Casework Management Specialist - Underfill

DIVISION OF CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES is recruiting for a Casework Management Specialist 1 to serve as an under filling of Casework Management Specialist 3 in the Fernley Child Welfare office. Under supervision, the incumbent provides child welfare services to children and families, including developing and implementing case plans that present intervention strategies, ensuring medical, mental health, and educational needs are met, and delivering strength‑based, family‑centered case management to promote the safety, well‑being, and permanency of children.

The role includes home visits, monitoring services, report preparation, and record keeping, and the incumbent receives training in the duties outlined in the series concept.

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in early childhood education, special education, human growth and development, criminal justice, psychology, counseling, social work, sociology, gerontology, or a closely related social science or human services related field.

Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Develop, manage, and implement case plans and safety plans by interviewing the client, family members, collaterals, court stakeholders and care providers to support the safety, permanency, and well‑being of assigned clientele; on a continuing basis, assess individuals/clients using agency approved assessment tools to evaluate, identify and determine social service needs and advise clients of their service‑related rights and responsibilities; identify goals and develop strategies based on established objectives and available resources;

review client’s history, report observations and recommend changes; remediate deficits and provide intervention strategies; assist care providers in learning techniques to enhance the care provider/client relationship; evaluate the effectiveness of the plan in meeting the client, family and care provider needs; utilize evidence‑based practices to bring about change behavior to ensure client goals are accomplished; review plan with client and family/care provider and revise as needed.

Monitor client and family progress; develop, identify, obtain, coordinate, monitor and evaluate resources and services to meet client and family/care provider needs; make referrals to other service providers and community resources; assist clients in obtaining financial assistance as appropriate; coordinate services with outside agency service providers; consult with other clinicians, social workers, medical personnel, vendors, contractors, school districts, courts, other public agencies, community organizations, law enforcement and professionals in the legal system to exchange information;

serve as motivator and negotiator to arrange and resolve service delivery issues; utilize crisis intervention to manage angry, hostile or combative clientele.

Conduct assessments, have contact with children, vulnerable and/or older adults, and their respective families and perform home visits using motivational interviewing; monitor follow‑up services specified in the case and/or safety plan; arrange, assist and/or provide transportation for clients to various appointments and community assistance services as necessary; prepare reports for court on family function recommendations; monitor providers to ensure services are provided;

monitor quality of the living environment; train care providers as necessary as outlined in the approved agency provider standards; review billing forms for accuracy of services provided, assist clients with applying for program(s) and/or ongoing eligibility requirements.

Adhere to all regulatory and agency standards for documentation; document case activities, client contact and progress in case records; prepare and submit a variety of written reports related to the evaluation of clients and services provided and education to courts and other federal and State agencies; provide information to treatment/service team members, other professionals, family members, care providers, administrators…