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Under general direction, the Social Worker III carries a difficult caseload involving the determination of need for basic social services functions for applicants or clients; performs social studies and assignments involving individualized treatment and specialized application of casework methods and skills; provides comprehensive casework services of a tangible nature; and performs other related work as assigned.
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. They may also be assigned to a specialized function requiring a high degree of perception such as a special problem caseload or they are assigned to a specific geographic or functional area such as Court Investigations, Family Maintenance/Reunification, Emergency Response, Child/Adult Protection, or Foster Care. A Social Worker III may act as a lead worker to other social service workers. Incumbents are expected to work independently.
Social Worker III differs from Social Worker II in that the former receives the more difficult assignments requiring greater skill and depth of job knowledge in assessing problem situations and formulating plans for services. Incumbents normally work with a high degree of independence of action in administering services and in making use of agency or community resources. Social Worker III differs from Social Worker IV-A/B in that the latter is the most experienced worker and requires both advanced education and social work experience.
Supervision Exercised and Received3> Incumbents in the Social Worker III classification receive general direction from a Social Worker Supervisor or other higher-level manager or deputy director, and may act as lead worker to lower classification working in the same program area.
Nature of work The primary function of an Adoption Social Worker is to provide direct adoption services for prospective adoptive parents, adoptive parents and children in the Child Welfare System that need permanent homes or have been adopted. The work performed is conducted in the field as well as in the office writing reports with time sensitive, legal and agency deadlines.
Typical duties of an Adoption Social Worker include: Handling difficult adoptions casework tasks; working independently with county welfare departments, community partners, attorneys, judges and other representatives of the court system; interviewing adoptive parents and children to obtain information on personal issues in difficult or emotional situations; maintaining contact to monitor the progress of the child and family through the entire process; interacting with families to assess, identify needs and make appropriate referrals to services; making decisions and preparing full factual reports to the court with recommendations for or against granting petitions for adoption and recommending alternate plans when needed; completing the many various forms required for the finalization of the adoption; explaining decisions or recommendations to family members; handling different issues that may arise after the adoptions are finalized; reports to an Adoptions Supervisor and/or Program Manager.
Ideal Candidate The ideal candidate for this position will work closely with team members of the agency, community partners, and extended family members and will have excellent written and oral communication skills; must be able to complete work accurately; be highly organized and able to prioritize tasks; maintain a calm and professional demeanor and demonstrate exceptional customer service and be able to work independently.
Duties (selected)
Carrying a caseload of more difficult types of social services cases requiring a high degree of technical competence.
Receiving and responding to reports of suspected abuse; obtaining information from reporters; personally investigating and assessing situations to protect vulnerable adults and children; recommending alternate placement; may provide information to law enforcement or district attorneys; may be required to work on‑call; may testify in court.
Performing case studies to evaluate individual and family case information to assess the safety of children and adults; determining appropriate types and methods of treatment.
Developing and carrying out social treatment plans for an assigned caseload; ensuring all services are delivered in a respectful, culturally sensitive and appropriate manner.
Counseling or providing guidance and support to individuals and/or families with more complex or specialized needs including Adult Protective Services, crisis intervention, special medical or legal needs, and other social services.
Referring clients to other staff members.
Making a diagnosis of client problems and following through with the social treatment plans with a high degree of independence.
Interpreting policies, rules, and regulations to client applicants, and others.
May act as a lead worker to a small group of social service workers or service employees.
Assisting applicants and recipients in utilizing available resources for individual needs.
Making home visits in connection with casework assignments.
Developing and preparing court report, case plans, case narratives and safety plans in automated computer systems.
Entering and retrieving data and narratives from automated computer systems.
Participating in in‑service training and other staff development activities to increase knowledge of the social work processes and achieve technical competence.
Employment Standards
Knowledge of principles and practices of organization, workload management and time management.
