Posted in General Business 30+ days ago.
Type: Full-Time
Location: Riverside, California
ABOUT THE POSITION
The County of Riverside - Riverside University Health System - Behavioral Health department is seeking three Social Services Assistants for their Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Program. There is an immediate need to fill openings in Moreno Valley, Perris, and Palm Springs; however, this recruitment may be used to fill future Social Services Assistant positions throughout Riverside County.
The selected candidate will be responsible for providing supportive counseling and assisting clients within the MOMS Perinatal Program, a child learning laboratory where women learn hands-on parenting skills. The Social Services Assistant will also monitor and ensure that clients meet their treatment care plans and continue in recovery services; coordinate and conduct substance use testing; occasionally transport women and their children to medically necessary treatments, to appointments or to obtain services. Additionally, the incumbent will perform clerical support duties as assigned.
Competitive candidates will have demonstrated experience within the substance abuse field working with adults under the influence and children with behavioral issues. Additionally, the department desires candidates with experience presenting information and providing training to clients.
Spanish bilingual is preferred.
Meet the Team!
The Riverside University Health System - Behavioral Health is here for you when you or someone you love is in need of help to achieve and maintain a life of whole health wellness and recovery. Can you see yourself here?
EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES
• Make home visits to individuals to provide assistance, answer questions, and assess other needs in the home living site.
• Gather data from interviews with clients, physicians, and/or other appropriate concerned individuals.
• Review case records to formulate basic service plans or participates with professional staff in the formulation of service plans; perform a variety of para-professional tasks in the delivery of social service plans, such as referrals to appropriate resources and training in work skills and parenting.
• Complete or assists the client in completing applications for program participation and in obtaining needed services, such as medical care; may act as advocate for the client in securing services or provide encouragement to assist and support clients in securing and/or following through on services.
• Provide supportive counseling and assist clients in recognizing and correcting home, family, and social conditions contributing to problems; instruct clients on appropriate methods of home management, basic health, and nutrition needs.
• Assist clients in developing appropriate parenting skills, job skills and daily living skills; help client resolve training barriers; monitor clients progress in learning and performing basic job skills; teach age appropriate responses to children; support client's efforts in dealing with children including those with medical and/or emotional problems.
• Monitor client's progress and adherence to service plan and make written and/or verbal reports of serious problems to professional staff.
• Act as liaison between the professional staff and the client by clarifying instructions and information; describe basic services, County programs, and other available community resources to clients.
• Act as liaison between the Riverside County Department of Public Social Services or Department of Behavioral Health and other agencies, individuals, organizations or community groups.
• Place clients who are unable to care for themselves in an appropriate care or treatment facility.
• Assist clients in arranging for transportation necessary to obtain services; maintain records and write reports on clients' status; prepare correspondence as necessary; when qualified to do so, acts as an interpreter for non-English speaking clients.
• Supervise children awaiting placement.
• Assist Social Workers with coordinating services provided to clients, phone calls, completing forms, and supervising family visits.
• Maintain up-to-date electronic records of client visitation in a centralized database.
• Positions in the DPSS Children's Services Division may require incumbents to assess the client family environment in order to determine potential or imminent risk to the safety of children/adults residing in the household; when safety needs dictate, remove child from home and transport them, complying with all safety regulations, including the use of age appropriate California safety mandated equipment, when assisting with initial removal or facilitating a placement change or when transporting them to visits with the parents, court hearings, therapy, etc.
• Positions in the DPSS Parent Locator Unit require incumbents to identify and locate missing/absent parents, relatives, and other relevant persons associated to the case and to prepare reports of searches to be used in Juvenile Court custody proceedings. This includes obtaining information through inquiries of public or private agencies, employers, families, neighbors or other individuals; querying various directories, utility records, computer systems and other available sources; and conducting office and field interviews to follow up on possible leads to determine parent or relative residence.
• Positions in the DPSS Adult Services Division may require incumbents to assist transporting an elderly or disabled adult to another location. This may include managing the client's necessary assistive equipment, such as a wheelchair.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Experience: Six months as a Community Services Assistant with the Riverside County Department of Public Social Services or Department of Behavioral Health.
OR
Experience:One year of full-time experience performing client directed services in either a social service, healthcare, or mental health agency/organization.
OR
Education: Completion of 15 semester or 24 quarter units from an accredited college or university in psychology, sociology, social welfare, social/human services or other behavioral sciences.
Knowledge of: Basic public social service programs, goals and objectives; problems, needs, and behavioral patterns of the disadvantaged; cultural and ethnic attitudes towards community services; principles of interviewing and problem-solving methods, homeless culture, community resources, and mental health resources.
Ability to: Spend significant amounts of time walking, standing, and driving, work effectively with a wide variety of agencies, organizations and individuals; interview and evaluate clients and recognize the relevant and significant factors pertaining to their needs; implement basic social service plans and monitor client's progress toward established goals; understand and evaluate psychological, cultural, and social factors affecting behavioral patterns; explain department procedures; interpret agency programs and policies to clients, agencies, and organizations; read and interpret information obtained from computers, microfilms, and written documents; obtain information in a non-intrusive but persuasive manner; interact effectively with people from diverse cultures and socio-economic backgrounds.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Other Requirements
License: Possession of a valid California Driver's License is required.
