Social Worker - Elko

Job Summary

DIVISION OF CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES is recruiting for a Social Worker 3 position in Elko. The position will provide child welfare services to children and families, including but not limited to:

• Assessing and managing ongoing safety threats throughout the life of the case.
• Delivering strength‑based, family‑centered case management permanency services that promote safety, well‑being, and permanency of children.
• Ensuring children’s medical, mental health, and educational needs are met.
• Developing and reviewing Case Plans in accordance with policy and practice guidelines; documenting assessments, CFT’s, monthly caseworker visits, court reports, social summaries, diligent search efforts, TPR packets, and other pertinent paperwork.
• A current Nevada Social Work license is required for employment.

Social Workers are licensed professionals who provide case management services to children, families, vulnerable adults with intellectual, developmental, physical disabilities, serious mental illness, and older adults, as well as other individuals within local communities and institutions.

Essential Qualifications

• Licensure or provisional licensure as a Social Worker, Clinical Social Worker, Independent Social Worker, or Associate in Social Work.
• One year of professional experience providing case management in child protective services, foster care services, and/or adoption services in a social work setting equivalent to a Social Worker I in Nevada State service.

Job Duties

• Assess and reassess client levels of functioning by interviewing clients, family members, and other community contacts; utilizing tests, inventories, and other assessment tools; reviewing medical, legal, and law enforcement reports; and evaluating client resources to identify the level of assistance needed.
• Develop and implement a case plan that presents intervention strategies to meet client needs, including alternative placement, job training, socialization, nursing services, legal and medical intervention, and financial assistance according to federal and state regulatory guidelines and budget limitations.
• Locate and coordinate a network of services and resources provided by state agencies, community organizations, and private service providers in areas such as mental health, substance abuse, rehabilitation, developmental, homemaking, financial assistance, and employment programs pertinent to assessing client needs and case plan goals.
• Provide ongoing case management services by conducting home visits, monitoring delivery of services and quality of care, and reassessing client needs; track client progress and well‑being, evaluate case plan effectiveness, and manage resources; assist clients in identifying strengths and barriers and developing problem‑solving and coping abilities.
• Collaborate and coordinate case reviews with families, friends, attorneys, and multiple agencies, including social and community services and law enforcement to ensure case continuity and prevent conflicting case plans and duplication of services.
• May organize multidisciplinary team meetings to assist in strategic assessment and planning of protective services, issues regarding the delivery of service, programs, or individual plans for preventing, identifying, remedying, or treating abuse, neglect, exploitation, isolation, or abandonment of children or vulnerable adults.
• Document case activities; maintain written case histories to include client status, progress, and assessment results; complete necessary forms and prepare relevant correspondence and case reports according to applicable policies, procedures, laws, and regulations.
• Provide crisis intervention in the office or community setting to include responding to emergency calls; report instances of neglect or abuse to the appropriate authorities; and utilize appropriate controls for individuals who may be aggressive, combative, or hostile by following established protocols and policies.
• May provide technical assistance, training, guidance, and/or serve as lead workers to other Social Workers; may train, supervise, and evaluate the performance of non‑professional staff such as Family Support Workers and…