21 days ago
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