SOCIAL WORKER III- CHILD PERMANENCY - PART-TIME DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES (1)

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Job Description

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Summary:

Work in this class involves providing intensive social work services in serious and complicated cases which require the flexible use of a wide range of social work skills and intervention techniques.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities include:

Responsible for providing case management services for children, ages 0-21, who are removed from their parents/caretakers and ensure all childrens needs are met.

Provide services to parents, including any needed community referrals, conducting home visits, transporting parents for random drug screens and other appointments.

Transports children to school and medical/mental health appointments.

Schedules and supervises visits between children and their parents, arranging and supervising sibling visitation.

Work closely with the court system and must attend all court reviews pertaining to the children within case load; responsible for preparing court reports for the judge to review and make recommendations concerning permanency.

The responsibilities and duties outlined above are intended to provide a general outline and summary of this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive or comprehensive list of duties and responsibilities. Additional tasks may be assigned as needed, with or without notice, to meet the needs of the department and county.

Education & Experience: A Bachelor's degree in a human services field;

or Bachelor's degree in any field plus one (1) year of human services work. 2 years of relevant work experience may be substituted for 1 year of required education. *Must have Pre-Service completed prior to hire*

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

This position requires a person who is self-motivated, well-organized, flexible, able to multi-task, and have effective communication skills, both verbal/written.

Thorough knowledge of social, economic and health problems.

Thorough knowledge of social institutions and the methods of the helping process

Thorough knowledge of individual and groups behavior

Ability to identify social problems and needs to assess the ability of individuals and families to utilize services in problem solving

Ability to plan and organize work and to understand and interpret laws, policies and regulations

Ability to solve problems within scope of responsibility

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients, associates, other professional and technical staff, social agencies and the general public

Ability to prepare reports and maintain records.

Work Environment / Physical Requirements

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This work requires occasional exertion of up to 10 pounds of force

Work regularly requires speaking or hearing, frequently requires sitting and using hands to finger, handle or feel and occasionally requires repetitive motions

Vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word and conveying detailed or important instructions to others accurately, loudly or quickly

Hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels and to receive detailed information through oral communications and/or to make fine distinctions in sound

Work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities

Work is generally in a moderately noisy location.

License & Certifications:

Valid drivers license and insurable driving record

*Must have Pre-Service completed prior to being hire*

Work Location:

This role must work from the location identified at the time of hire with work travel required as needed. Any change of work location, even on a short-term or interim basis, must be reviewed by the Supervisor and HR for approval.

Additional information:

Individuals hired must be able to perform essential duties satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Cleveland County provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color,

religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

This position is a part of a Health and Human Services Department. By General Statue 166A-19.3, Departments of Health and Human Services are agencies that are a part of the State Emergency Response Team for occurrences or imminent threat of widespread or severe damage, injury, or loss of life or property resulting from any natural or man-made accidental, military, paramilitary, terrorism, weather-related, public health, explosion-related, riot-related cause, or technological failure or accident, including, but not limited to, a cyber incident, an explosion, a transportation accident, a radiological accident, or a chemical or other hazardous material incident. In the event that the State Emergency Response Team is activated, this position will be required to participate if deemed necessary.

SELECTION PROCESS:

Selection will be by structured interview. Applications will be reviewed to select the best qualified applicants for admission to a structured interview.
This position is subject to pre-employment drug screening and background check.

$26.07/HR. **COMPENSATION WILL BE BASED ON EXPERIENCE**

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