Placement Exception Social Service Specialist 4 (SSS4) - Aspire House/Centralia

The Placement Exception Facility Social Service Support Specialist 4 (SSS4) functions as the lead of Social Service Specialists in the absence of the Social Service Specialist 5.

• Provide on-the-job training, mentoring, feedback, coaching, and consultation to the staff.
• Assign work, review work for efficiency, use data to identify trends, and review case actions for accuracy and compliance with policy.
• Supervise youth with complex mental health, developmental, and behavioral needs.
• Report on strengths and opportunities of employees to their direct supervisor.
• Serve as Lead Specialist assigned the most complex cases.
• Report on strengths and weaknesses of employees to their direct supervisor.
• Provide feedback for annual performance evaluations and identify training needs.
• Provide coverage for social service staff in their absence.
• Fill in as supervisor in the supervisor’s absence.

• Seven years of paid social service experience.
• 30 semester or 45 quarter credits in a Social Services discipline.
• One year of experience as a Social Service Specialist 3.
• A Master's degree in social services, human services, behavioral sciences, or Master’s degree which includes 30 semester or 45 quarter credits in a Social Services discipline AND two (2) years of paid social service experience
• A Bachelor’s degree in social services, human services, behavioral sciences, or Bachelor’s degree which includes 30 semester or 45 quarter credits in a Social Services discipline AND three (3) years of paid social service experience

• Benefits
• Insurance Benefits
• Staff training and other compensation benefits

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