Social Caseworker – In-Home Professional; Crisis & Stabilization

In-Home Professional

Are you passionate about working with adolescents and helping youth and families find stability during life's most challenging moments? Do you have a talent for building trust, de-escalating conflict, and thinking creatively to find solutions when situations feel overwhelming? If you're a compassionate, quick-thinking problem-solver who thrives in a collaborative environment and wants to make a meaningful difference for youth and families experiencing crisis, join our Anchor Team and apply today!

As an In-Home Professional on the Anchor Team, you'll provide intensive, short-term support to adolescents, families, and placement providers experiencing crisis, helping stabilize challenging situations and prevent placement disruptions. You'll work directly with youth and families in homes and community settings, teaching practical skills in communication, coping, emotional regulation, and conflict resolution while building relationships that foster trust and positive change.

As part of a passionate and supportive team, you'll collaborate closely with caseworkers, court professionals, and community partners to develop creative, individualized solutions. This role is ideal for someone who embraces flexibility, takes initiative, thinks critically under pressure, and finds purpose in helping youth and families navigate challenges and move toward lasting stability.

Hiring Range: $53,810.00 - $80,730.00 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. On-call rotation may be required. 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.

Works to preserve and/or rehabilitate families while protecting children's physical, emotional, and mental well-being. Provides intensive in-home child protection services to families with children as a result of an abuse and/or neglect complaint with the primary concern of substance abuse. Coordinates with the Practice Unit and is responsible for primary decision-making of child protection practices as needed. 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.

• 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…