Community Social Services Technician-CSST

McDowell County; Marion (NC); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

McDowell County is seeking an employee to work with professional social workers and departmental staff to assist targeted adult/elderly populations with household management, personal care, and community living skills. Transportation may be required to escort clients to doctors, stores, or school. Minimum Education: High School Diploma or equivalent.

Bi-lingual (English/Spanish) ability is desirable. McDowell County offers a complete benefits package to full-time employees including health care,

Qualifications

• Basic knowledge of the social, economic, and environmental conditions of clients to be served.
• Working knowledge of basic household tasks and management functions and ability to teach others.
• Ability to enlist the aid of available community resources.
• Skill in basic reading, writing, and simple mathematics.
• Ability to establish rapport and relate to population served and a variety of service disciplines.
• Ability to prepare and maintain simple reports of activities.
• Ability to exercise good judgment in appraising situations.
• Ability to verbally communicate findings.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with professional social workers and departmental staff to assist targeted adult/elderly populations with household management, personal care, and community living skills.
• Transportation may be required to escort clients to doctors, stores, or school.
• Reports are filled out daily on the services provided for each client and reviewed frequently.
• Assist in identifying and utilizing available community resources for client needs.

Skills

Rapport building with clients

Verbal communication

Reading/Writing/Math

Ability to teach basic tasks

Problem-solving

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Employee will work in coordination with professional social workers and other departmental staff to assist targeted adult/elderly populations with household management, personal care, community living skills. Transportation may be required to escort clients to the doctors, stores, school, etc. Clients worked with are usually not motivated and they often live in unsafe conditions. Services provided aim in improving conditions for the individual and/or family. Reports are filled out daily on the services provided each client which are reviewed as often as every other day. A social worker or supervisor may occasionally accompany employee. Knowledge, skills, and abilities: Basic knowledge of the social, economic, and environmental conditions of clients to be served; working knowledge of basic household tasks and management functions and ability to teach others; working knowledge of and ability to enlist the aid of available community resources; skill in basic reading, writing, and simple mathematics; the ability to establish rapport and relate to population served and a variety of service disciplines (social worker, doctors, teachers) and community businesses; ability to prepare and maintain simple reports of activities; ability to exercise good judgment in appraising situations; ability to verbally communicate findings.

Minimum Education: High School Diploma or equivalent.

Bi-lingual (English/Spanish) ability is desirable.

McDowell County is an equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of the County to recruit, hire, train and promote individuals without regard to age, sex, race, color, religion, political affiliation or national origin. The County will interactively work with disabled applicants and employees to identify reasonable accommodations that will allow the individual to perform essential job functions.

McDowell County participates in E-Verify.

We offer a complete benefits package to full-time employees including health care, dental, vision, retirement, deferred compensation plans, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, long-term disability, holidays, vacation, and sick leave. We also offer up to 8 weeks of paid family leave to eligible employees.