SocialServicesSpecialistIII

**Job Posting Title** Social Services Specialist III **Agency** 650 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS **Supervisory Organization** Sallisaw Veterans Home **Job Posting End Date** Refer to the date listed at the top of this posting, if available. Continuous if date is blank. Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above. **Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank)** **Full/Part-Time** Full time **Job Type** Regular **Compensation** $22.90 an hour **Job Description** # ** _Basic Purpose_** Positions in this family are assigned responsibility for providing social services to children and adults in communities, facilities, institutions or hospitals. # **_Typical Functions_** * Manages a caseload and provides services for individuals and their families. * Evaluates the needs of individuals and families; assists the family as a unit to function more adequately; counsels clients and arranges for needed treatment or services. * Participates on a psychiatric team to gather social data, counsels individuals under the direction of a psychiatrist, psychologist or other social services specialist. * Assesses the needs of individuals and determines eligibility for specific programs; interviews clients, both in an office setting and on home visits, completes necessary case documents and compiles data to determine eligibility. * Develops and plans casework services and treatment for individuals with specialized problems in development, retardation, maladjustment or dependency. * Develops and implements specialized treatment programs within the community; utilizes community resources; initiates projects with foster or adoptive parents. * Investigates selected food stamp cases, conducts interviews and obtains information to determine food stamp violations or food stamp fraud. * Participates in staff conferences and interdisciplinary team meetings for the purpose of determining overall treatment. # **_Level Descriptor_** This