Social Services Assistant (Moreno Valley & Temecula)

The Riverside University Health System- Behavioral Health Department (Moreno Valley SAPT & Temecula Community Drug Team) is seeking to fill two Social Services Assistant positions.

Under general supervision, provides routine support to professional staff and/or social workers in their case management, which may include, the coordination of social services programs, social services applicants and/or recipients, and outreach services and activities to community members; acts as a liaison between the client, County departments as assigned, and community groups and agencies; and performs other related work as required.

The Social Services Assistant is an entry level paraprofessional classification in the social worker class series and reports to an appropriate supervisory or management level job class.

Depending on area of assignment incumbents are responsible for providing routine social services and resource referral duties, supportive counseling, placement services, observation services of clients, and basic assessment and training.

The Social Services Assistant may be assigned a variety of routine investigative duties, including, but not limited to obtaining information to identify and locate missing/absent parents.

Incumbents support professional staff and/or outreach efforts and activities, which do not require the same level of expertise of a professional social worker.

The Social Services Assistant is distinguished from the Social Services Practitioner series in that the latter represents the professional level classes in the social worker series and incumbents perform case management services, which require greater assessment skills and a broader knowledge of social work concepts.
Other job duties may include but are not limited to the following:


* Assist clients with agency enrollment, class registration, and accessing services.


* Assist the program with support services such as ordering supplies for specimen collection, maintain perinatal library of information.


* Collaborate with clients and counselors to maintain a positive clinic environment.


* Coordinate and facilitate new client orientation to the childcare lab and the program.


* Coordinate and provide transportation for clients.


* Coordinate and supervise daily childcare lab activities.


* Develop a structured curriculum for the Child Lab.


* Keep handouts updated and organized in the reception area.


* Maintain childcare lab.


* Make confirmation calls and contact clients who missed appointments to reschedule.


* Monitor participation in activities and complete engagement forms to indicate areas for improvement.


* Monthly maintenance of county vehicles.


* Observe mothers' involvement in daily cleaning and manage cleaning supply inventory.


* Oversee mothers' rotation, manage sign-in sheets, and ensure document submission.


* Provide information and referrals to clients.


* Supervise snack time, track inven...