Temporary Social Services Assistant - County of Riverside
Moreno Valley, CA 92551
About the Job
The County of Riverside Temporary Assignment Program is currently recruiting for multiple Temporary Social Services Assistants for the Department of Public Social Services, Children's Services Division. The incumbents will be supervising children awaiting placement. Incumbents may be required to drive (i.e., transport minors to medical appointments, school, foster homes, etc.). When onsite, incumbents will supervise children, ensuring their safety, and will perform other duties (i.e., supervise children while they eat, warm up food, clean spills, or assist with organizing child's room). Incumbents may have to assist in the Beaumont location from time to time.
The Department desires candidates who possess one of the following:
- Bachelor Degree
- Child Development Teaching Permit
- Completion of 12 semester units of Early Childhood Education, Adolescent Development, Foster and Kinship Care Education, or Psychology.
- Relevant life experience in the child welfare, mental health, or juvenile justice systems as a consumer, mentor, or caregiver, or have life experience with children who have experienced high levels of trauma, or other relevant experience as determined by the department.
Weekday/Weekend Night Shifts
Various - Night Differential Applies for positions that begin after 1:00 P.M.
Meet the Team!
The County of Riverside Department of Public Social Services is comprised of employees who work collectively and in partnership with community-based organizations to serve the needs of the community. Can you see yourself here?
TAP Benefits:
https://www.rc-hr.com/Find-A-Job/Job-Searching/Temporary-Medical-Assignment-Program/TAP-Benefits
EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES
• Provide supportive counseling and assist clients in recognizing and correcting home, family, and social conditions contributing to problems; instruct clients on appropriate methods of home management, basic health, and nutrition needs.
• Assist clients in developing appropriate parenting skills, job skills and daily living skills; help client resolve training barriers; monitor clients progress in learning and performing basic job skills; teach age appropriate responses to children; support client's efforts in dealing with children including those with medical and/or emotional problems.
• Monitor client's progress and adherence to service plan and make written and/or verbal reports of serious problems to professional staff.
• Act as liaison between the professional staff and the client by clarifying instructions and information; describe basic services, County programs, and other available community resources to clients.
• Act as liaison between the Riverside County Department of Public Social Services or Department of Behavioral Health and other agencies, individuals, organizations or community groups.
• Assist clients in arranging for transportation necessary to obtain services; maintain records and write reports on clients' status; prepare correspondence as necessary; when qualified to do so, acts as an interpreter for non-English speaking clients.
• Supervise children awaiting placement.
• Assist Social Workers with coordinating services provided to clients, phone calls, completing forms, and supervising family visits.
• Maintain up-to-date electronic records of client visitation in a centralized database.
• Positions in the DPSS Children's Services Division may require incumbents to assess the client family environment in order to determine potential or imminent risk to the safety of children/adults residing in the household; when safety needs dictate, remove child from home and transport them, complying with all safety regulations, including the use of age appropriate California safety mandated equipment, when assisting with initial removal or facilitating a placement change or when transporting them to visits with the parents, court hearings, therapy, etc.
• Positions in the DPSS Parent Locator Unit require incumbents to identify and locate missing/absent parents, relatives, and other relevant persons associated to the case and to prepare reports of searches to be used in Juvenile Court custody proceedings. This includes obtaining information through inquiries of public or private agencies, employers, families, neighbors or other individuals; querying various directories, utility records, computer systems and other available sources; and conducting office and field interviews to follow up on possible leads to determine parent or relative residence.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
OPTION I
Experience: Six months as a Community Services Assistant with the Riverside County Department of Public Social Services or Department of Behavioral Health.
OPTION II
Experience: One year of full-time experience performing client directed services in either a social service, healthcare, or mental health agency/organization.
OPTION III
Education: Completion of 15 semester or 24 quarter units from an accredited college or university in psychology, sociology, social welfare, social/human services or other behavioral sciences.
ALL OPTIONS
Knowledge of: Basic public social service programs, goals and objectives; problems, needs, and behavioral patterns of the disadvantaged; cultural and ethnic attitudes towards community services; principles of interviewing and problem-solving methods.
