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ServiceNet Inc.

ServiceNet Inc. is hiring: Social Worker in Greenfield

ServiceNet Inc., Greenfield, MA, United States, 01301

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Benefits:

Dental insurance

Health insurance

TITLE: REACH

Discipline: Social Worker

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

  1. Team builder, supporter, and player with integrity and loyalty. Dedication to serving the organization’s goals and mission.
  2. Maintaining a positive work atmosphere by behaving and communicating in a manner that gets along with clients, customers, co-workers, and supervisors.
  3. Maintaining acceptable attendance record.
  4. Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

ROUTINE RESPONSIBILITIES:

  1. Provide home-based early intervention services, serving as service coordinator for specified caseload and maintaining expected billable hours.
  2. Assess cognitive function and learning styles of children from birth to three and other developmental areas.
  3. Assess personal/social developmental status of children from birth to three. Assess psychosocial functioning of families enrolled in the program.
  4. Develop and implement teaching strategies and activities to promote progress or compensate for differences in cognitive functioning and learning style; for differences in personal/social development and in other developmental areas as needed. Provide appropriate adaptation to environment to promote child’s autonomy.
  5. Generate and implement overall developmental programs for children, function as a generalist over time.
  6. Provide counseling/support to parents of children enrolled in the program on a one-to-one or couples basis, as requested.
  7. Address parent/family needs and family dynamics needs whether acting as a service coordinator or in consultation with the service coordinator, team leader, and other REACH and community providers.
  8. Facilitate parent/family groups, including short-term and support groups, as requested.
  9. Coordinate services with other team members and with medical, social service, and educational staff of other programs.
  10. Teach parents and relevant others treatment programs, provide appropriate counsel, support, and advocacy and training to parents of enrolled children. Work in partnership with parents/caregivers.
  11. Facilitate parent/child playgroups on an as-needed basis.
  12. Maintain clinical records in a style and timeliness consistent with regulations of the program, ServiceNet, and regulatory agencies.
  13. Consult to other agencies or service providers about individual children, areas of clinical expertise, and early intervention on an as-needed basis.
  14. Conduct intake visits and community developmental screenings on an as-needed basis.
  15. Other duties as requested.

MINIMUM PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND CONDITIONS FOR THE JOB:

  1. Must be able to drive within the catchment area and have reliable transportation in order to provide home and community-based visits.
  2. Must be able to lift infants and small children of up to 40 lbs.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:

  1. Maintain current infant/adult CPR and First Aid certification.
  2. Meet and maintain all health requirements under DPH standards.
  3. TB screen (negative results).
  4. Valid driver’s license and professional license.
  5. Provide MVR (Motor Vehicle Record) record to ServiceNet.
  6. Meet all requirements to acquire within three years of hire and sustain Mass. DPH certification as an Early Intervention Specialist.
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