Social Worker - Guardianship & Conservatorship

About the role

Browning & Associates, P. C. is a professional guardianship firm located in Bingham Farms, Michigan, serving clients in the Southeast Michigan and Lansing areas. We serve as professional guardians, conservators, and trustees for people with cognitive impairments. We support clients with decisions about all aspects of their lives: residential, financial, health, and well-being. We are a dynamic group of 14 people. We have a strong culture of collaboration, teamwork, excellence, respect, and integrity. Our Guardian Representatives work with clients to have the best quality of life.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Guardian with making arrangements for the care and custody of the client (an impaired adult with traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, or dementia) by making sure their daily needs are met and they are getting the care they need.
• Understand client goals
• Ensure compliance with state regulations and legal requirements
• Provide guidance and support to clients and their families
• Make decisions using best judgment in key areas of the client’s life, and follow through on decisions made for wards such as living arrangements, medical decisions, quality of life improvements, etc.
• Maintain accurate and confidential case records
• Manage and maintain a caseload of clients and complete all required documentation under the supervision of the Director of Guardianship Services
• Make visits to clients within and outside their home setting (i.e., nursing home, group home, independent living, assisted living, apartment, house, public environments, etc.)
• Coordinate and/or attend interdisciplinary care conferences
• Attend medical appointments
• Provide oversight of the client's plan of care
• Participate and attend required company meetings
• Manage multiple and conflicting schedules to ensure meetings are scheduled with required participants, locations, technology, etc.
• Ensure requests for responses and other feedback are met, proactively check deadlines on incoming requests, and use best judgment in making decisions
• Maintain confidentiality

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, or a related field
• Experience in legal or social services preferred
• Strong understanding of guardianship and