Social Caseworker – Children, Youth Family Services; Student Succeeds Act

To be considered, applicants must upload their unofficial transcripts with their completed application.

Are you a relationship-builder who thrives on bringing people together, navigating challenging conversations, and finding creative solutions that make a difference for children and families? Do you have a passion for collaboration, a talent for staying organized, and the confidence to facilitate meaningful conversations with diverse groups of professionals? If you're a detail-oriented, solution-focused professional who enjoys strengthening community partnerships, improving processes, and helping ensure children and youth have the educational support they need to succeed, apply today!

As a Social Caseworker supporting the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), you'll play an important role in promoting educational stability for children and youth involved in the child welfare system. You'll serve as a key connection between child welfare teams, school districts, families, and community partners, facilitating Best Interest Determination (BID) meetings, navigating complex conversations, and strengthening partnerships that support child-centered decisions.

You'll also monitor educational support resources and funding, collaborate with caseworkers to assess ongoing needs and permanency planning, and identify opportunities to improve processes and coordination across teams. As part of a developing role, you'll have the opportunity to bring fresh ideas, take initiative, and help shape innovative practices that make a lasting difference in the educational experiences of children and youth.

To learn more about the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), please .

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.

Please be advised this position may close without advance notice, should we receive a sufficient number of qualified applications.

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…