Social Worker Ii​/Iii - Children's Services

Job Summary

This is a continuous recruitment; applications submitted will be reviewed on a bi-weekly basis. We will continue to accept applications until the positions are filled. Child Welfare Services (CWS) Social Workers provide case management services to children  a Social Worker for CWS your primary objective is child safety and well-being, strengthening families and providing permanency. Typical tasks include: screening and investigating reports of abuse, neglect, or harm;

providing referrals to community resources; providing support services to children and families; providing home placement and permanency planning; providing services to help foster care youth transition to adulthood.

Social Worker II is the journey level in the Social Worker series. Employees at this level are expected to carry a full caseload of moderately difficult cases requiring greater skill and depth of job knowledge in assessing problem situations and formulating plans for service. Social Worker III is the advanced journey level in the Social Worker series. Incumbents are normally assigned a selected caseload of the more difficult cases and when needed are given supervisory consultation in development of treatment plans.

To view specific job descriptions, knowledge, skills and ability and additional information regarding each level, please follow the links below:
Social Worker II

- Job Description Social Worker III
- Job Description

Vacancy may be filled at either level II or III. Candidates need only to apply once; all applications will be screened for the minimum requirements at the highest level they are qualified for. The eligible list established from this recruitment may be used to fill any future opening(s), including Part-Time and Extra Help, in this class for up to six months.

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To view the examples of duties for each job description, please following the links below:
Social Worker II

- Job Description Social Worker III
- Job Description

Minimum Qualifications The following are the minimum qualifications for these positions. Possession of these qualifications does not ensure that an applicant will be interviewed. Applications will be reviewed in comparison with all other applications received and a secondary screening for best qualified candidates may be conducted.

Social Worker II Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university; AND One (1) year of full-time experience performing entry level social work case management in the Sutter County Social Worker I – Children's Services classification or comparable class.

Social Worker III Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university; AND One (1) year of full-time experience performing journey level social work case management in the Sutter County Social Worker II – Children's Services classification or comparable class. OR Bachelor's degree and successful completion of twenty-four (24) semester or thirty-six (36) quarter units of a master's degree program in Social Work, or a Counseling program from an accredited college or university, emphasizing Marriage, Family and Child Counseling or Marriage and Family therapy, Gerontology or Clinical Psychology;

AND Twelve (12) months of social work case management experience.
* Qualifying social work case management includes direct case work management, such as: assessment,…