Description

Social Services Case Aide / Social Service Specialist 2

The Aging and Long-Term Support Administration (ALTSA), Adult Protective Services is currently seeking Social Service Case Aide to join our dedicated Social Service Specialist Investigator team. This announcement is for an opportunity located in Moses Lake.

In this role, you will perform routine social service functions related to investigations of abandonment, abuse, neglect, financial/personal exploitation, and self-neglect of vulnerable adults. This full-time job involves a hybrid work schedule with occasional in-office work and travel throughout the region. This is a limited-duration project. The funding for this job is expected to last until June 30, 2025.

You will support APS Investigator staff and assist with investigative activities, such as obtaining and gathering evidence, making referrals, arranging for protective services, and conducting risk and safety screening, Also, you will interview people, coordinate with community partners on services and referrals, and monitor to verify services are in place. The community relationships that you build, coordination of resources, and your knowledge, dedication, and compassion of others will help us transform lives.

Some of what you will do

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  Interview clients, family members, and community partners to determine needs, screen for risk and safety, make referrals, facilitate initiation of services, and arrange for appointments
• Make referrals for community services with agencies to begin services, coordinate access, and assist in the completion of applications
• Monitor progress of referrals, address any barriers and confirm the start of services
• Coordinate referrals for intervention or protective services, monitor progress, and address barriers to referrals
• Assist in obtaining information for supporting evidence by drafting professional correspondence to the alleged victim, alleged offender, financial institutions, providers, medical personnel, and law enforcement
• Coordinate and plan for a professional interpreter for clients who have limited English proficiency
• Participate in multi-disciplinary case staffing as well as staffing cases with higher-level Social Service Specialist investigators, supervisors, and program managers

Who should apply
Professionals with one of the following:

• A bachelor’s degree in social services, human services, behavioral sciences, criminal law/justice, or an allied field; + 2 years of paid social service experience performing functions equivalent to a Social Service Specialist 1
• Or, a master’s degree in social services, human services, behavioral sciences, criminal law/justice, or an allied field + one year of paid social service experience equivalent to a Social Service Specialist 1.
• Or, a 2-year master’s degree in one of the above fields that include a practicum
• Or, a combination of education and/or work experience in social services, human services, criminal law/justice, or an allied field totaling 5 years will substitute in lieu of BA degree
• Or, one year as a Social Service Specialist 1

Knowledge, skills, & abilities:

• Prioritize, multi-task, organize and triage workload
• Resolve conflicts or concerns between persons and groups with diverse personalities and differing goals
• Identify and evaluate social dynamics affecting client choice and decision making
• Word processing and data input
• Make decisions, sometimes in immediate safety situations, and take feedback to complete investigations/assessments in the homes and residences of clients

See why people like you chose careers with DSHS.
This job will require travel to meet business needs.

Interested? Submit your application today and respond to locations in the Supplemental Questions section.

Questions? Email kathy.simmons@dshs.wa.gov about 17874. To learn more about DSHS, go to www.dshs.wa.gov.

Our Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) mission to Transform Lives requires that we come together with a sense of belonging, common purpose, shared values and meaningful work. It is crucial to our agency’s mission that you bring an equity, anti-racism, and social justice commitment to your work with DSHS. We strive to create greater access and affirming representation of the communities we serve, including Black, Indigenous and People of Color, people with physical, behavioral health, and intellectual disabilities, elders, LGBTQIA+ individuals, immigrants and refugees, and families building financial security.

Employees of the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Any offer of employment is contingent upon verification of your vaccine status. Please note medical or religious accommodation may be available once an offer of employment is made.

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Supplemental Information

Prior to a new hire, a background check including criminal record history may be conducted. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant's suitability and competence to perform in the job. This announcement may be used to fill multiple vacancies. Employees driving on state business must have a valid driver's license. Employees driving a privately owned vehicle on state business must have liability insurance on the privately owned vehicle

Washington State Department of Social and Health Services is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in any area of employment, its programs or services on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity/expression, marital status, race, creed, color, national origin, religion or beliefs, political affiliation, military status, honorably discharged veteran, Vietnam Era, recently separated or other protected veteran status, the presence of any sensory, mental, physical disability or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability, equal pay or genetic information. Persons requiring accommodation in the application process or this job announcement in an alternative format may contact the Recruiter at (360) 725-5810. Applicants who are deaf or hard of hearing may call through Washington Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1 or 1-800-833-6384.

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