Social Caseworker – Children, Youth Family Services; Part-Time Foster Youth-in-Transition

Are you passionate about helping young adults be successful? Do you have good organizational skills for completing work product and tracking deadlines? Do you like to work independently, but also within a dynamic team? As a Part-Time Social Caseworker with the Foster Youth-in-Transition Team, you will play an important role in supporting young people who have been in out-of-home placement working towards becoming successful, independent adults.

In this position you will be responsible for carrying a caseload of Foster Youth in Transition cases and attending to administrative tasks for the program. You will work with young adults and their teams on goals identified to work towards independent living. In this role you will conduct monthly home visits, coordinate services, complete court reports and attend court, and engage in activities with young people to help them meet their goals.

$27.789 - $30.193 hourly

$29.105 hourly

This position has an anticipated work schedule of up to 25 hours between Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, with Fridays required. Schedule 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 and assessment services for teams within the Practice Unit.
• Attends and testifies in court hearings and mediations as needed; completes appropriate paperwork,…