Social Caseworker – Children, Youth Family Services; Casework Development and Retention Team

Child Welfare Professional

To be considered, applicants must upload their unofficial transcripts with their completed application. Are you an experienced child welfare professional who finds purpose in helping others succeed? Do you enjoy sharing your knowledge, stepping in when a teammate needs support, and helping others build the confidence and skills to manage their work successfully? If you're proactive, adaptable, and motivated by making the entire team stronger, this unique opportunity may be the perfect next step in your child welfare career.

This role is designed to strengthen and support caseworkers across Children, Youth, & Family Services, stepping in where your experience and expertise can make the greatest impact. You'll interview families and help develop treatment plans, participate in home studies, provide intensive casework support, investigate allegations of child abuse, assess child safety, and connect families with community resources. You'll also provide casework and assessment support to Intake and Ongoing Unit teams, assist with crisis management and coordinating services, help caseworkers manage their caseloads, and step in with critical documentation during periods of increased workload.

At the heart of this position is a unique mission: helping other caseworkers develop their skills, successfully manage their work, and feel supported in the important work they do for children and families.

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. Schedule is subject to change. Hybrid schedule may be available upon successful completion of the initial evaluation period; subject to change.

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 Child Welfare Caseworker Falsification check.

This position works to preserve and/or rehabilitate families while protecting children's physical, emotional, and mental well-being through child protection, adolescent services, placements, and/or permanency plans. Based on position assignment, coordinates the practice and is responsible for primary decision-making of child protection practices or coordinates the services and secondary-service decisions as related to safety, permanency, well-being and preserving families. This position is part of the Social Caseworker
- Children, Youth, & Family Services (CYFS) career progression series, which includes Associate Social Caseworker
- Children, Youth, & Family Services and Social Caseworker
- Children, Youth, & Family Services. Employment is subject to the terms, conditions, and policies detailed in the Personnel Policies Manual (PPM). This position requires regular in-person presence as an essential job function.

• Interviews clients and develops appropriate treatment plans; initiates and/or participates in home studies, and provides intensive casework services to families and children; investigates allegations of child abuse and assesses imminent danger for children; makes referrals to community resources and collateral contacts.
• Monitors and reports clients' progress and provides service recommendations/referrals. Ensures that needed services are being provided, that treatment plans are being followed through in a timely manner and determines the appropriateness of the placement and services provided.
• Addresses child safety issues in the home to mitigate safety concerns; ensures that children in the department's custody or supervision receive necessary interventions.
• Provides crisis management and coordinates support services for clients to resolve problems and conflicts.
• Acts as a liaison for the DHS and consults with other caseworkers and community professionals on case situations, treatment/case plans, issues, and problems.
• Provides casework and assessment services for teams within the Practice Unit.
• Attends and testifies in court hearings and mediations as needed; completes appropriate paperwork, documentation, reports, reviews, etc. for court hearings monitors clients' compliance with court orders; serves temporary custody notices and petitions the court for…