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Director of Social Services

2 months ago


Bakersfield, California, United States Telecare Full time
Job Summary

The Director of Social Services is a key leadership position at Telecare, responsible for planning, implementing, and directing the Social Services Department. This department provides casework services to members served and their families, and the Director must ensure that these services are delivered in a safe and therapeutically effective manner.

Key Responsibilities
  • Plan, organize, direct, and control the Social Services Department
  • Responsible for the administrative and clinical functioning of the Social Services Department
  • Makes use of management practices that include empowerment of staff, frequent feedback, and other management practices consistent with Continuous Quality Improvement
  • Promotes and maintains harmonious and effective relationships and communications within the department and other departments
  • Thoroughly understands the legal/conservatorship system and provides inservice training to facility staff as needed
  • Coordinates the Utilization Review Committee and assists in the development of associated procedures
  • Supervises and coordinates student intern placements within the Social Services Department
  • Collaborates with other administrative staff in strategic planning activities
  • Establishes ongoing relationships with local agencies and other resources necessary to affect a continuum of care for members served returning to the community
Requirements
  • Two years of direct service experience with persons with mental illness and two years of supervisory experience with both professional and non-professional staff in an inpatient or outpatient setting
  • A Master's degree in Social Work from an accredited college or university, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker or MFCC license from the State of California, and a valid California driver's license and insurability
  • Must be at least 18 years of age
  • Must be CPR, Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI), and First Aid certified on date of employment or within 30 days of employment and maintain current certification throughout employment
Skills
  • Demonstrated understanding of psychiatric illness, the ability to identify symptoms and the severity of illness
  • Ability to predict with reasonable accuracy a client's appropriateness and ability to respond to treatment
  • Demonstrated ability to develop and write policies and procedures related to the care of persons with serious mental illness
Physical Demands

The physical demands here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

The employee is occasionally required to bend, push, pull, squat, climb, and lift and carry items weighing 25 pounds or less as well as to frequently sit, stand, walk, reach, twist, and do simple and power grasping. The position requires manual dexterity, repetition, and to occasionally drive.