Child Welfare Caseworker - Family Treatment Court

Responsibilities

• Provides direct casework services to children, birth families, kinship caregivers, and foster families under supervision utilizing a team approach.
• Assesses risk to children and family functioning, and available supports to establish a plan for services that ameliorate the conditions which place children at risk.
• Secures protection for children from potentially abusive environments and visits foster homes ensuring proper care of children.
• Implements services to promote family preservation, placement stabilization, family reunification, concurrent planning and permanency for children, and develops emancipation plans for a smooth transition from foster care.
• Ensures cultural issues are addressed in client case plans, consulting with other knowledgeable staff as needed.
• Provides educational and independent living services to youth.
• Collects appropriate data for possible legal action and presents facts as evidence in court cases.
• Supports and develops a team approach in working with birth families, kinship caregivers, and foster families, enabling families and children to utilize appropriate community resources.
• Develops and maintains constructive relationships with other agencies involved with children and families.
• Maintains contact with service team members (treatment specialists, school and hospital).
• Provides services to foster families that maintain children in their placement while supporting and facilitating timely reunification; provides an alternative permanent plan as a last resort.
• Supports decision making for the matching of children with their foster homes; responsible for the coordination of placements including pre and post placement activities.
• Provides specific services to foster families to enhance their foster care experience, understanding of placement process, their roles and responsibilities, capacity to accept and maintain child and support reunification process; advocates for both natural families and foster families.
• Performs required record‑keeping functions and required paperwork; prepares written assessment reports and related documentation as required; attends staff meetings, case conferences, workshops, in‑service training sessions and meetings.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• CWC 1 – Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, Public Administration, Education, or related field; OR alternative, equivalent evidence of the Minimum Class Requirements.
• CWC 2 – Master’s Degree in Social Work, Public Administration, Education, or related field. Preference given to candidates with field placements or volunteer experience involving casework responsibility with families and children; OR Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, Public Administration, Education, or related field and at least two (2) years of related experience preferably in Child Welfare; OR alternative, equivalent evidence of the Minimum Class Requirements.
• CWC 3 – Master’s Degree in Social Work, Public Administration, Education, or closely related field with two (2) years of experience in Child Welfare, OR Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Public Administration, Education, or closely related field plus five (5) years of Social Work experience in Child Welfare;
  OR alternative, equivalent evidence of the Minimum Class Requirements.

Must maintain a current valid United States driver's license with an acceptable driving record and have proof of valid auto insurance.

• First Aid
• Defensive Driving
• Car Seat Installation & Safety