Caseworker; In-Home Family Specialist

Job Title

Caseworker (In-Home Family Specialist)

Washington County, PA

Full-time, Self-determined schedule, Hybrid, some evenings and weekends

The Caseworker (In-Home Family Specialist) is part of our Family Support Services team. This team provides a wide array of family support services to help families and children grow stronger, from prevention and reunification services to care coordination services. All our programs are built around the idea of permanency—supporting safe, nurturing, and lasting families—and putting the health and safety of the child first.

This position independently develops and implements service plans that promote safety, well-being, and permanency for all assigned clients.

The Caseworker (In-Home Family Specialist) is a hybrid community-based role that assesses and monitors the safety and wellbeing of the child(ren) while simultaneously teaching parenting skills and providing connection to community resources for the purpose of stabilizing the home environment. Job responsibilities include:

• Assess client needs using formal and informal evaluations, referral source recommendations, and client preferences
• Develop and implement individual service plans that reflect needs related to parenting skills, relationship building strategies, and community resources
• Provide parent education to clients utilizing the Incredible Years evidence-based curriculum as needed
• Provide formal and informal community resources to clients as indicated
• Transport clients to appointments as needed
• Complete all required programming documentation within electronic health record systems with accuracy and timeliness related to county contractual requirements
• Participate in any county requested activities including meetings and legal proceedings
• Adhere to CPSL protocols related to mandated reporter responsibilities
• Participate in scheduled team and supervision activities
• Provide supportive peer shadowing experiences for new team members
• Complete 40 hours of on-going professional development/training annually
• Willingness to work non-traditional work hours including evenings and weekends to meet client needs
• Achieve 1575 client service delivery hours annually

• Bachelor’s degree in social work or relevant Human Service field required
• Minimum of one year experience working in Child Welfare
• Act 33/34 Clearances
• FBI Clearance
• Valid, current driver's license and personal automobile liability insurance with a minimum of $300,000 combined single limit coverage
• Approval to verify driving history at the time of authorization and annually; approval to verify insurance coverage at the time of authorization and semi-annually
• Reliable automobile with current inspection
  
  Ability to meet physical and mental requirements of the job

• Medical and Prescription insurance—choice of two health plans and networks
• Dental and Vision—free coverage for team members
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and holidays
• Medical, Bereavement, Educational, & Personal leaves
• Parental leave (birth & adoption) paid—6 weeks
• 403b retirement plan—pre‑tax & Roth options; employer match after 1 year
• Student loan refinancing program
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness program—CI qualifies as non‑profit
• Education assistance/tuition reimbursement
• Professional development/CEUs
• Life and short‑ & long‑term disability insurance
• Credit union
• Team member recognition events
• Referral bonus
• CPR—employer paid
• Travel mileage reimbursement at federal rate

Are you looking for a position where you can make a lasting impact in the lives of children and their families? Are you ready to brighten the future of Amazing Children? We want to hear from you!

The Children's Institute of Pittsburgh is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We serve a diverse population of children and families, and we want our workforce to reflect that same diversity. We want all interested individuals to feel welcome in applying for a career at our amazing place – we can't wait to meet you!

The Children's Institute does not exclude, deny benefits to, or otherwise discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, religious creed, AIDS or HIV status, disability, ancestry, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, union membership, or veteran/military status in employment.

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