Knowledge of principles and practices of note‑taking, report writing, and English composition, grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
Knowledge of phone etiquette and interview techniques.
Knowledge of socio‑economic conditions and trends.
Knowledge of basic principles of individual and group behavior.
Knowledge of current issues in the field of social welfare.
Ability to
Communicate effectively with others in writing, in person and over the telephone.
Analyze data, interpret directions, procedures and regulations, and develop appropriate responses.
Perform job duties under stressful conditions.
Maintain confidential information in accordance with legal standards and county regulations.
Understand and apply the agency program, policy and procedures.
Pattern 1 (Experience) One (1) year of full‑time experience performing journey‑level social work case management in the Social Worker II classification in an Interagency Merit System county.
Pattern 2 (Education & Experience) Two (2) years of full‑time social work case management experience in a public or private agency; and thirty (30) semester units or forty‑five (45) quarter units from an accredited college or university, including fifteen (15) semester units or twenty‑two and a half (22.5) quarter units in social welfare, social/human services, sociology, or other social or behavioral science.
Pattern 3 (Academic Credentials) 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.
Examination Information All applicants must complete the entire examination to receive a score. A minimum rating of 70% on the examination is required for eligibility. The examination administration and processing time is approximately two weeks after the closing date of the job bulletin.
Equal Employment Opportunity The Merit System Services program is committed to equal employment opportunity for all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, and sexual orientation.
Benefits
Represented by the Joint Council bargaining unit.
96 hours of vacation per year, increasing upon continuous years of service.
96 hours of sick leave per year.
14 paid holidays plus one 8‑hour personal holiday.
CalPERS retirement plan, 8% employee contribution.
The county pays approximately 80% of premium for medical, dental, and vision plan (including a \$30,000 life insurance plan for employee). For the employee and entire family, the current employee’s share of the insurance plan is \$234.54 per month.
Annual salary step increase based upon satisfactory performance and completion of 2,080 hours (Steps A to E).
Deferred compensation plan with the county matching the employee’s deposit, up to \$60 per month.
Supplemental insurance plans are available.
Employee Assistance Program is provided to all employees at no cost by the County.
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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. They may also be assigned to a specialized function requiring a high degree of perception such as a special problem caseload or they are assigned to a specific geographic or functional area such as Court Investigations, Family Maintenance/Reunification, Emergency Response, Child/Adult Protection, or Foster Care. A Social Worker III may act as a lead worker to other social service workers. Incumbents are expected to work independently.
Social Worker III differs from Social Worker II in that the former receives the more difficult assignments requiring greater skill and depth of job knowledge in assessing problem situations and formulating plans for services. Incumbents normally work with a high degree of independence of action in administering services and in making use of agency or community resources. Social Worker III differs from Social Worker IV-A/B in that the latter is the most experienced worker and requires both advanced education and social work experience.
Supervision Exercised and Received3> Incumbents in the Social Worker III classification receive general direction from a Social Worker Supervisor or other higher-level manager or deputy director, and may act as lead worker to lower classification working in the same program area.
Nature of work The primary function of an Adoption Social Worker is to provide direct adoption services for prospective adoptive parents, adoptive parents and children in the Child Welfare System that need permanent homes or have been adopted. The work performed is conducted in the field as well as in the office writing reports with time sensitive, legal and agency deadlines.
Typical duties of an Adoption Social Worker include: Handling difficult adoptions casework tasks; working independently with county welfare departments, community partners, attorneys, judges and other representatives of the court system; interviewing adoptive parents and children to obtain information on personal issues in difficult or emotional situations; maintaining contact to monitor the progress of the child and family through the entire process; interacting with families to assess, identify needs and make appropriate referrals to services; making decisions and preparing full factual reports to the court with recommendations for or against granting petitions for adoption and recommending alternate plans when needed; completing the many various forms required for the finalization of the adoption; explaining decisions or recommendations to family members; handling different issues that may arise after the adoptions are finalized; reports to an Adoptions Supervisor and/or Program Manager.
