Adult Protective Services Contractor
Oklahoma Human Services
- McAlester, OK
- $19.43 per hour
- Contract
- Full-time
- Level I H26A - $19.43 per hour
- Level II H26B - $21.00 per hour
- Employees will perform entry-level work in a training status in providing adult protective services to incapacitated adults prior to completion of the Adult Protective Services New Worker Training Academy;
- Employees may participate in investigations with higher-level Adult Protective Services Specialists,
- Learn and apply self-protection techniques;
- Perform follow-up activities for ongoing cases and coordinate service plans for adults;
- Prepare legal forms for APS court hearings and attend such hearings, providing testimony if needed;
- Attend case staffing and other training offered outside the APS academy,
- Perform independent investigation of routine APS referrals.
- Receive intakes and complete investigations involving appropriate documentation on incapacitated adults alleged to be in situations of abuse, neglect, self-neglect, or exploitation;
- Ensure and apply self-protection techniques;
- Perform complete assessment and determine appropriate interventions for each case;
- Make collateral contacts to gather additional information on the adult's history, determining the urgency of each adult's situation;
- Initiate and follow through on court proceedings for involuntary protective services, and serve as a temporary guardian for adults acting within the boundaries ordered by the court;
- Involve the adult (if possible) family, and other caregivers in the development of a service plan to meet the adult's needs, and provide follow-up visits as specified by policy or more often as needed.
- Ability to work on a diverse team and directly with people from diverse backgrounds specifically racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, and disabilities.