Child Welfare Worker II Bilingual (Spanish

Child Welfare Worker II Bilingual

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Child Welfare Worker II Bilingual is a journey-level position working with abused and/or neglected children and their families. The incumbent may be assigned to perform tasks in intake, emergency response, court, continuing services, adoptions, family preservation, or resource family approval programs. Children and Family Services also offers free group and individual clinical supervision to Child Welfare Worker II employees.

Emergency response coverage for after-hours investigations is scheduled on a rotational basis.

We serve a diverse population of families in Marin, with a significant over representation of families of color in our system. Therefore, we have made a commitment to our racial equity work, including acknowledging and working on how our bias shows up in recruitment/hiring/promotion of staff as well as how it shows up in our casework and decision making. We offer training, support, and coaching for all levels on acknowledging bias and having difficult conversations about race.

We are a small County, so relationships are key as there may only be a few people you are working with as partners. Because we are small, all supervisors and managers oversee multiple program areas and initiatives.

Bilingual Testing/Certification: The successful candidate must possess bilingual skills and must demonstrate proficiency in both Spanish and English prior to appointment. A bilingual proficiency exam will be administered to ensure the candidates possess the appropriate skill level to meet the requirements.

Our Highly Qualified Candidate: Our highly qualified candidates for these positions will have experience as a child welfare worker in conducting child abuse and neglect investigations and/or providing case management services in a public child welfare agency. This individual will possess strong written and verbal communication skills in both Spanish/English, experience using CWS/CMS or other large databases, the ability to function well under stress and the ability to work collaboratively with internal and external service providers.

In addition, the successful candidate has excellent judgment and decision-making skills and the ability to work independently when necessary.

The ideal candidate will have successfully completed a Title IV-E Social Work internship program and possess strong skills in the following areas:

• performing safety and risk assessments
• developing case plans
• engaging families in services

Please note: Applications will be accepted from individuals who are in the process of completing their Master's Degree in Social Work and are in their final semester or quarter of school, who upon graduation, will meet the minimum qualifications for the position. Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process.

Qualifications:

• Principles, practices and techniques of social work.
• The role and function of a public social services agency.
• Principles and techniques of interviewing.
• Methods of social work record keeping, including computer applications related to the work.
• Community organizations and resources and the social problems calling for the use of public and private resources.
• Social research methods.
• Basic principles of public assistance policies and programs.
• Laws, rules, and regulations governing the operation of a social service agency.
• Goals of and current trends toward client rehabilitation.
• Juvenile court processes.

• Analyze client situations and social services needs.
• Develop, prepare and implement effective case work plans.
• Apply applicable laws, rules, and regulations to social service operations.
• Interpret social service programs for applicants, recipients and others.
• Use appropriate community resources and services effectively.
• Utilize supervision and direction effectively.
• Direct the work of others on a project basis.
• Communicate effectively.
• Prepare clear, concise and accurate case records, reports, correspondence and other written materials.
• Maintain accurate records and files.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of the work.
• Effectively utilizing the CMS/CWS statewide computer system.

Minimum Qualifications: Any combination of education and experience that would provide the knowledge and skills listed. Typically, either…