CASEWORKER

Responsibilities

The Caseworker will have the following responsibilities:

• Caseworker with Child (30%): Maintains on-going qualitative social work/child, and social/childcare contacts in accordance with regulatory mandates. Lobbies and advocates energetically for the appropriate education/vocational placement for each resident. Prepares cases for presentation in six-month interdisciplinary case reviews and participates actively in the development of comprehensive service plan.
• Caseworker with Family (30%): Maintains and facilitates on-going qualitative social work/family, family/child, and siblings contacts in accordance with regulatory mandates. Executes diligent efforts to locate family members of each youngster in the program. Implements creative strategies for involving family members in the service planning and delivery process.
• Casework with Collateral Persons (15%): Maintains regular contact and efficacious working relationships with significant others involved in the service planning and provision process. Lobbies energetically and advocates for services which will empower and enhance client functioning.
• Record keeping (25%): Maintains accurate and up-to-date electronic and paper case records. Complete, accurate and timely documentation of casework activities is a critical element of this position.

Qualifications

A bachelor’s degree in social work or related field from an accredited college or university is preferred. Degrees in other disciplines are given full consideration. A record of success and achievement in foster boarding home or residential childcare work is helpful but not required. Demonstrated competency in the knowledge of the Family-to Family service model is desirable.

Skills

• Familiarity with the community to which assigned and knowledgeable about the major culture groups within the neighborhoods served.
• Residence in the community in which the position is located; from the culture and ability to speak the language of the major groups served in the community (desirable).
• Excellent writing skills and good basic computer skills (e-mail, word processing, internet research).