Condition of Employment:
In accordance with the California Department of Public Health Order dated August 5, 2021, and amended December 22, 2021, health care facility workers who work in indoor settings where care is provided to patients or where patients have access for any purpose must be vaccinated against COVID-19 as follows: first dose of a one-dose regimen or second dose of a two-dose regimen, by September 30, 2021. Effective March 1, 2022, all healthcare facility workers must have their booster, obtain the booster within 15 days of becoming eligible for one, or a declination form on file for the booster. Consideration may be given to candidates who are in the process of completing their vaccination regimen.
The Order allows for workers to be exempt from the vaccination requirements by providing the facility with a declination form signed by the individual stating either of the following: (1) the worker is declining vaccination based on Religious Beliefs; or (2) the worker is excused from receiving any COVID-19 vaccine due to Qualifying Medical Reasons. Workers who are exempted from the vaccination requirements must observe all other infection control requirements, including face coverings and regular COVID testing at the frequency required by their work site.
A requirement of employment is to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination, or a completed COVID-19 Vaccination Declination form (filled out by the candidate and their medical provider as appropriate), during the pre-employment process. Failure to submit the required documentation may render a candidate ineligible to move forward in the process.
Veterans' Preference
The County has a Veterans Preference Policy. Upload a copy of your (or your spouse's) Member-4 Form DD-214 (or NGB-22) indicating dates of service, and a copy of your spouse's letter of disability (if applicable) with your application. For privacy reasons, it is recommended that you remove your social security information from the document(s). A Human Resources Representative will review the materials and determine if you qualify for veterans' preference. See the policy here ( Download PDF reader ).
Open to All Applicants
This recruitment is open to all applicants.
Applicants who are current County of Riverside employees and/or current employees of The Riverside University Health System - Behavioral Health Department may be considered before other applicants depending on the volume of applications received.
Qualified applicants may be considered for future vacancies throughout the County.
Reasonable Accommodations
The County of Riverside is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). Qualified individuals with disabilities who need a reasonable accommodation during the application or selection process should contact the recruiter for the position noted above. For additional information and/or to obtain the appropriate form for requesting a reasonable accommodation, please visit the Disability Access Office web page located at: http://dao.rc-hr.com/ .
Application Period
BASED ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED, THIS POSTING MAY CLOSE WITHOUT NOTICE.
Applications received prior to the closing date will be considered based on the information submitted. Changes or alterations cannot be accepted. All applicants must submit a complete application by June 5, 2022, 11:59pm PST. No late applications will be permitted.
Include relevant work experience details on resume and/or application.
Applicants who fail to provide information demonstrating they possess the position requirements may not be considered further in the application process. A description of job duties directly copied from the job classification or job posting will not be considered.
Upload a copy of any license(s), official/unofficial transcript(s), degrees, and/or related employment documents to your NeoGov account. If your education was completed outside of the United States, you will need to provide a copy of your Foreign Education Equivalency evaluation from a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services ( NACES ) or Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. ( AICE ).
MEDICAL/DENTAL/VISION INSURANCE: A choice of different medical, dental and visions plan are available to elect. The County provides a Flexible Benefit Credit contribution as governed by the applicable SEIU Memorandum of Understanding to contribute towards the cost of these plans.
Note: Employees on assignment through the Temporary Assignment Program (TAP) receive different benefits. See the list here .
MISCELLANEOUS RETIREMENT: County of Riverside has three retirement Tiers through the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS).
Contribution rates are subject to change based on the County of Riverside annual actuarial valuation.
Note:
This summary is for general information purposes only. Additional questions regarding retirement formulas can be sent to retirement@rivco.org or by calling the Benefits Information Line at (951) 955-4981,
Option 2.
If you have prior service credit with another CalPERS agency or within agencies, please contact CalPERS at (888) 225-7377 to determine which retirement tier would be applicable to you. CalPERS is governed by the Public Employees' Retirement Law. The Retirement Law is complex and subject to change. If there's any conflict between this summary and the law, the law will prevail over this summary.
DEFERRED COMPENSATION: Voluntary employee contribution with a choice between two 457 deferred compensation plan options.
VACATION ACCRUAL (Bi-Weekly Accrual):
0< 3 year = 80 Hours (10 Days)
4< 9 years = 120 Hours (15 Days)
10 or more years = 160 Hours (20 Days)
Maximum Vacation leave accumulation is 480 hours.
SICK LEAVE: Four (4) hours Sick Leave accrual per pay period with unlimited accrual.
HOLIDAYS: Normally 12 paid holidays per year.
BEREAVEMENT LEAVE: Allowed 5 days (3 days are County paid; 2 additional days can be taken from accrued Sick Leave balance).
BASIC LIFE INSURANCE: Equal to one times annual base salary not to exceed $50,000 of term life coverage. Premiums are paid by the County. Additional Supplemental Life plan is available for employee purchase.
DISABILITY: Short-term Disability benefit pays up to a maximum of $461.54 weekly, payable up to a maximum of 52 weeks.
POST RETIREMENT MEDICAL CONTRIBUTION: A monthly contribution is made by the County towards retiree health insurance offered through the County as governed by the applicable SEIU Memorandum of Understanding.
OTHER: There may be other benefit provisions as specified in the applicable Memorandum of Understanding. Please contact the recruiter listed on the job posting directly for more information.
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