Hybrid Adult Protective Services Investigator

State of Iowa - Executive Branch; Iowa; Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision

Paid Time Off

Retirement Plans

Flexible Spending Accounts

Life Insurance

Job summary

Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)—Division of Aging and Disability Services is seeking an Adult Protective Service Worker for a full-time role. The position involves travel across Clarke, Decatur, Lucas, Marion, Warren, and Wayne counties, with on-call responsibilities and potential home-based work.

Responsibilities include risk assessment, safety planning, and collaboration with law enforcement and health partners.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in any field, and experience equal to three years of full-time work in a human services, social work, or criminal justice capacity in a public or private agency.
• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in social work, and experience equal to two years of full-time work in a human services, social work, or criminal justice capacity in a public or private agency.
• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master’s degree in human services, social work, criminal justice, or a related field.
• Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes one year of full-time work as a Social Worker.

Responsibilities

• Assess the ongoing risk to the Dependent Adult, develop safety plans, assess the strengths, and needs of the Dependent Adult and family, and make recommendations to various county attorneys and courts.
• Frequent interaction with law enforcement, medical/mental health community partners, schools, etc.
• All cases assigned to persons in this position require home visits, detailed interviews, and thorough narrative documentation.

Job description

Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)—Division of Aging and Disability Services is seeking an Adult Protective Service Worker for a full-time role. The position involves travel across Clarke, Decatur, Lucas, Marion, Warren, and Wayne counties, with on-call responsibilities and potential home-based work.

Responsibilities include risk assessment, safety planning, and collaboration with law enforcement and health partners.