Social Services Director

Company: American Senior Communities
Location: Elkhart
Posted on: June 15, 2022

Job Description:

DescriptionSocial Services DirectorBring your heart to work! Caring people make the difference at American Senior Communities!Compassion, Accountability, Relationships and Excellence are the core values for American Senior Communities. These words not only form an acronym for C.A.R.E., they are our guiding principles and create the framework for all our relationships with customers, team members and community at large.American Senior Communities has proudly delivered patient centered care since the year 2000, with a long history of excellent outcomes. Each of our 80+ American Senior Community is part of the neighborhood in which it exists. Our leaders and staff live in surrounding areas and know the community well. We value the same things in life that you do. The foundation of our senior living communities is based on the knowledge that well be part of your neighborhood for many, many years. We take great pride in our hospitality and it is ingrained in everything we do. As partners in senior care, we are not just doing a job, but following a calling.Our commitment to our team members:

• Grow our staff thru the O2NE program that offers fully paid LPN or RN higher education and training
• PayActiv Have immediate access up to 50% for your pay
• Medical/Dental/Vision insurance available - Plans starting as low as $20 a week
• 401k
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• Generous friend referral program
• Tuition assistance and up to $500 for certifications
• Volunteer community involvement opportunities
• Workforce Chaplains: Confidential, non-denomination resource available for anyone in the ASC family.What will you be doing and how will you make a difference at American Senior Communities?
  • Making a difference in the lives of the patients we serve by providing them care and compassion
  • Acting as a positive teammate to fellow employees by helping onboard new teammates.
  • The Social Services Director provides medically-related social services to attain or maintain the highest practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being of each resident; and shares a responsibility toward creating and sustaining an environment that humanizes and individualizes each resident living area.
  • Reviews residents needs and care plan with progress notes indicating implementation of methods to respond to identified needs.
  • Mediates and must be able to deal tactfully and professionally with issues that arise among residents and their families and/or assigned ombudsman.Requirements
    • Demonstrates C.A.R.E. values to our residents, family members, customers and staff.
    • Bachelors degree in social work or in a human services field required.
    • Previous social services experience preferred.We are committed to the safety and health of our team members, residents and families we serve. As such, ASC is proud to have implemented a mandatory vaccination policy, requiring COVID-19 vaccination(s) for all employees and new hires. In accordance with our mission to compassionately serve every resident with quality care and excellence, we firmly believe that vaccinating all employees is essential for our customers safety and health. New hires, including rehires, will need to show evidence of full vaccination on or before start or receive their first dose or one dose vaccine prior to start date.As such, we are asking those candidates who wish to request an exemption from being required to be vaccinated, submit a request for their exemption through the process outlined in the electronic onboarding paperwork. Should you have any questions regarding this, please speak with your recruiting contact directly.We are Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran and other protected categories.Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with DisabilitiesThe contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractors legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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