Social/Community Service Managers

At community level, the social worker plays the role of advocacy. She is persuasive, assertive, and patient in her day-to-day encounter with patients. She is a community organizer; she coordinates financial aid to long-term residents without sponsorship and serves as a liaison to some of the patients she cares for. It is vital for the human service professional to provide information about social issues that are likely to affect the public (O'Hagan, 2007).

Working in the social services field was always my dream. Whether working with children, family, adults, elderly etc. this career path is so broad it instills the hope of a career opportunity. My first year working in this field was in 2010 when I interned as an intake specialist in an outpatient drug treatment facility, while completing my bachelor’s degree in human services. Thereafter, I was able to branch off in various areas such as a case manager at a domestic violence shelter, housing specialist, substance abuse counselor and now a family services specialist.

I believe that Philanthropy would be a good place to start for me. I have passion for philanthropy and have all my life. Volunteer works that I have done before include: at my church, taking baked goods to the foodbank, special olympics, setting up funeral lunches, trash to treasure, and helped older people with various projects through “helping the community”. This position would help me with planning, organizing

I was raised with the fundamental notion of service to mankind, I have always been interested in society’s injustices and problems, and being a catalyst for change. This has brought me to applying to the University of Central Florida’s Master of Nonprofit Management program within the School of Public Administration. I am currently a practitioner in Social Work and serve as the Director of Social Services at the Orlando Area Command of The Salvation Army. I have received my bachelors and master’s degree in Social Work from Barry University in Miami, FL.

Identify one kind of human services organization—for example, mental health provider or foster care provider—and describe the services provided.

An organization administrative service manager is an individual who is responsible for a private or government organization. Their job criteria consist of planning, directing, telecommunicating, and coordinating supportive services to maintain functional operations. Their duties varies from supervising, recordkeeping, and the organization of the office.

Social worker – is the individual who oversees the general care plan or every service user. They make sure that all the service user’s needs and requirements are met and provided.

These organizations may include employment agencies, continuing care retirement communities, residential elderly care facilities, health facilities, hospice agencies, county service providers, and the kinds of licensed home health care agencies previously mentioned.

The service managers meet with commissioners regularly, and provide detailed quarter reports containing data which links service delivery with the service objectives. The service manager supervises a team of senior caseworkers and ensures that they undertake their responsibilities. The GOALS manager is also my direct line manager.

Social workers meet in an office, hospital or school setting. Our text states, the focus of social workers is helping individuals, families, and groups cope with a wide variety of problems (2015). Social workers can work as a case manager, keeping records, files, and different types of documents and referrals for their client. They will take notes, make plans and keep the clients needs and choices in the clients hands, making sure they are respected and valued at all times. Social workers will network and work with others to ensure the client’s needs are being meet. The Occupational Outlook Quarterly states, a social worker also acts as an advocate for clients and refers them to other resources (2011). Their tasks vary and are similar to many other jobs in the field. The educational requirements are a bachelor’s degree to start, and require masters for positions in mental health or administration (Woodside & McClam, 2015). According to Human Services Career Network, This position interviews, coordinates, and plans programs and activities to meet the social and emotional needs of their clients. Works with the client to utilize community resources to meet individualized needs of the client. Typically reports to a senior case manager or director (2005). Social workers work with all populations, range from individual to group, from young to elderly and special needs. The average salary according to the Occupational Outlook is $44,200 per

Professionals that Provide Service. Currently, the organization has social workers and system navigators helping children, families, and older adults in short-term mental health treatment, substance abuse coordinators and counselors, HIV/AIDS coordinators, doctors, nurses, and psychiatrists.

Because a human services agency or organization is meant to serve the people, there has to be a person or team in charge of managing the vision and making sure that everything stays on course. The manager is a leader and it is imperative that the leader ensures that all employees are doing what is necessary for the entire organization to succeed. Human services managers are in charge of distinguishing the neglected needs of populaces and creating programs that address those issues. The manager is the one that is to decide the destinations, administrations or advantages and qualification necessities of the proposed program and goes over the budget with the proper analysts to make sure that things are able to be handled. It is also up to the

The practice of social work requires knowledge of human development and behavior, of social, economic and cultural institutions, and of the interaction of all these factors. Social workers help people of all backgrounds address their own needs through psychosocial services and advocacy. Social workers help people overcome some of life’s most difficult challenges: poverty, discrimination, abuse, addiction, physical illness, divorce, loss, unemployment, educational problems, disability, and mental illness. They help prevent crises and counsel individuals, families, and communities to cope more effectively with the stresses of everyday

Social Service - transitional care vocational counseling, homeless shelters, credit counseling 5. Civic, Social and Fraternal Organizations - minority rights, voter education/registration, United Way 6. Arts and Culture, including Public TV and Radio - ballet, folk arts, media arts 7. Foundations - community/corporate foundations, volunteerism promotion, international relief 8. Legal Services - legal/civil aid, public interest

When I graduated from high school, I was admitted at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. I enrolled in the School of Business. My major was Accounting. I did so to please my parents and what I thought would be the best fit. I was not very happy, and I must confess that I was bored to death. After two years of studying something that I did not like, I changed my focus to School of Social Work. I was taking elective classes in Social Work/Mental Health Counseling and realize that this field held my interest and really represented how I viewed myself and the world. I was out from College for 5 years. Working with the Department of Social Services and numerous nonprofit organizations. For the last 5 years I have been working as a Social Worker for Department of Social Service Child Protective Service Investigator. I actual love my job because it is customer (client) oriented and I got to practice my counseling skills indirectly and directly with my clients I encounter on an daily