Social Worker

Poway Adult Day Health Care Center; Santee (CA); On-site; USD 39,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Poway Adult Day Health Care Center is hiring a Social Worker to provide comprehensive social work services for older adults with chronic health challenges. You will coordinate client schedules and transportation, assist with behavior management, conduct assessments, provide counseling, and perform case management, notes, and home visits as needed.

The role involves a collaborative team with social work assistants, requires a master’s degree in social work or related fields or equivalent

Qualifications

• Masters degree requirement or equivalent per the minimum qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Assist in providing social work services for Poway Adult Day Health Care Center including scheduling and transportation coordination.

Skills

Counseling

Assessment & planning

Case management

Communication skills

Home visits

Education

Master’s degree in social work

Master’s degree in psychology, gerontology, or counseling

Licensed by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences

Bachelor’s degree in social work with two years of experience

Tools

Record keeping

Job description

Poway Adult Day Health Care Center provides professional care in a social environment to older adults with chronic health challenges. We utilize a multidisciplinary team approach (nursing, social services, physical therapy, occupational therapy, therapeutic activities, etc). We specialize in memory care.

Social Worker job duties include:

• Assist in providing social work services for Poway Adult Day Health Care Center including:
• Facilitate access to support services provided at the center by coordinating/overseeing client schedules and transportation to and from the program daily and weekly.
• Assist with behavior management on the main activity floor.
• Answer incoming phone calls on main line and provide tours to potential clients.
• Conduct social work assessments and treatment planning.
• Provide counseling to individuals and families.
• Provide case management including information/resource coordination.
• Responsible for daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly clinical notes and record keeping.
• Conduct home visits as needed.
• Assist with additional clerical tasks as needed.
• Mild physical tasks required as needed (assist participants to and from vehicles, assist participants up from chairs, serving lunch)

The social worker hired will be working directly on a team with social work assistants providing all required social work and related tasks.

Pay Rate: $28-31 an hour depending on experience and qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

“Social worker” shall be a person who meets one of the following:

• (1) The person holds a master’s degree in social work from an accredited school of social work. OR
• (2) The person holds a master’s degree in psychology, gerontology, or counseling from an accredited school and has one year of experience providing social services in one or more of the fields of aging, health, or long-term care services. OR
• (3) The person is licensed by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. OR
• (4) The person holds a bachelor’s degree in social work from an accredited school with two years of experience providing social services in one or more of the fields of aging, health, or long-term care services.

Schedule is Full Time: Mon-Fri 8am-4:30pm

Looking to hire ASAP. Willing to train the right individual who is motivated and eager to take on and learn new tasks.