Family Services Specialist - Abacus

REQ: 40048, 41314 Family Services Specialist I

Ability to complete intake assessment for Adult Protective Services report; Investigate Adult Protective Services referrals within policy requirements; Assess client's risk factors, physical and psychological capacity with the Uniform Assessment Instrument (I-JAI) to determine client's service and related financial needs; develop an appropriate service plan, referrals, and community resources; gather, interpret and apply interview and related investigative information to accurately assess and direct client to services and resources.

Duties:

• Accept referrals for investigations of allegations of abuse, neglect, and /or exploitation of adults that meet the criteria for a valid report.
• Will receive standard cases that may not have more than one type of alleged abuse, neglect, or exploitation.
• Will receive cases that may not have multiple alleged perpetrators.
• Will receive both regular and emergency cases.
• Conduct investigations in community, licensed residential settings, licensed group homes, licensed day programs, and unlicensed residential settings.
• Conduct face-to-face interviews with alleged victims, alleged perpetrators, and other collateral contacts.
• Collect and evaluate relevant information to make decisions related to investigation, services, and outcomes.
• Complete documentation and casework within required timeframes based on local and/or state guidelines.
• Assess vulnerable adults' cognition, physical, mental, and functional abilities.
• Coordinate and collaborate with appropriate licensing agencies, law enforcement agencies, legal entities, contractors/providers, Physicians, hospitals, and numerous community agencies, in order to provide services to vulnerable adults.
• Provides emergency intervention support to adults by contacting emergency services, crisis intervention team, recognizing criteria for temporary detention order to remove adults from environments when imminent danger is determined to be present.
• Provide client advocacy, as well as consultation, networking, family support and crisis intervention. Complete Universal Assessment Instrument(UAI), service plans, and safety plans based on the client's needs.
• Prepare court documents and testify in court proceedings.
• Participate and complete all relevant and mandated training.
• Participate in case staffings, supervisions, divisional and department meetings.
• Consults with the supervisor as the need arises.

Minimum/Special/Additional Requirements:

• Requires a Bachelor's degree in a human services field (social work, counseling, gerontology, guidance and counseling, family and child development, psychology or sociology) and three (3) years of experience in a human services field; or possess a Bachelor's degree in any field accompanied by a minimum of five (5) years of related experience in a human services area.
• Must have a current and valid driver’s license.

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Why Abacus?

• Competitive Pay Rates
• Excellent Culture
• Meaningful Employment
• Potential for Growth

When you apply, your experience may be considered across business verticals:

• Abacus Staffing – Multi-Client General Staffing
• Abacus Solution Group – Professional Placement
• Harrison Richard Group – Accounting & Finance
• Abacus Security Services

Employment opportunities include a wide range of placement options: project-based, temporary to permanent hire, part-time, contract-basis, direct hire and on-demand placement.

Ideal Candidate will possess:

• Minimum of 6 months experience in this position
• Flexibility to align your experience with a broad range of assignments
• Meet physical, aptitude, educational and minimum experience criteria

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