USA Jobs is hiring: Children's Services Social Worker in Circleville

Job Title

Manages cases (e.g., monitors and investigates the safety of children and their families, their well-being, and their provision of basic needs through home visits, school visits, medical appointments, family-to-family meetings and matching conferences; develops case plans and safety and risk assessments; schedules meetings and events; participates in community meetings; completes on-going training; transports children and parents; arranges placement of foster children); makes contact with various agencies/individuals for various purposes (e.g., mental health agencies to discuss clients' mental health progress, law enforcement for background checks and police report/records information, foster parents/caregivers to check on the well-being of the children, schools to check on children's education, etc.).

Maintains records and related documentation for cases and referrals (e.g., maintains case notes on home visits, school visits, meetings, etc.; prepares case plans and safety plans for the family; completes semi-annual review paperwork; completes case plan check list for court; writes risk assessments; completes ICCA); completes various forms (e.g., medical/education, consent, releases of information), SACWIS, random moments; completes Child Study inventories; maintains a record of referrals; maintains and organizes files; writes letters and invitations; copies and images documents; returns phone calls and e-mails; files records in court.

Attends and/or testifies at proceedings, and court hearings, pre-trial delinquency hearings; meets with staff attorney weekly to review cases; maintains contact with defense attorneys and probation officers; prepares reports for court officials and clients; meets with CASA; makes recommendations to the court for the best interest of children and families.

Refers client for various services (e.g., transportation, mental health, substance abuse, medical, parenting, employment) to various agencies/organizations (e.g., Pickaway County Community Action, Team for Youth, Stepping Stones Visitation, HUD, Help Me Grow, Title XX Child Care); discuss clients' progress with various agency/organization representatives; serves as after-hours, on-call emergency worker.

Maintains required licensures and/or certificates.

Meets all job safety requirements and all applicable OSHA safety standards that pertain to essential functions

Demonstrates regular, punctual, and predictable attendance.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Acceptable Characteristics

• Knowledge of children services counseling; interviewing; social work techniques; client training and development; behavior modification techniques; MSWord; SACWIS; Traverse; Microsoft Outlook; Internet software; government structure and process; children services laws; agency goals and objectives; agency policies and procedures; investigation techniques; federal, state, and local laws; community resources and services; office practices and procedures; English grammar and spelling; records management; case management; foster care policies, programs, rules, and regulations; social services policies, programs, rules, and regulations.
• Skill in word processing; computer operation; use of modern office equipment; motor vehicle operation.
• Ability to carry out detailed but basic written or oral instructions; deal with problems involving few variables within familiar @context; deal with problems involving several variables within familiar @context; define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; understand, interpret, and apply laws, rules, or regulations to specific