INTRODUCTION
This position is located in the Okmulgee County office.
This position may be filled at a higher level of the job family, depending upon the qualifications of the recommended applicant.
BASIC PURPOSE
Positions in this job family are assigned responsibility for providing adult protective services to vulnerable adults in home and community-based settings.
LEVEL DESCRIPTORS
This job family consists of four levels which are distinguished by the level of complexity and diversity of the specific job assignments, the extent of responsibility assigned, the expertise required for completion of the duties assigned and the responsibility assigned for providing leadership to others.
Level I:
Employees at this level perform entry-level work in a training status in providing adult protective services to incapacitated adults prior to successful completion of the Adult Protective Services New Worker Training Academy. Employees at this level may participate in investigations with higher level Adult Protective Services Specialists; learn and apply self-protection techniques; perform follow-up activities for ongoing cases; coordinate service plans for adults; prepare legal forms for APS court hearings; attend court hearings and provide testimony as appropriate; attend case staffings and other training offered outside the APS academy; and may perform independent investigation of routine APS referrals.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Level I:
Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of a bachelor’s degree.
SELECTION PLAN
Scores based on: 100% Written Test
***NOTE: Names of eligible applicants can be made available to State agencies upon their request, immediately following the closing date and time.
