Social Services Assistant

White Oak Estates in Spartanburg is seeking a talented and compassionate Social Services Assistant to join our fantastic team!! This is a Part-time opportunity for weekdays 8:00am-2:00pm Monday-Friday. 

REQUIRED DUTIES: Plans, develops, organizes, implements, and evaluates the Social Services Department in accordance with current state, federal and facility standards. Maintains policies and procedures to assure that the medically related emotional and social needs of the residents are met/maintained on an individual basis. Must be able to help transport residents to hospital or medical facility in emergency. Reports all incidents immediately. Must be alert to all residents change in condition. Must have good vision, manual dexterity and ability to push wheelchair and reposition residents,

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

1. Familiar with facility and department policies and procedures.
2. Participates as a member of the Admission Team.
3. Interviews residents and families to obtain history relevant to medical problems and planning.
4. Helps resident/family adjust to admission into facility environment.
5. Acts as a liaison between medical and nursing staff, residents, relatives and appropriate outside agencies.
6. Assists residents in securing appliances required (orthopedic, hearing, optical, etc.)
7. Completes a social history of each resident and updates it annually.
8. Maintains Social Work Progress Notes by recording all significant contacts made in the course of performing the service.
9. Confers with hospital social worker on condition of hospitalized resident and arranges for readmission to facility within time frame allowed for bed hold.
10. Participates as a member of the Care Plan Team.
11. Provides emotional support to families regarding residents condition on an on going and crisis basis.
12. Assists with facility social functions.
13. Assist in dining needs of residents if trained and approved.
14. Assists in coordination of discharge planning for residents.
15. Counsels new residents and their families to inform them of services offered at the facility, the Residents Rights and responsibilities.
16. Is available to residents/families to answer questions regarding facility services and policies.
17. Assist residents/families with scheduling doctors appointments and arranges for transportation and/or transports if needed.
18. Assists residents with purchasing personal items as requested.
19. Other duties as assigned by the Director or Administrator.

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS:  Bachelor's degree in social work or a Bachelor's Degree in a Human Services field including but not limited to Sociology, Special Education, Rehabilitation Counseling, Psychology or Gerontology.

White Oak Estates is an equal opportunity employer