Social Services Worker

Social Services Worker (2025‑03153)

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As a Social Worker with the Department of Family Services (DFS), you will play a pivotal role in enhancing the well‑being of Wyoming families. Your work will involve engaging with individuals facing various challenges and connecting them with vital resources.

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid vacation, sick leave, FMLA, and holidays
• Retirement – Pension and 457B plans
• Flexible schedules and work‑life balance options
• Meaningful work that makes a difference in Wyoming communities and many more benefits

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• Determines client needs for basic social services for children and adults.
• Carries a caseload and keeps all case file documentation current.
• Works collaboratively with law enforcement, other professionals, and agencies.
• Works directly with the institution or facility to develop and monitor a comprehensive treatment plan for youth in the community (home) and/or placement, including foster care and residential.
• Monitors assess and address community service and restitution needs and maintain a schedule of restitution responsibilities.
• Provides group educational sessions in cognitive skills to help develop pro‑social behaviors.
• Develops discharge plans with the facility, youth, and family prior to discharge from the facility.
• Prepares for and testifies in court, preliminary hearings, multi‑disciplinary team meetings, family partnership meetings, and court hearings.
• Appears and represents high‑risk juveniles during pre‑adjudication hearings, periodic reviews, status hearings, and revocation arraignments.
• Interview clients, periodically reassess client needs, and refer clients to community resources or other agency personnel.
• Prepares assessments, designs case plans, evaluates progress of participants, and makes and monitors appropriate placements.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree (typically in Social Services).

• 0–2 years of progressive work experience (typically in Social Services Programs) with acquired knowledge at the level of a Social Services Aide.
• OR 3–5 years of progressive work experience (typically in Social Services Programs) with acquired knowledge at the level of a Social Services Aide.

• Knowledge of mental illnesses, medications, capacity, and competency.
• Knowledge of State and Federal laws pertaining to Social Work, including ICWA, ICPC, AFCARS, ASFA, and others.
• Knowledge of the court system, juvenile protection laws, and federal and state laws.

• • Bachelor’s Degree in social work, sociology, psychology, criminal justice, or administration of justice.
• • Ability to work a flexible schedule, which may include evenings, nights, holidays, weekends, and on‑call hours.

Average work environment.

• FLSA:
  Non‑Exempt.
• All positions within the Department of Family Services require a background check, including fingerprinting, conducted through the Wyoming Department of Criminal Investigation, the Department of Family Services, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, for every successful applicant.

Entry level

Full‑time

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Government Administration

The State of Wyoming is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively supports the ADA and reasonably accommodates qualified applicants with disabilities.