Social Services Director

Job Description

Job Description

Voyage Long Term Care delivers the highest quality of care for every resident through our most valuable asset: you! We are looking for a compassionate individual with experience & interest in serving the social service needs of our residents.

Essential Job Functions:

• Assure that social service/discharge planning activities are integrated and coordinated within the facility team.
• Develop specific, measurable, realistic plans and objectives, which enhance social service daily.
• Perform psychosocial assessment and reassessment on all residents. 
• Identify and address the psychosocial needs of residents and their families.
• Demonstrate knowledge of clinical social work and discharge planning. 
• Interpret and promote residents' rights.
• Interact professionally with resident and family and involve resident and family in the formation of the plan of care.
• Provide individual and group help for residents' and families at times of adjustment, crisis, or need.
• Coordinate and direct Social Service/Discharge Planning Department to ensure resident needs are met.
• Provide appropriate resources and support to Social Service/Discharge Planning Staff/Clinical Staff.
• Be flexible, organized, and function under stressful situations.
• Maintain a good rapport and working relationship with medical staff, departments, and employees.
• Manage and operate equipment safely and correctly.
• Treat patients and their families with respect and dignity.
• Support and maintain a culture of safety and quality.

Qualifications:

• Experience in long term care is certainly preferred, though not required.
• Candidates must maintain a working email address and phone number for employer communication.
• Ability to read. write and speak the English language
• Ability to work cooperatively as a member of the team
• Ability to communicate effectively with residents and their family members, and at all levels of the organization
• Ability to react decisively and quickly in emergency situations
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Knowledge of training techniques för clinical staff
• Good ethical practice
• Relationship management