Compassionate Social Services Assistant in Long-Term Care

Westside Oaks; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Westside Oaks in Jacksonville is seeking a Social Services Assistant to provide psychosocial support to residents, families, and staff, connecting them with community resources and ensuring compassionate care. You will work as part of an interdisciplinary team, contribute to care planning, and help residents adjust to long-term care while educating staff about the social work role.

This role emphasizes advocacy, documentation, and coordination of discharge planning, with opportunities to

Qualifications

• Prior work with elders in a community or long-term care setting is preferred.
• The nursing home social worker must have skills in communication, assessment, and social work methods and techniques
• Must have a working understanding of social systems along with the ability to implement pertinent state and federal regulations

Responsibilities

• Review facility policies and procedures as part of the facility's interdisciplinary team to assure compliance with state and federal regulations
• Participate in reviewing and setting policies concerning resident care and quality of life
• Develop, maintain, and utilize a listing of current community resources that are useful to residents and their families/significant others
• Document progress in meeting the psychosocial needs of residents
• Work with residents, families, and staff to provide support, information, and organization for taking a more proactive role in self-advocacy
• Complete a social history and psychosocial assessment for each resident that identifies social, emotional, and psychological needs
• Participate in the development of a written, interdisciplinary plan of care for each resident that identifies the psychosocial needs/issues of the resident, the goals to be accomplished for those needs/issues, and the appropriate social worker interventions
• Ensure or provide therapeutic interventions to assist residents in coping with their transition and adjustment to a long-term care facility
• Coordinate the resident discharge planning process and make referrals for appropriate home care services prior to the resident's return to the community
• Educate staff regarding the role of the social worker in the facility and the psychosocial needs of the residents and their families/significant others
• Supervise students assigned to social services in accordance with the respective school guidelines and monitor and document the progress of their work
• Maintain log of facility grievances and review grievance log with Administrator on a monthly basis
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Communication skills

Assessment

Social work methods

Job description

Westside Oaks in Jacksonville is seeking a Social Services Assistant to provide psychosocial support to residents, families, and staff, connecting them with community resources and ensuring compassionate care. You will work as part of an interdisciplinary team, contribute to care planning, and help residents adjust to long-term care while educating staff about the social work role.

This role emphasizes advocacy, documentation, and coordination of discharge planning, with opportunities to