Social Worker - Adult / Substance Abuse Services Section

Portage County; Stevens Point (WI); On-site; USD 56,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation day one

Health insurance options

Wellness incentive up to $600

Job summary

Portage County Health & Human Services Department is seeking a Social Worker for the Adult / Substance Abuse Section, full-time. The role implements the Adult Protective Services Act, facilitating guardianship, protective placements, and protective services for adults with chronic disabilities in Wisconsin.

Responsibilities include elder abuse investigations, court testimony, and coordination with aging services and law enforcement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in social services or related field required; MSW preferred.
• Three years’ experience with long-term care population (elderly/disabled) strongly preferred.
• Experience with individuals with chronic mental illness preferred.
• Certification or eligible for certification in Wisconsin as a social worker preferred.
• Must be a licensed driver and have access to an insured vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Identify persons in need of protective services and coordinate evaluations.
• Coordinate determination of competency with physicians/psychologists/psychiatrists.
• Provide court testimony as necessary and complete yearly WATTS reviews.
• Recruit and train guardians and develop guardians as needed.
• Coordinate elder abuse services with community partners and law enforcement.

Skills

Social work

Crisis intervention

Elder care experience

Driver's license

Education

Bachelor's degree in social services

Master's degree in social work

Job description

Portage County Health & Human Services Department - Social Worker (Adult / Substance Abuse Section) (full-time, 40 hrs / wk)

Pay range starts at $31.65 / hr

Summary of position

This position implements the Adult Protective Services Act by facilitating guardianship, protective placement, and protective services to individuals with chronic, long-term disabilities. It conducts elder abuse investigations, participates on the Elder Abuse I-Team, completes annual WATTD reviews and provides crisis intervention services under Chapter 51 of the Wisconsin State Statutes for adults suffering from serious psychological or emotional distress including assessment, support/follow-up and court-related work as needed.

Primary job duties

Provision of Court-Related Adult Protective Services

• Identifies persons in need of protective services.
• Coordinates necessary evaluations and/or gathers background and evaluative data.
• Coordinates determination of competency with physician/psychologist/psychiatrist.
• Prepares comprehensive evaluations.
• Prepares orders of transfer, transportation, and dismissal as appropriate.
• Provides court testimony as necessary.
• Completes yearly WATTS reviews on persons for whom protective placements have been completed.

Provision of Community-Based Protective Services

• Recruits and trains guardians.
• Develops corporate guardians as needed.
• Finds appropriate community or institutional placements for persons placed under protective custody.
• Coordinates in-home supportive services that prevent early or unnecessary institutionalization.

Conducts Elder Abuse Investigations

• Investigates reported incidences of elder abuse.
• Coordinates elder abuse services with Department on Aging, Family Crisis Center, law enforcement and other community partners.
• Coordinates services designed to ameliorate elder abuse situations.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in social services or related human services field required, Master’s degree in social work or related human services field preferred.
• Three years’ experience working with a long-term care population (elderly/disabled) strongly preferred.
• Experience working with individuals with chronic mental illness preferred.
• Certification or eligible for certification in Wisconsin as a social worker preferred.
• Must be a licensed driver and have access to an insured vehicle.

Portage County offers a GREAT benefit package, which includes the following;

• Vacation - available on day one!
• Health insurance - your choice of two health plans - (Health Savings Account associated with a High Deductible Health Plan with a County contribution or a PPO Co-pay plan)
• Wellness incentive plan offered with health insurance enrollment! Earn up to $600 per year!
• Flexible spending account
• Dental insurance
• State of Wisconsin Retirement Plan - County contribution of 7.2%!
• Paid holidays
• Paid sick leave
• Life insurance - premium paid by the County (must work a minimum of 30 hrs/wk)
• Long term disability insurance - premium paid by the County (must work a minimum of 30 hrs/wk)
• EAP (Employee Assistance Plan) - paid by the County
• 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plan
• Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program

Portage County is an Equal Opportunity Employer