Family Services Assistant

Overview

Clark County Social Services Department is seeking qualified candidates to apply for Family Service Assistant. This position will provide support to the STAR programs and assist case management with day-to-day duties. The candidate should be familiar with clients who face unique challenges and have been diagnosed medical conditions, mental health disorders, substance use disorders, or co-occurring disorders. The candidate should have strong communication and organizational skills, the ability to adapt to program needs, and the ability to problem solve and work independently.

Education and Experience: Equivalent to graduation from high school and one year full-time experience working with and caring for youth, families, adults and/or seniors in a human service program setting. Thirty (30) semester units of college level coursework in child development, nursing or behavioral science may be substituted for 6 months of the required experience.

All qualifying education and each experience must be clearly documented in the Education and Work Experience sections of the application. Do not substitute a resume for your application or write see attached resume on your application. All details must be written in your own words and cannot be copied from job descriptions or other external sources.

Working in a variety of homes and living situations. Some positions may require possession of a personal vehicle, which may be used for work purposes.

Must possess a valid Nevada Class C Driver's License at time of appointment.

Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background investigation. Periodically after employment background investigations may be conducted.

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Clark County does not provide H1B visa sponsor ships or transfers for any employment positions.

Employment is contingent upon the results of a pre-employment drug test.

• Drives a County or personal motor vehicle to transport children and/or family members, make home visits and other in-person contacts and to attend meetings;
• Participates on various multidisciplinary teams regarding clients.
• Contributes to the efficiency and effectiveness of the department's service to its clients by offering suggestions and directing or participating as an active member of a work team.
• Works in a typical human services, detention, or public safety setting.
• Uses standard office equipment, reads printed materials and a computer screen, completes case notes, court reports and other written materials documenting the safety, permanency and wellbeing of youth, families, adults and/or seniors.
• Communicates in person or over the telephone.
• Understands techniques for dealing with a variety of individuals from various socio-economic, ethnic and cultural backgrounds, often where relations may be confrontational or strained.
• Interprets, applies, and explains applicable laws, codes, regulations to both clients and the general public.
• Uses critical thinking skills to evaluate complex problems and alternatives.
• Employs sound judgment consistent with various social work principles and practices when appropriate.
• Works with the justice system and testifies in court.

The Family Services Assistant functions as a support position to each unit in which it is assigned. Incumbents may be assigned to any of the following units:

• Observes client behavior and environment and identifies deterioration or improvement in the client's lifestyle as well as evidence of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or isolation; reports observations to the supervisor.
• Transports clients to and from appointments related to their case plan.
• Processes referrals for clients to community agencies for services.
• Assists clients in completing applications for various community-based services.
• Works with Social Service and Family Services personnel to assist families in which children have been neglected, abused, or disabled.
• Assists in reunification cases by providing various in-home services.

• Provides ongoing physical care, emotional nurturing and daily supervision of abused, neglected, abandoned and medically fragile children, ages three days to eighteen years, in a treatment shelter home.
• Receives incoming children and inventories and inspects personal belongings.
• Performs initial assessment when admitting a child to the program to determine any risk to themselves or others.
• Prepares children for release from the facility.
• Conducts and records bed checks.
• Responds to emergency calls from other cottages on Child Haven.
• Intervenes when children are out of control, using authorized strategies and restraint techniques.

• Maintains a caseload…