Ability to: Work effectively with a wide variety of agencies, organizations and individuals; interview and evaluate clients and recognize the relevant and significant factors pertaining to their needs; implement basic social service plans and monitor client's progress toward established goals; understand and evaluate psychological, cultural, and social factors affecting behavioral patterns; explain department procedures; interpret agency programs and policies to clients, agencies, and organizations; read and interpret information obtained from computers, microfilms, and written documents; obtain information in a non-intrusive but persuasive manner; interact effectively with people from diverse cultures and socio-economic backgrounds.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Veterans' Preference
The County has a Veterans Preference Policy. Upload a copy of your (or your spouse's) Member-4 Form DD-214 (or NGB-22) indicating dates of service, and a copy of your spouse's letter of disability (if applicable) with your application. For privacy reasons, it is recommended that you remove your social security information from the document(s). A Human Resources Representative will review the materials anddetermine if you qualify for veterans' preference.
See the policy here: https://www.rivcocob.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/C-3-Veterans-Preference-Program.pdf
Other Requirements :
License/Certificate: Possession of a valid California Driver's License will be required.
What's Next?
This recruitment is open to all applicants.
BASED ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED, THIS POSTING MAY CLOSE WITHOUT NOTICE.
For specific questions regarding this position, contact Edgard Angulo at edangulo@rivco.org .
MEDICAL/DENTAL/VISION INSURANCE: A choice of different medical, dental and visions plan are available to elect. The County provides a Flexible Benefit Credit contribution as governed by the applicable SEIU Memorandum of Understanding to contribute towards the cost of these plans.
Note: Employees on assignment through the Temporary Assignment Program (TAP) receive different benefits. See the list here .
MISCELLANEOUS RETIREMENT: County of Riverside has three retirement Tiers through the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS).
- Tier I (Classic Member - Formula 3% @ 60): Applicable to current and former County of Riverside local miscellaneous employees hired prior to 08/24/2012 and did not withdraw CalPERS contributions. The employee contribution is eight (8%) percent.
- Tier II (Classic Member - Formula 2% @ 60): Applicable to local miscellaneous employees 1) hired after 08/23/2012 through 12/31/2012; 2) Previously employed with another CalPERS contracting public agency or a reciprocal retirement system, with a break in service of less than six months between the separation date with the previous employer and the appointment date with the County of Riverside. The employee contribution is seven (7%) percent.
- Tier III (PEPRA New Member - Formula 2% @ 62): Applicable to CalPERS local miscellaneous new members hired on or after the implementation of the Public Employees' Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA) which took effect January 1, 2013. As of July 1, 2020, the employee contribution is 7.25% and subject to change annually.
A new member is defined as any of the following:
CalPERS refers to all members that do not fit within the definition of a new member as "classic members".
Contribution rates are subject to change based on the County of Riverside annual actuarial valuation.
Note:
This summary is for general information purposes only. Additional questions regarding retirement formulas can be sent to retirement@rivco.org or by calling the Benefits Information Line at (951) 955-4981,
Option 2.
If you have prior service credit with another CalPERS agency or within agencies, please contact CalPERS at (888) 225-7377 to determine which retirement tier would be applicable to you. CalPERS is governed by the Public Employees' Retirement Law. The Retirement Law is complex and subject to change. If there's any conflict between this summary and the law, the law will prevail over this summary.
DEFERRED COMPENSATION: Voluntary employee contribution with a choice between two 457 deferred compensation plan options.
VACATION ACCRUAL (Bi-Weekly Accrual):
0< 3 year = 80 Hours (10 Days)
4< 9 years = 120 Hours (15 Days)
10 or more years = 160 Hours (20 Days)
Maximum Vacation leave accumulation is 480 hours.
SICK LEAVE: Four (4) hours Sick Leave accrual per pay period with unlimited accrual.
HOLIDAYS: Normally 12 paid holidays per year.
BEREAVEMENT LEAVE: Allowed 5 days (3 days are County paid; 2 additional days can be taken from accrued Sick Leave balance).
BASIC LIFE INSURANCE: Equal to one times annual base salary not to exceed $50,000 of term life coverage. Premiums are paid by the County. Additional Supplemental Life plan is available for employee purchase.
DISABILITY: Short-term Disability benefit pays up to a maximum of $461.54 weekly, payable up to a maximum of 52 weeks.
POST RETIREMENT MEDICAL CONTRIBUTION: A monthly contribution is made by the County towards retiree health insurance offered through the County as governed by the applicable SEIU Memorandum of Understanding.
OTHER: There may be other benefit provisions as specified in the applicable Memorandum of Understanding. Please contact the recruiter listed on the job posting directly for more information.