Director of Social Services - Green Acres Nursing and Rehab

• Beautiful location and comfortable working environment
• Flexible scheduling
• Excellent Benefits
• Generous vacation package

Green Acres Nursing and Rehab (formerly SagePoint Senior Living Services) are seeking a dedicated and experienced Director of Social Services to oversee and lead our social services department. The ideal candidate will be responsible for managing the overall operations, programs, and staff within the social services department.

Responsibilities:

• Serves as Discharge Planning Coordinator, determining social and emotional needs relating to discharge and utilizing community resources to meet such needs.
• Participates as a team member in conferences on behalf of the resident along with other healthcare personnel and related community agencies.
• Holds individual and group conferences on behalf of the residents and their families to understand, accept and follow medical recommendations.
• Develops and maintains good working relationships with community health, welfare and social agencies and reaches out to the community to develop new resources to meet resident needs.
• Prepares and maintains current case records for each resident including nature of social problems and notes from conferences held with resident, family or significant other.
• Develops goals for each resident in conjunction with other team members and periodically reviews and records attainment of these goals.
• Develops and maintains a Social Service Program that meets all stated and federal regulations on a continuous basis.
• Performs a variety of services for meeting the psychosocial needs of residents and their families such as assisting with initial adjustment and subsequent changes, crisis management, providing financial counseling and assistance and coordinating in house room transfers.
• Conducts in service training relative to psychosocial needs or social service programs as required in cooperation with the In- Service Director.
• Participates in training of all staff and new employee orientation.
• Informs residents and families of medical assistance options and conducts meetings with families to fill out applications as needed.

Qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree in social work from a Council on Social Education accredited program or related degree with a minimum of 2 years in casework preferred.
• Must have thorough knowledge of principles and practice of social work, community health, welfare and social agencies, and the physical and psychological aspects of aging.
• Experience in program development and management
• Ability to supervise and lead a team effectively
• Knowledge of behavioral health principles
• Background in long term care/ skilled nursing social work required

If you are a passionate leader with a commitment to making a difference in the lives of others, we invite you to apply for this rewarding position.

EEOC: We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.