Social Worker - DCF - Boston Region - Continuous

Job Description

The Department of Children and Families (DCF) is seeking dynamic, mission-driven individuals to fill the critical role of Social Worker in the Boston Region. Selected candidates will provide necessary services to help children in need, including homeless, foster, abused, and neglected children. Social Workers interact with children and family members, assess needs, and determine the best course of action for improving the child/family environment.

• Assess, evaluate, conduct initial and ongoing case management of children/family services.
• Develop, review, update and ensure implementation of strength-based service plans for each child in care or custody, including risk assessment, safety plans and goals.
• Complete all documentation in accordance with agency and regulatory requirements.
• Attend home and foster care visits; transport children to health, social services, or other agency-related appointments as required.
• Maintain ongoing communication with DCF staff and other constituencies, initiate court action when necessary.
• Empower families to make stable commitments to children by providing counseling and coordinating visits with biological parents and/or guardians and other relatives; develop a helping relationship and ensure needed supports and services are provided.
• Attend weekly supervision, staff meetings, in-service training, and team meetings.
• Maintain a high degree of professionalism in the community, with clients, schools, courts and referring agencies; build and sustain positive relationships.

• Hyde Park Office – 1 Westinghouse Plaza, Building C, Hyde Park, MA 02136
• Jackson Square Office – 1785 Columbus Avenue, 4th Floor, Roxbury, MA 02119
• Park Street Office – 50 Park Street, Dorchester, MA 02122

The Department of Children and Families (DCF) is committed to protecting children from abuse and neglect and ensuring they grow and thrive in a safe and nurturing environment. DCF’s vision is that all children have the right to grow up in a nurturing home, free from abuse and neglect, with access to food, shelter, clothing, health care and education. DCF works toward establishing the safety, permanency and well-being of the Commonwealth’s children by stabilizing and preserving families, providing quality temporary alternative care when necessary, safely reunifying families, and when appropriate, creating new families through kinship, guardianship or adoption.

Preferred applicants will possess a demonstrated commitment to the core practice values: child-driven, family-centered, community-focused, strength-based, committed to diversity/cultural competency, and committed to continuous learning.

A criminal background check will be completed on the recommended candidate as required by the regulations set forth by the Executive Office of Health and Human Services prior to hiring. For more information, please visit http://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). and click on “Information for Job Applicants.”

Education, licensure and certifications will be verified in accordance with the Human Resources Division’s Hiring Guidelines. Education and license/certification information provided by the selected candidate(s) is subject to the Massachusetts Public Records Law and may be published on the Commonwealth’s website.

Please be advised that you have applied to a “Continuous Posting.” Continuous postings are used for high volume positions which require continuous hiring. Candidates will remain active in the continuous posting for 90 days and will be considered as openings arise.

For questions, please contact the Office of Human Resources at and select option #4.

Applicants must have (A) a bachelor's degree or higher in social work, psychology, sociology, counseling, counseling education or criminal justice or a relevant human services degree and (B) a current…