Company Overview

The Lake County Council on Aging has been dedicated to serving the senior residents of Lake County, Ohio since 1972. Our mission is to provide essential services that enable seniors aged 60 and over to live independently and safely in their homes while offering support to their families and caregivers.

The Lake County Council on Aging is seeking an energetic individual for a challenging position as Social Worker LSW with skill to execute the following:

- Provide a full spectrum of social work services for older adult clients, their families and caregivers, which include conducting initial assessments, developing, implementing, evaluating and revising comprehensive care plans, referring clients to appropriate service providers, conducting follow-up as needed and coordinating and maximizing services received.

- Conduct initial and periodic follow-up evaluations and assessments of older adults' physical, mental and emotional well-being via home visits, personal interviews.

- Develop a comprehensive care plan; balancing recommendations for services and providers needed to safeguard or enhance the well-being and independence of older adult clients with respect for the clients' right of self-determination.

- Evaluating and modifying plans as needed.

- Refer clients to appropriate service providers; monitoring and coordinating provision of services to ensure maximum benefit to the client; follow-up as needed.

- Notify and involve appropriate entities or individuals as may be legally or ethically necessary to ensure the clients' well-being.

- Meet and confer with family members or significant others as requested.

Extremely Competitive Benefit Package: Paid lunch break, generous accrual for vacation and sick time, comprehensive offering of Health, Dental & Vision available to employee and dependents, updated offices, training room and break areas, and safe, well-illuminated parking lot just steps to your office!

Experience: prefer minimum of 3 years’ LSW experience with case management/assessment of Senior clients.

Education: Bachelor’s degree in social work and LSW (required by funding agency). Prefer MSW, LISW

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $22.50/hr. to start with Bachelor's, LSW and no relevant senior casework management.

Pay: $28.50/hr. to start with a minimum of 6 yrs of relevant senior casework experience and MSW or LISW.

If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of seniors, we invite you to join our dedicated team at the Lake County Council on Aging. Apply today and help us empower our community!

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $23.50 - $28.50 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• 403(b)
• 403(b) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person