Social Worker Assistant I

Bilingual English/Spanish encouraged to apply. Se buscan personas bilingües en inglés y español. Para recibir una solicitud en español, llame a Recursos Humanos al 234-6600

Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• In adult services, may maintain a caseload of infirmed or incapacitated elderly adults receiving household services, conduct ongoing needs assessments, verify needs by contacting medical and health services providers, present assessments to review committees, complete narrative reports of client condition and services, and make referrals to medical personnel or social workers as needed.
• In child services, may provide direct training and counseling to mentally ill and developmentally disabled parents on parenting and household management skills, instruct them in such things as nutritional meal preparation, budgeting, and household care, monitor medical and psychological care of abused children, supervise visits with parents and children and report observations to social worker, provide emergency child care, and testify in juvenile court hearings.
• In either area, may maintain records and written reports, assist social workers in providing a variety of child and adult social services, provide liaison between clients and professional staff and individuals and groups in the community serviced, and directly assist families to learn and use resources available, with particular attention to medical, legal, and employment services.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

Education and Experience:

1. One year in a public social services agency as a Vocational Assistant, Homemaker, Eligibility Worker, or other class providing direct service to clients on a regular basis.

2. One year of college which has included at least 9 semester units of coursework in social welfare, social/human services, sociology, child development or other behavioral science areas.

** Some positions in this classification may required possession of a valid Driver’s License.

Knowledge of:

• Basic principals of human behavior.
• Basic community resources useful to clients served.
• Acceptable housekeeping and homemaking methods and standards.

Ability to:

• Interview others to obtain a variety of information applicable to the provision of social services.
• Communicate and relate to other employees and service providers.
• Understand and accept differences in human behavior resulting from cultural, economic, or other forms of deprivation.
• Effectively instruct physically and mentally handicapped adults in parenting and household skills.
• Prepare written reports.
• Recognize and report specific indication of need for social services.
• While performing the essential functions of this job, the incumbent is regularly required to: walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects; reach with hands and arms; speak and hear; and push, pull, move, or lift above and below the neck objects weighing up to 40 pounds.

• It is your responsibility to demonstrate through your application materials how you meet the minimum qualifications of the position/s for which you apply.
• You must complete all sections of the application. A résumé or other information you feel will help us evaluate your qualifications may be attached to your completed application, but will not be accepted in lieu of completing any part of the application. Blank applications that contain only a résumé or those that reference “see résumé” will be rejected as incomplete.
• Check your application before submitting to ensure it is complete and correct; no new or additional information will be accepted after the closing date.
• Inquiry will be made of your former and current employers; please provide the names and telephone numbers of supervisors on your application.
• You must provide the names and contact information of at least three (3) references (not relatives) that have knowledge of your job skills, experience, ability and/or character.
• Application materials are the property of Mendocino County and will not be returned.
• It is your responsibility to keep your NEOGOV profile updated, including any changes to your telephone number or address. Failure to do so may result in missed notification of exams or interviews.
• The exam process listed on this flyer is tentative. Mendocino County reserves the right to make necessary modifications to the examination plan. Such revisions will be in accordance with approved personnel standards. Should a change be made, applicants will be notified.
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