Director of Social Services

Johns Island Post Acute is a beautiful 132-bed skilled nursing and rehab facility in Johns Island, just 10 minutes away from historic downtown Charleston.

Our passionate team invite you to plant your roots in your career and your community.

We aim for a culture that helps you stay grounded with ongoing support and a responsive leadership team, along with opportunities for advancement to keep you growing.

We are seeking a Licensed Social Service Director to lead and manage our social services department.

This is a key leadership role responsible for addressing the psychosocial needs of residents and their families, ensuring compliance with state and federal regulations.

? Key Responsibilities:

✅ Assess psychosocial needs of residents and families
✅ Develop and implement individualized care plans
✅ Coordinate discharge planning and referrals
✅ Provide emotional support and counseling services
✅ Maintain accurate documentation per CMS guidelines
✅ Ensure regulatory compliance (federal/state)
✅ Supervise and support social services staff

? Requirements:

? Licensed Social Worker (LMSW, LCSW, or as required by state)
? Bachelor's in Social Work (BSW) required; MSW preferred
? 2+ years in long-term care or healthcare setting
? Knowledge of CMS and state regulations for nursing homes
? Strong interpersonal and leadership skills

? Benefits:

? Salary: $60,000 yearly
? Health, dental & vision insurance
? Paid time off & holidays
? Continuing education & training support
? Collaborative team environment

General Purpose

Handles pressure, objectivity, confidentiality, organization, planning, reporting skills, persistence, proactive, listening, verbal communication, and resident and their family relationships.

Essential Duties

• Establishes course of action by exploring options; setting goals with resident and their families.

• Assist residents in achieving the highest practicable level of self-care, independence and well-being.

• Provide medically related social services so that the highest practicable physical, mental and psychosocial wellbeing of each resident is attained or maintained.

• Evaluate social and family information, psychological and emotional needs to assist in assessing social services needs as well as develop care plans for social services issues.

• Provide emotional support and address emotional problems including assisting residents and family with difficulties in coping with physical disabilities, fears related to health conditions as well as grief related to loss of ability and/or death.

• Assist residents with health care decisions.

• Assist with personal shopping.

• Assist in inventory and tracking patient belongings.

• Coordinate response to reports of missing, lost or stolen belongings.

• Assist in obtaining resources from community and social services agencies as well as health and welfare agencies to meet the needs of the resident.

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