Social Worker
Funga - Fundación Pública Galega Para A Tutela De Persoas Adultas (Xunta De Galicia)
Santiago De Compostela Y Alrededores, España
- Responsible for the well being of approximately 300 unfit persons, or persons brought to trial to become unfit in the province of Lugo (Galicia, Spain)- Coordination of several services and/or several cooperating agents (friends, neighbors, volunteers, etc.). Team work with different professionals in the same field and cross disciplinary (doctors, nurses, home assistant workers, lawyers, officers, major of cities)- Prioritization of all issues according to urgency- Definition of strategies on individual, family and group level to overcome needs and social issues, as well as for the prevention, development and self-development of the users ‐ Detection, assessment, diagnosis and follow up of needs and social problems- Touch base with user reality by means of field research (phone and in-home interviews, with users, their relatives, friends and doctors or other specialists). Obtainment and verification of all required paperwork- Management of appeals to get help funds, both on private and public level- Foster the integration, structured participation and development of the skills of the user, as a way to improve his/her quality of life- Direct support, rehabilitation and social insertion of the user- Supervision and follow up of the progress and evolution of the user- Prevention of situations of social risk- Diversion of special cases to suitable social services- Supervisor of social worker (intern) as cooperation with the University of Santiago de Compostela