Social Worker​/Case Worker – Family & Children Services – Child Protection

The Health and Human Services Department is currently recruiting for a Social Worker / Case Worker
- Family & Children Services
- Ongoing Child Protection to join their team.

County

This position will remain open until filled.

• Exercise powers and perform intake duties under WI stats 48.067 and 938.067. Provides intake services to individuals for the purpose of screening children taken into custody and not released under s. 48.20 and 938.20. Interviews children taken into custody and other parties. Determines whether children continue to be held in custody under s. 48.205 and s.938.205 and in accordance with juvenile court policies.
  
  Determines location of where child will be held under ch. 48 and 938.
• Takes juveniles and children into custody under WI statute 48.19, 48.193, 48.195 and 938.19, 938.355(6d)
• Provide intake duties after hours on a rotating basis in compliance with WI Statute 48.067 and 938.067.
• Conducts child protective service assessments in accordance with s. 48.981 to ensure the safety and well-being of children and families and determine the presence of maltreatment. Determines child’s safety within the family setting and takes required action to protect child as appropriate. Collaborate with assigned legal representative, Law Enforcement and medical personnel.
• Provides the leadership role in developing family-based case management services and decision-making to maintain intact families or to keep out-of-home placement at minimum levels.
• Prepares timely reports for the court recommending a plan of rehabilitation, treatment, care, and permanency in accordance with statute, juvenile court policy, Department of Children and Family policy, and agency policies.
• Coordinates with staff, families and providers to assess and develop goal oriented, time limited, family based service plans to meet identified needs. Explains the consequences of non-compliance with court orders to families and youth.
• Identifies through family assessment and case management individual needs which include psychological, parenting, discipline, family functioning, substance use, daily functioning, and safety of child. Develops case plans including goals, objectives and services. Maintains safety plans to ensure child’s safety. Monitors family utilization of services and informs the court of family/youth’s adherence to court orders. Maintain ongoing contact with parents and family members in the delivery of services.
• Meets with families in their homes, and public locations to provide assessments, supervision and ongoing services.
• Teaches families about available community resources and how to independently gain access to needed services. Provides leadership to achieve active involvement and participation of the child, family, schools, mental health providers, and other community resources in resolving problems.
• Coordinates families’ access to services, monitors services to ensure services are provided timely and meeting family/child’s needs, evaluates progress and terminates services when goals are met. Meet with child and families in their homes to monitor progress.
• Works to achieve services and treatment objectives without duplication of effort and with maximum effective use of staff time and available resources.
• Maintains a complete record for all assigned cases; completes required written assessments and plans, court reports, client progress, and other related paperwork as required by statute, DCF and agency policy. Documents contacts and services, maintains files and data for reporting purposes, and prepares collateral dictation and other records and reports.
• Assess and arranges needed safety services, out-home placements and other…