STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: ADULT PROTECTIVE SOCIAL WORKER TRAINEE
Class Code: 8353-17
Date Established: 10-09-03
Occupational Code: 7-7-7
Date of Last Revision: 03-29-06
BASIC PURPOSE: To perform Adult Protective service
investigations, social work assessments and case management, under the
supervision of an experienced Adult Protective Social Worker.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Receives, records and
refers reports of adult abuse to supervisor for education and critiquing
regarding appropriate clinical methods.
·
Performs clinical
interviews with alleged victim and collateral contacts to gain information
regarding self-neglect or adult abuse, under the guidance of a supervisor.
·
Performs social work
assessment and crisis resolution interventions for adults who are at high risk
of institutionalization.
·
Learns to recommend
investigation findings and follow-up plans for supervisory and peer review.
·
Participates in a
quality assurance program by performing standardized interviews and
assessments.
·
Develops skills
regarding varied social issues including homelessness, alcohol, drug abuse,
mental health and deteriorating physical health, to develop preventative and
crisis resolution interventions.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in applying instructions
to accomplish different job functions OR in operating machines for a variety of
different purposes.
Knowledge: Requires logical or scientific
understanding to analyze problems of a specialized or professional nature in a
particular field.
Impact: Requires responsibility for
contributing to immediate, ongoing agency objectives by facilitating the direct
provision of services to the public or other state agencies. Errors at this level result in
inaccurate reports or invalid test results and require a significant investment
of time and resources to detect.
Supervision: Requires no supervision of employees or
functions.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job
functions in an environment which includes exposure to continuous physical
elements or a number of disagreeable working conditions with frequent exposure
to minor injuries or health hazards.
Physical Demands: Requires light work, including
continuous walking or operating simple equipment for extended periods of time
as well as occasional strenuous activities such as reaching or bending.
Communication: Requires summarizing data, preparing
reports, and making recommendations based on findings which contribute to
solving problems and achieving work objectives. This level also requires presenting information for use by
administrative-level managers in making decisions.
Complexity: Requires coordinating a combination of
diverse job functions in order to integrate professional and technical agency
goals. This level also requires
considerable judgment to implement a sequence of operations or actions.
Independent Action: Requires making a limited number of
choices in selecting among alternative courses of action under supervisory
guidance and in performing job functions according to a variety of prescribed
policies or procedures.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Bachelor's degree from an accredited
college with major study in social work, sociology, psychology, human services,
or related behavioral science fields.
Experience: One year of relevant employment
experience.
License/Certification: Valid New Hampshire driver's license
and/or have access to transportation for statewide travel. Completion of one year of orientation
training.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENT: For appointment consideration, Adult
Protective Social Worker Trainee applicants must successfully participate in a
structured interview measuring possession of knowledge, skills and abilities
identified as necessary for satisfactory job performance by this class
specification. The structured
interview is developed and administered according to the Division of Personnel
guidelines, by representatives of the state agency in which the vacancy exists.
RECOMMENDED
WORK TRAITS: Knowledge of the principles and methods
of social work and of the availability and use of community resources. Ability to use insight and imagination
in evaluating situations and in making decisions. Ability to communicate effectively. Ability to establish and maintain
effective working relationships with clients, their relatives, public and
community officials, other social agencies, education, medical and judicial
agencies and the general public.
Must be willing to maintain appearance appropriate to assigned duties and
responsibilities as determined by the agency appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive
of general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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