Social service coordinator job description

Positions are time limited, subject to Weber Public Defender Group contract funding through 6/30/2023. Continued employment is not guaranteed after the current funding time period.

OVERVIEW :

The Parental Defense Services Coordinator will assist attorneys and their clients in navigating the Division of Child and Family Services System, affiliated agencies, and court processes under the attorney's direction and management.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES :

(Any one position may not include all of the duties listed, nor do the listed examples include all duties which may be found in positions of this class.)

Support Attorney and clients in navigating the parental and child welfare, as well as criminal justice systems.

Attend child and family team meetings.

Maintain contact with clients via email, letter, meeting, meeting with client and service provider, phone call, text, voicemail; and maintain contact with others regarding case, i.e. DCFS/FRC caseworker, court team, client's therapist, client's treatment, and client's family.

Interact with criminal justice agencies, child welfare agencies, treatment agencies, and other agencies providing services to clients in order to promote the client's best interests.

Participate in Family Recovery Court and pre-staffing (FRC).

Attend hearings including dispositional, evidentiary, expedited motion, order to show cause, permanency, pre-trial, review, shelter, adjudication, and termination of parental rights.

Attend mediation.

Review discovery, assessments, court reports, petitions, treatment letters, files, and other documents.

Review service/treatment plans and provide support in preliminary assessment of readiness to change, identify barriers, provide support, and collaborate to facilitate positive changes.

Staffing and consultation with attorneys and staff in office.

ABOUT YOU :

Education: Bachelor's degree in a social services field. Master's preferred.

Licensure: Clinical Social Worker, Certified Social Worker, Marriage and Family Therapist, or Clinical Mental Health Counselor.

Experience: At least two years of work experience in the social services professions, preferably with Utah State Division of Child and Family Services or Utah courts.

Knowledge: Working knowledge of the juvenile court system, specifically child welfare matters and associated timelines, grammar, spelling, punctuation, legal terminology, modern office practices, working knowledge of court practices and procedures, and grant requirements.

Skills: Operating modern office equipment including (but not limited to) a multi-line telephone, scanner, copy machine, operating computer equipment and applicable case management software.

This position may require the driving of a motor vehicle; skill in operating a motor vehicle in a safe manner; ability to insure motor vehicle is operating in a safe manner; knowledge of Utah motor vehicle rules and regulations.

Abilities: Ability to exercise initiative and sound judgment and to react resourcefully under varying conditions, maintain accurate records and strict confidentiality of information and records, follow written and oral instructions, communicate effectively (orally and in writing), establish and maintain effective working relationships with supervisors, other employees, other agencies and clients.

YOUR SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS :

Complete and pass a criminal background check through BCI and a drug test.

Successful applicants may be required to provide additional information or documentation to meet licensure preferences and BCI requirements.

Must have or be able to obtain a valid Utah Driver's License.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS :

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and talk and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move more than 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT :

The work environment characteristics are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

Job Posted by ApplicantPro

Responsible for the home health, hospice, and bereavement social services programs. Provides fiscal management, designs and provides training, and monitors the on-going volunteer activities.
Essential Functions:

- Consults and provides resource to designated interdisciplinary team members to maximize patient care outcomes and resource utilization.- Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.- Provides supervisory oversight regarding skills development, individual competency, capability and positive outcome participation as a team member in the development of integrated care plans, focusing on collaboration, and results oriented implementation functions.- Manages staff to meet administrative expectations in the areas of standards of practice, policies and procedures, annual departmental goals and objectives, quality improvement, and licensure and accreditation.- Designs, implements, monitors and evaluates the bereavement program services on an on-going basis for effectiveness and applicability. Oversees the bereavement volunteers.- Responsible for developing and maintaining community relations and all community liaison activity.- Provides primary lead for outside presentations, convening informational workshops, meetings and training sessions.- Participates in the departmental quality assurance program, evaluating the social services and bereavement activities.- Monitors and maintains the budget. Identifies and recommends opportunities for cost savings.- Kaiser Permanente conducts compensation reviews of positions on a routine basis. At any time, Kaiser Permanente reserves the right to reevaluate and change job descriptions, or to change such positions from salaried to hourly pay status. Such changes are generally implemented only after notice is given to affected employees.

Basic Qualifications:Experience- Minimum three (3) years of experience in program management, supervision, or oversight responsibilities, as well as direct counseling work with individuals/groups, in a health care setting.- Minimum three (3) years of counseling experience.Education- Master's degree in counseling, social work or related field.License, Certification, Registration- Current professional licensure (LCSW or MFCC), or certification. Additional Requirements:- Understanding of new and innovative organizational change processes.- Demonstrated expertise in working with grief /loss issues and crisis intervention.- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.

Preferred Qualifications:- Experience in budget management, program planning, program development, and strategic planning.

COMPANY: KAISER

TITLE: Social Services Team Coordinator - LCSW or LMFT Bereavement and Volunteer Programs

LOCATION: Vallejo, California

REQNUMBER: 1076154

External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, state and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran, or disability status.

Leland House is a 45-day crisis stabilization and residential treatment program for youth who’ve experienced a severe behavioral or emotional challenge that’s interfering with daily living.

What we do:

We empower youth to overcome challenges through:

• Individual, group, and family therapy
• Medication management and weekly psychiatry sessions
• Psycho-education and independent living groups; recreational and pet therapy
• Social-skill development through experiential and project-based learning
• Individualized academic instruction on SOL curriculum and IEP goals (led by onsite Fairfax County school teachers)

Who We Serve

We serve males, females, and gender-diverse youth ages 12-17 (at admission) who are demonstrating unsafe behaviors that require a crisis-stabilization placement. All youth must be a resident of Fairfax County, Fairfax City, or the City of Falls Church.

• Trauma histories
• Mood and anxiety disorders
• Emotional, social, and behavioral challenges
• Minimum IQ of 68 (with exceptions)
  

What we are looking for:

A Social Work Coordinator to provide intensive care coordination facilitation services, following the High-Fidelity Wrap Around Model, to youth and families in the community.

What you will need:

Master’s degree in social work preferred, or bachelor’s degree in social work or related mental health field with 2-3 years experience in children’s mental health; prefer experience in wraparound planning and crisis stabilization.

Why Work at UMFS?

UMFS has been an unwavering champion for children, teens, and families for more than 120 years. Our main campus is in Richmond, Va., and we offer nearly 20 programs at nine locations throughout Virginia.

Work-life balance is critical to the health and well-being of our employees, which is why we offer generous paid leave, 12 paid holidays, flexible workspaces (non-essential employees are currently teleworking in response to COVID-19), and comprehensive health benefits options that include an Employee Assistance Program, vision, and optional dental. We also offer pet insurance. UMFS employees are eligible for a 401(k) that UMFS matches up to 6 percent.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) is at the forefront of all we do at UMFS, and we maintain a culture of acceptance in which crucial conversations are encouraged. UMFS doesn’t exclude anyone on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability, religion, or economic background.

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