As an Adult Protective Caseworker, you will:
• Perform professional social work for incapacitated and dependent adults, including Adult Protective Services Investigations of abuse, neglect and exploitation, guardianship studies and assessing for capacity to make decisions.
• Investigate allegations of abuse, neglect, and exploitation of incapacitated and dependent adults, Identify and arrange for support services, and petition for public guardianship and conservatorship as appropriate.
• Communicate with individuals reporting to APS to determine whether APS has authority to become involved and document all relevant information electronically.
• Assess the need for public guardianship. Complete and file petitions and testify in Court as necessary.
Your workload will include:
• Performing the APS investigations process in a timely manner, which includes interviewing clients, alleged perpetrators, and collateral contacts and requesting and reviewing records as necessary.
• Documenting all investigation and guardian representative activities in the form of case notes.
• Advocating for and coordinating provision of services.
• Visiting individuals regularly for ongoing assessment of needs and safety.
• Maintaining accurate case records of activities; writing summaries, reports, letters, and memos.
• Exercising discretion in decision making in carrying out investigation and guardian representative activities.