Social Services Assistant

Westside Oaks; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Westside Oaks in Jacksonville, FL is seeking a dedicated Social Services Assistant to support residents, families, and staff with psychosocial care and community resource referrals. You will help assess needs, contribute to care planning, coordinate discharge planning, and educate staff on the social work role, ensuring compassionate, resident-centered service.

This full-time position offers an opportunity to work within a Skilled Nursing Facility's interdisciplinary team to enhance quality of

Qualifications

• Prior work with elders in community or long-term care is preferred.
• The social worker must have skills in communication, assessment, and social work methods and techniques.
• Must understand social systems and able to implement state and federal regulations.

Responsibilities

• Review facility policies with interdisciplinary team to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Participate in policy reviews on resident care and quality of life.
• Develop and maintain listings of community resources for residents and families.
• Document progress in meeting residents' psychosocial needs.
• Support residents, families and staff for proactive self-advocacy.
• Complete a social history and psychosocial assessment for each resident.
• Contribute to an interdisciplinary care plan addressing psychosocial needs.
• Coordinate discharge planning and referrals for home care services.
• Educate staff on the social worker role and residents' psychosocial needs.
• Supervise students assigned to social services and monitor progress.
• Maintain a grievances log and review monthly with Administrator.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Communication

Assessment

Social work methods

Job description

Social Services Assistant

Job Summary:

We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Social Services Assistant to join our team at Westside Oaks, a Skilled Nursing Facility Financial Services Office in Jacksonville, Florida. As a Social Services Assistant, you will work with residents, families, and staff to provide psychosocial support, social work services, and connect residents with community resources.

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

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

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Skilled Nursing Facility Financial Services Office

Westside Oaks