Social Services Assistant

Social Service Assistant

Newport Meadows Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is searching for an experienced Social Service Assistant to join our Long-Term Care team! Long term care experience with the geriatric population is required for this position. Job Type: Part time 24hrs a week

About Us: We are a 139-bed facility offering long term care and short-term stay. Our top priority is to provide exemplary customer service and top-quality care to our residents. We are committed to team-oriented outcomes and show value in our employees by offering them pathways for career advancement. Come grow with us at Newport Meadows!

Job Responsibilities

• Orients resident and family to nursing center, helping both adjust to new environment, and offers support as needed
• Completes social history and MDS assessments, and develops care plan, which identifies medically related social and emotional problems and needs with realistic goals and specific actions to be taken
• Conducts/participates in resident care conferences with resident, family, and appropriate staff
• Advocate and promote resident rights
• Receives complaints from residents and families, forwarding complaints to appropriate staff to ensure resolution. Documents complaints. Follows facility policies and procedures
• Performs other related duties, as assigned

Education & Qualifications

• High-school diploma or GED required.
• 1 year Social Services experience in long-term care is required
• A physical examination and/or evidence from a physician indicating freedom of communicable disease to be available upon employment.
• Must be in good physical and mental health.
• Must be knowledgeable of social services practices, procedures, laws, regulations and guidelines governing long-term care.
• Must possess the ability to deal tactfully with personnel, resident, family members, visitors, government agencies/personnel, and the general public.
• Knowledge of elderly, ill and/or disabled.
• Must have patience, tact, a cheerful disposition and enthusiasm, as well as the willingness to handle difficult residents.
• Ability to work independently or part of a group.
• Effectively communicate with others.

Benefits to working at Newport Meadows:

• Health & Dental Insurance
• Paid time off (PTO) and paid holidays
• 401K
• Continuous professional and clinical training
• Awards and recognition programs

Join our team as a Social Worker at Newport Meadows! We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, veteran status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. And drug-free workplace.