The Riverside County – Riverside University Health system – Behavioral Health department has an opening for a Social Services Assistant with our Substance Abuse Prevention & Treatment (SAPT) program in Indio. The Substance Abuse Prevention & Treatment (SAPT) program seeks to improve the health and well-being of our patients and communities through our dedication to exceptional and compassionate care, education, and research. This position will work with clients with substance abuse disorders and the position will transport clients, conduct urine test, input data, and assist in the Child Lab with clients who bring their children to the clinic. The position will work a 9/80 Schedule between 7:30am and 5:30pm. This position will also require some driving therefore a California Driver’s License is required.

Under general supervision, provides routine social services to a preselected caseload of social service applicants and/or recipients and/or outreach services to community members; acts as liaison between the client, the Department of Public Social Services (DPSS) or Department of Behavioral Health and/or community resources; and performs other related duties as required.

The Social Service Assistant is an entry level paraprofessional classification and typically reports to an appropriate supervisory level position. Incumbents are responsible for providing routine social services and resource referral. Some positions may require supportive counseling, placement services, training, and basic assessment. Under the supervision of professional staff, Social Services Assistants may be assigned preselected caseloads, a variety of routine investigative duties for professional staff and/or outreach work, which do not require the expertise of a professional level social worker.

The Social Services Assistant is distinguished from the Social Services Practitioner series in that the latter represents the professional level classes in the social work series and incumbents perform case management services, which require greater assessment skills and a broader knowledge of social work concepts. The Social Service Assistant will primarily work with pregnant and postpartum women with children, perinatal, and will have the advantage of attending treatment with additional ancillary services to reduce barriers to treatment.