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Description
DSHS ALTSA Adult Protective Services Lead
The Department of Social and Health Services is seeking a highly motivated and dedicated Adult Protective Services Lead to join our team in Port Angeles, WA; however, this lead will support the offices of Port Angeles, Bremerton and Aberdeen. This is an ideal opportunity for advancement for a Social Service professional with excellent, effective investigative skills and comprehensive case assessment experience.
You will lead a team of Social Service Specialists that will complete intakes and perform case management of Adult Protective Services investigations of abuse, abandonment, neglect, and exploitation of vulnerable adults.
This role will utilize a hybrid structure of telework and in-person as business needs require.
Opportunities in this job classification that perform unannounced visits in unregulated environments, such as private residences, to conduct investigations for allegations of abuse and/or neglect of vulnerable adult individuals, may be eligible for an additional 10% assignment pay in addition to the advertised salary.
Some of what you will do:
- Provide on the job mentoring, feedback, coaching and consultation to all levels of staff who complete intakes and conduct investigations in the community and in licensed and/or certified settings
- Provide guidance on case actions, assessment and intervention techniques, appropriate resources, and caseload/time management; identify training needs
- Assign and audit work, triage intake reports, detect error tends, identify training needs, and review case actions for accuracy and provide feedback
- Complete intakes and perform advanced case management with complex investigations
- Respond to difficult and high-profile intakes and investigations involving vulnerable adults
- In the absence of the supervisor, attend meetings and provide supervisory coverage
- Provide coverage of assigned caseloads in the absence of a Social Service Specialist
- Serve as intake and investigative lead for the most complex cases by conducting face-to-face interviews with victims and perpetrators, in high-risk, volatile situations, including interviewing alleged perpetrators, training, monitoring, and conducting quality assurance on publicly exposed crisis cases
- Prepare and provide testimony at administrative hearings, court proceedings, criminal, civil, and administrative proceedings
- Reviews, compiles, analyzes and submits reports as requested by management
- Prepares written and oral reports, documentation, inter/intra-agency communications regarding program areas
- Travel throughout outlying counties, region, and state
- Perform other duties as assigned
Who should apply?
Professionals with three or more years of experience with conducting effective investigations AND one of the following:
- A bachelor's degree or higher in social services, criminal law/justice, or an allied field, AND two years of experience equivalent to a Social Service Specialist 3
- A master’s degree in social services, criminal law/justice or an allied field, AND one year of paid social service experience equivalent to a Social Service Specialist 3
- One year of experience as a Social Service Specialist 3
- Three years of experience as a Social Service Specialist 2
What we're looking for:
- A passion for investigative tools and methods - confident enough to mentor others to become effective investigators
- Three years of paid experience assessing risk and safety to vulnerable adults
- Ability to identify and evaluate social dynamics affecting client choice and decision making
- Ability to work independently to complete investigations and assessments in the homes and residences of individuals
- Strong organizational skills to prioritize caseloads and meet time
- Understanding and ability to apply medical terminology specifically related to aging and long term clients
- Ability to evaluate crises and or complex case issues
- Excellent verbal and communication skill
Interested? Please submit your online application today!
The Department of Social and Health Services’ (DSHS) vision that People find human services to shape their own lives requires that we come together with a sense of belonging, common purpose, shared values, and meaningful work. It is crucial to our agency’s vision that you bring an equity, anti-racism, and social justice commitment to your work with DSHS. We strive to create greater access and affirming representation of the communities we serve, including Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, people with physical, behavioral health, and intellectual disabilities, elders, LGBTQIA individuals, immigrants and refugees, and families building financial security.
Questions? Please contact sharon.sterling@dshs.wa.gov OR call the main Talent Acquisition line at (360) 725-5810 and reference job number 13817.
Supplemental Information
Prior to a new hire, a background check including criminal record history may be conducted. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant's suitability and competence to perform in the job. This announcement may be used to fill multiple vacancies. Employees driving on state business must have a valid driver's license. Employees driving a privately owned vehicle on state business must have liability insurance on the privately owned vehicle
Washington State Department of Social and Health Services is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in any area of employment, its programs or services on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity/expression, marital status, race, creed, color, national origin, religion or beliefs, political affiliation, military status, honorably discharged veteran, Vietnam Era, recently separated or other protected veteran status, the presence of any sensory, mental, physical disability or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability, equal pay or genetic information. Persons requiring accommodation in the application process or this job announcement in an alternative format may contact the Recruiter at (360) 725-5810. Applicants who are deaf or hard of hearing may call through Washington Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1 or 1-800-833-6384.
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