Social Worker Iii-Iat

Description

The employee in this position will be responsible for duties primarily in the Child Welfare Social Work area, such as investigation of alleged child abuse and neglect, in-depth assessment of family dynamics and needs assessment and treatment of clients using approaches primarily of a crisis, supportive and behavioral nature, serving as an expert witness in court hearings, providing services for children in foster care and other related duties.

• Thorough knowledge of social work principles, techniques and practices and their application to complex casework, group work and psychosocial problems and their treatment.
• Considerable knowledge of family and group dynamics and a range of intervention techniques.
• Considerable knowledge of governmental and private organizations and resources in the community.
• Considerable knowledge of the laws, regulations and policies that govern the program.
• Considerable knowledge of the methods and principles of casework supervision and training.
• In certain settings, considerable knowledge of medical terminology, disease processes and their treatment as they relate to decisions regarding clinical interventions and appropriate therapies based on medical or psychological diagnosis.
• Skill in establishing rapport with clients and in applying techniques of assessing psychosocial, behavioral psychosocial aspects of client problems.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with administrative superiors, members of caseload and their families and with civic, legal, medical, social, and religious organizations.
• Ability to train or instruct lower-level social workers, students, or interns.
• Ability to express ideas clearly and concisely and to plan and execute work effectively.
• Ability to produce results with limited resources.
• Ability to work under pressure.

• Master’s degree in social work from an accredited school of social work and completion of Child Welfare Collaborative (child welfare positions only);
  Master’s degree in social work from an accredited school of social work and one year directly related experience;
• Bachelor’s degree in social work from an accredited school of social work and completion of the Child Welfare Collaborative and one year of directly related experience;
• Bachelor’s degree in social work from an accredited school of social work and two years directly related experience;
• Bachelor’s degree in a human services field from an accredited college or university and three years directly related experience;
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and four years of directly related experience.

* Directly related experience is defined as human services experience in the areas of case management, assessment and referral, supportive counseling, intervention, psychosocial therapy, and treatment planning.

Note: For those not fully qualified for the Social Worker III level, there is the possibility of working below the III level to gain experience required.