Aging And Disability Services Specialist II (SR-18) (Temporary Full-Time)

County of Maui; Wailuku (HI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

County of Maui describes an advanced trainee role focused on handling complex cases and contributing to community outreach and the public resource database for aging and disability services. The position emphasizes collaboration with an interdisciplinary team and ongoing development toward independent practice.

The role includes maintaining the public ADRC website, distributing informational materials, and engaging with the community through health fairs and education events.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree plus 1 year of progressive professional work in social services, health or education.
• Twelve (12) credit hours in aging, disabilities, human services, psychology, social work, sociology, counseling or related behavioral sciences.

Responsibilities

• Handle cases with diverse psychosocial, physical/mental and environmental concerns.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team for effective case coordination.
• Apply established policies and casework methods to routine tasks.
• Engage in health fairs and public events to raise ADRC awareness.
• Provide information about aging, disability issues and available community resources.
• Maintain an up-to-date public resource database accessible to all.
• Assist in organizing committee meetings and ADRC promotional activities.
• Ensure data is stored in the database according to guidelines.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Journalistic work

Public relations

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Description

As an advanced trainee, receives increasingly complex cases while continuing to advance toward becoming independent workers; engages in community outreach and resource database development and maintenance ; and performs other related duties as required.

Distinguishing Characteristics

• Engages in direct service of more complex cases that may require ongoing intervention and assistance
• Responsible for journalistic, public relations work, and informational materials for the Division. Maintains the accuracy and relevancy of web-based resource database that is accessible to the public.

Examples of Duties

• serves in cases that may include those with a variety of psychosocial, physical/mental , and environmental areas of concern and may involve family systems in which discord exists;
• works with interdisciplinary team members to ensure effective case coordination;
• utilizes established policies and procedures , casework skills and judgment to address more routine aspects of casework ;
• engages in health fairs, and various other public events to increase public knowledge of the ADRC and all available services;
• provides information to members of the general public regarding aging and disability issues and available community services and resources;
• engages in community and outreach and resource database development and maintenance to ensure that information regarding community resources remains accurate, current and relevant;
• maintains the database that is accessible to the public via a comprehensive website and is user-friendly to persons with disabilities;
• assists in organizing appropriate committee meetings, community public relations and educational events and distributing ADRC promotional materials;
• ensures that information is stored on the database according to appropriate guidelines;
• engages in informational health fairs and various other public events to increase knowledge of the ADRC and all available services;
• provides information to members of the general public regarding aging and disability issues and available community services and resources;
• performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Training and Experience: A combination of education and experience substantially equivalent to graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree which included a minimum of twelve (12) credit hours in courses such as aging, disabilities, human services, psychology, social work, social welfare, sociology, counseling, criminal justice, or other behavioral sciences and one (1) year of progressively responsible professional work experience which involved case management and/or support planning in the area of social services, health or education.

License Requirement: Possession of a valid motor vehicles driver's license (equivalent to State of Hawaii Type 3).

Knowledge of: the principles and practices of behavioral sciences, aging and disability; general research, evaluation, interviewing methods and techniques; report and letter writing; casework methods and techniques such as assessment and diagnosis used to evaluate and provide treatment for people who need services; the mission, goals, pertinent laws, rules, regulations, policies and procedures of the Office on Aging; and community resources available to consumer groups.

Ability to: read, understand, interpret and apply laws, rules and regulations pertaining to the Office on Aging programs; collect, analyze, evaluate information; prepare written reports, correspondence, and other official documents; establish and maintain effective relationships with diverse populations and members of interdisciplinary teams.

Health And Physical Condition

Persons seeking appointment to positions in this class must meet the health and physical condition standards deemed necessary and proper to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.

Physical Effort Grouping: Light

Temporary Positions

Employees appointed to temporary positions may also gain membership in the civil service upon satisfactory completion of an initial probation period of at least six months. Once you become a member of the civil service, you become eligible to apply for promotion and transfer opportunities to permanent as well as other temporary positions.

RECRUITMENT IS ADMINISTERED IN THE COUNTY OF MAUl ONLY

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The County of Maui does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, sexual orientation, age, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, disability, marital status, pregnancy, arrest and court record, assignment of child support, national guard participation or any other basis covered by state or federal laws governing non-discrimination

Pre-Employment/Post-Offer Drug Screening Test:

All applicants, who will enter a safety sensitive position or certain designated categories that the Personnel Services Director has established or who are required by law to be drug tested must pass a pre-employment/post-offer drug screening test as a condition of employment. There is no retesting or re-evaluation process. Cost for the drug screening test shall be borne by the County of Maui.

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