Ideal Candidate The ideal candidate for this position will work closely with team members of the agency, community partners, and extended family members and will have excellent written and oral communication skills; must be able to complete work accurately; be highly organized and able to prioritize tasks; maintain a calm and professional demeanor and demonstrate exceptional customer service and be able to work independently.
Duties (selected)
Carrying a caseload of more difficult types of social services cases requiring a high degree of technical competence.
Receiving and responding to reports of suspected abuse; obtaining information from reporters; personally investigating and assessing situations to protect vulnerable adults and children; recommending alternate placement; may provide information to law enforcement or district attorneys; may be required to work on‑call; may testify in court.
Performing case studies to evaluate individual and family case information to assess the safety of children and adults; determining appropriate types and methods of treatment.
Developing and carrying out social treatment plans for an assigned caseload; ensuring all services are delivered in a respectful, culturally sensitive and appropriate manner.
Counseling or providing guidance and support to individuals and/or families with more complex or specialized needs including Adult Protective Services, crisis intervention, special medical or legal needs, and other social services.
Referring clients to other staff members.
Making a diagnosis of client problems and following through with the social treatment plans with a high degree of independence.
Interpreting policies, rules, and regulations to client applicants, and others.
May act as a lead worker to a small group of social service workers or service employees.
Assisting applicants and recipients in utilizing available resources for individual needs.
Making home visits in connection with casework assignments.
Developing and preparing court report, case plans, case narratives and safety plans in automated computer systems.
Entering and retrieving data and narratives from automated computer systems.
Participating in in‑service training and other staff development activities to increase knowledge of the social work processes and achieve technical competence.
Employment Standards
Knowledge of principles and practices of organization, workload management and time management.
Knowledge of principles and practices of note‑taking, report writing, and English composition, grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
Knowledge of phone etiquette and interview techniques.
Knowledge of socio‑economic conditions and trends.
Knowledge of basic principles of individual and group behavior.
Knowledge of current issues in the field of social welfare.
Ability to
Communicate effectively with others in writing, in person and over the telephone.
Analyze data, interpret directions, procedures and regulations, and develop appropriate responses.
Perform job duties under stressful conditions.
Maintain confidential information in accordance with legal standards and county regulations.
Understand and apply the agency program, policy and procedures.
Pattern 1 (Experience) One (1) year of full‑time experience performing journey‑level social work case management in the Social Worker II classification in an Interagency Merit System county.
Pattern 2 (Education & Experience) Two (2) years of full‑time social work case management experience in a public or private agency; and thirty (30) semester units or forty‑five (45) quarter units from an accredited college or university, including fifteen (15) semester units or twenty‑two and a half (22.5) quarter units in social welfare, social/human services, sociology, or other social or behavioral science.
Pattern 3 (Academic Credentials) 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.
Examination Information All applicants must complete the entire examination to receive a score. A minimum rating of 70% on the examination is required for eligibility. The examination administration and processing time is approximately two weeks after the closing date of the job bulletin.
Equal Employment Opportunity The Merit System Services program is committed to equal employment opportunity for all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, and sexual orientation.
Benefits
Represented by the Joint Council bargaining unit.
96 hours of vacation per year, increasing upon continuous years of service.
96 hours of sick leave per year.
14 paid holidays plus one 8‑hour personal holiday.
CalPERS retirement plan, 8% employee contribution.
The county pays approximately 80% of premium for medical, dental, and vision plan (including a \$30,000 life insurance plan for employee). For the employee and entire family, the current employee’s share of the insurance plan is \$234.54 per month.
Annual salary step increase based upon satisfactory performance and completion of 2,080 hours (Steps A to E).
Deferred compensation plan with the county matching the employee’s deposit, up to \$60 per month.
Supplemental insurance plans are available.
Employee Assistance Program is provided to all employees at no cost by the County.
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