Social Caseworker – In-Home Professional; d Ones Family Time Unit

Job Summary

To be considered, applicants must upload their unofficial transcripts with their completed application. Are you energized by solving complex problems, thinking critically, and making independent decisions that have a lasting impact on children and families? Do you enjoy tackling new challenges, building meaningful relationships, and finding creative solutions where no two situations are the same? If you're resourceful, adaptable, and confident working independently while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team, we encourage you to apply.

In this role, you'll work directly with families in their homes and community settings during supervised family time, helping parents strengthen their parenting skills while assessing family dynamics and supporting safe, meaningful interactions. You'll connect families with community resources, navigate complex situations with sound judgment, and make thoughtful decisions that promote child safety and family reunification. Every day brings new opportunities to problem-solve, adapt, and empower families as they work toward creating safe, stable environments for their children.

Hiring Range: $57,800.00 - $62,800.00 annually. Anticipated Hiring Rate: $60,538.40 annually. This is a child protection position; child protection includes engaging families. It is reasonable to anticipate the need for flexibility in work hours periodically to accommodate client schedules. The average workday hours are Monday-Friday 8:00am
-5:00pm, with a minimum required two evenings per week until at least 7:00 pm. Schedule is subject to change. In-person only. Due to the sensitive nature of this role, additional background checks may be required, including a Government Program Fraud check, Child Welfare Abuse & Neglect database (TRAILS) check, and Welfare Caseworker Falsification check.

• Provides in-home instruction to families, strengthening parental competency by promoting family independence by teaching family skill practice to include problem-solving, anger management, conflict resolution, household management, home cleaning, and by explaining how to access community resources and support systems.
• Addresses and teaches clients how to meet and sustain basic needs as well as clients' health and wellbeing, including the impact on the child's health and wellbeing.
• Provides crisis management for clients to resolve problems and conflicts.
• Assists clients with milestones and other assigned homework for specialty courts.
• In collaboration with the case team, assists in the development of support/healthy living plans.
• Coordinates community resources for clients, including rehabilitation services, as needed.
• Monitors, tracks, and reports compliance with court orders concerning areas such as individual/family therapy, medication management, and substance abuse treatment in collaboration with assigned caseworker.
• Coordinates, prepares, and participates in Treatment Support Meetings (TSM) and Family Engagement Meetings (FEM).
• Attends and testifies in court hearings; participates in pre-court staffings.
• Documents all contacts and ensures that all paperwork and documentation are accurately completed and filed; completes necessary case information reports and inputs updates into database.
• Arranges and provides transportation for clients to appointments, therapy, school, court hearings, pre-placement visits, etc.
• Performs child welfare duties and provides support to Practice and Support and Services teams within the Children, Youth, & Family Services (CYFS) Division as needed.
• Performs other duties as required.

Supervision Exercised:
This classification does not have supervisory authority; however, may be required to provide expertise or limited guidance or direction to employees, such as overseeing work quality, training, and guidance. Typically serves as a subject matter expert on the scope of functional area. Supervision Received:
Receives general supervision. This classification typically performs job duties by following established standard operating procedures and/or policies. Regular direction, guidance, and coaching from supervisor may be expected. There is a choice of the appropriate procedure or policy to apply to duties. Performance reviewed periodically.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Working knowledge of casework practices, procedures, and guidelines.
• Ability to assess situations and make prudent and appropriate decisions; ability to apply conflict resolution and…