Social Worker - Investigative/Assessment and Treatment

About the role

This is an advanced, professional level casework position providing protective, investigative, counseling and case management services for children who are at risk for neglect and/or abuse, and/or dependency.

Responsibilities

• Provide social work services including treatment and immediate response to crisis situations for at-risk children in the most complex cases.
• Initiate investigations and/or assessments within the timeframes defined by NC General Statutes and related CPS policy manuals and can be immediate depending on the nature of the allegation(s).
• Petition the court for immediate custody of the child or children and arrange for placement in a licensed foster home or in an approved relative placement in situations where it is determined that the children are at immediate risk and the family is unable or unwilling to provide a safe, alternate plan.
• Maintain the case, including making all required contacts and completing all required documentation, until case transfer to a foster care social worker is complete.
• Conduct investigations/assessments using a standard of fact-finding through interview, home visits, collateral contacts and/or other investigations in accordance with NC General Statutes and CPS policy.
• Document facts within the parameters of legal definitions of abuse, neglect, or dependency and the level of child well-being, evaluate information against risk factors.
• Determine (make a case decision) if abused, neglected, or dependent or if the family is in need of services and what level of intervention is necessary to assure safety.
• Inform clients of available programs and services to meet their individual needs, and encourage participation in the most appropriate activities.
• Review results with supervisor and make recommendation concerning case disposition.
• Complete CPS investigations and/or assessments as defined by statutes and policy within required timeframes.
• Perform on-call duties when assigned.
• Provide court reports and/or expert testimony in court as required.
• Engage in relationship building: Builds rapport up, down, and across the organization; Establishes collaborative relationships to achieve objectives; Seeks win-win solutions to conflict; Develops network of professional contacts; Displays empathy and tolerates diverse viewpoints.

Requirements

Minimum Education And Experience:

• Master’s degree from an accredited school of social work and one year of social work experience;
• or a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited school of social work and two years of social work or counseling experience;
• or Master’s degree in a counseling field and two years of social work or counseling experience;
• or a four-year degree in a human services field or related curriculum and three years of social work or counseling experience;
• or graduation from a four-year college or university and four years of experience in rehabilitation counseling, pastoral counseling or a related human service field providing experience in the techniques of casework, group work or community organization;
• or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

One year of work experience can be credited for completion of the social work collaborative.

Special Comments

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