Social Worker Iii - Licensing & Placement

Social Worker Position

Applicants are encouraged to apply early. The application review process will take place immediately and continue until the position is filled. This recruitment may close any time after the first review or when a sufficient number of qualified applications have been received. Hiring range for this position is $52,852.80 - $63,169.60. Initial placement for new employees is customarily at entry level through 35% percentile.

Pay grade for this position is 19.

General definition of work:
Performs intermediate professional social work providing case management services in a variety of programs including but not limited to permanency planning following established patterns of service and program requirements in the Department of Human Services. Work is performed and reviewed under the regular supervision of a Social Work Supervisor.

Essential functions/typical tasks:
Interviewing clients and relatives to determine the scope of the challenges and the client's ability to manage or meet those challenges; performing assessments to identify needs; obtaining medical, financial and social history; developing service and/or treatment plans and monitoring service delivery for clients and/or families to address issues of medical, health, or behavioral issues; providing supportive/directive counseling to address problems such as adjustment to illness or disability, adult placement issues, financial concerns, and socialization;

establishing eligibility for specific programs or services; preparing case summaries and reports; maintaining records, files and confidentiality.

Conducts the required number of contacts and/or home visits each month according to specific program requirements to assess the current situation and assure that services are being provided. Explores alternative community resources and makes referrals to other programs, services and agencies. Completes necessary documentation for reviews. Provides supportive and/or budget counseling and education to clients, care givers, and families. Provides a wide variety of services to alleviate crisis situations, enable families to be self-sufficient, and enable adults to remain in their homes.

Builds resource networks with community and state agencies. Performs related tasks as required to potentially include but not limited to emergency shelter operations.

Licensing social worker:
Provide initial TIPS-MAPP or Deciding Together training to prospective foster and adoptive parents in classroom or home settings; deliver ongoing training to licensed foster homes and approved adoptive homes to support quality caregiving and child well-being. Recruit and license family foster homes by gathering required information, conducting background checks, completing state-mandated documentation (including Mutual Home Assessments), and ensuring homes meet safety and regulatory standards.

Monitor licensed foster homes for compliance with state and federal licensing requirements; provide ongoing support, guidance, and linkage to community resources to maintain stable and safe placements. Secure safe and appropriate placements by matching children's needs with foster/adoptive family strengths; facilitate shared parenting meetings; attend court hearings, team meetings, and staffing's; complete required documentation and reports; and participate in on-call rotations, emergency shelter coverage, and other assigned duties.

Knowledge, skills and abilities:

Considerable knowledge of social work principles, techniques and practices and their applications to specific casework, group work, and community problems; of federal and state laws, policies and procedures, program rules and quality assurance standards; of behavioral and socioeconomic problems and their treatment; and of organizations and resources in the community. Knowledge of medical terminology and disease processes and/or intellectual or developmental disability / programs and behavior management techniques.

Working knowledge of office equipment and computers and applicable software applications. Ability to write clear, concise, and grammatically correct documentation, case records and service plans; to communicate effectively orally and in writing with persons of varied social, economic, cultural and educational backgrounds; to understand a broad range of needs, total situation and the family dynamics in the assessment process; to make accurate assessments/evaluations and use analysis and judgment to develop and appropriate service/treatment plan;

to establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients and their families, a variety of medical and psychological professionals, law enforcement, court officials, attorneys, community agencies and the general public; and to attend work regularly.

Minimum education/experience requirements:
Bachelor's degree in social work from an accredited school of social work or;
Bachelor's degree in a human services field from an accredited college or university and one…