Social Worker I - DCF - Central Region - Continuous Posting
About the Role
The Department of Children and Families (DCF) is seeking dynamic, mission-driven individuals to fill the critical role of Social Worker. Selected candidates will provide necessary services to help children in need including homeless, foster, abused, and neglected children. Social Workers interact with children and family members — siblings, parents, extended relatives, and guardians — to assess each child's needs and determine the best course of action for improving the child/family environment.
About the Department of Children and Families
DCF is committed to protecting children from abuse and neglect so they can grow and thrive in a safe, nurturing environment. The vision is that all children have the right to grow up in a nurturing home, free from abuse and neglect, with access to food, shelter, clothing, health care, and education. DCF works toward safety, permanency, and well-being by stabilizing and preserving families; providing quality temporary alternative care when necessary; safely reunifying families; and, when appropriate, creating new families through kinship, guardianship, or adoption.
Responsibilities
- Assess, evaluate, conduct initial and ongoing case management of children/family services and needs.
- Develop, review, update, and ensure implementation of strength-based service plans for