Social Worker, Family Advocacy & Support Services

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Social Workers are responsible for providing the full range of direct, professional social work services to children and families who come to the attention of the CFSA due to concerns of abuse and neglect.

Investigations: The administration plays an important role in responding to a variety of child abuse and neglect allegations. It takes decisive and appropriate actions when a child needs protection, analyzes information from community partners, family members and sister agencies to determine whether children are safe from abuse and refers families to services to improve their functioning.

Out of Home Care: This administration supports families in which children have been separated from their caregivers and are now placed in a resource home with resource parents or kin or in congregate care. It works with families to achieve reunification when possible and, if not, to achieve permanency through guardianship or adoption. It also helps older youth transition from foster care to independence.

• Provides a variety of child welfare casework services to children and to families to investigate, assess and re-mediate situations, allegations and reports.
• Conducts home visits to assess strengths and needs of families; gathers information from collateral sources; reviews pertinent information; makes appropriate referrals.
• Responds to crisis situations and intervenes to address immediate problems.
• Petitions the Court, with support from the Office of the Attorney General, if a child must be separated from a family.
• Partners with in-home caseworkers to transfer a family from investigation to ongoing case management when children are safe in the home but families are in need of services and supports.
• Utilizes clinical case management skills, including Motivational Interviewing, to address social, environmental, emotional and medical needs of families and children.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• Provides case management services to families, children and youth, both individually and in groups.
• Provides assistance in seeking employment, housing, financial assistance and other services for parents and youth in care.
• Develops and supports families through case plans that address the specific needs of the family.
• Conducts monthly in person visits with parents, children in resource homes, and ensures that children maintain family connections through sibling visits and time with their parents.
• Prepares case plans, safety plans and court reports.
• Attends Court hearings, consults with attorneys and facilitates case planning meetings. Maintains up-to-date case records and completes all documentation within 24 hours of contact with families.
• Utilizes clinical case management skills, including Motivational Interviewing, to address social, environmental, emotional and medical needs of families and children.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

All grades require a valid District driver’s license or its state equivalent and the ability to drive government vehicles.

• Must have a bachelor’s degree in social work from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.

• Must be a current D.C. Licensed Social Work Associate (LSWA) and meet all D.C. license requirements to practice social work in the District of Columbia.

• Grade 9 social workers will only be hired for Investigations.

• Must have a master’s degree in Social Work (MSW) from an accredited program.

• Must possess at least one year of specialized, directly related professional experience equivalent to grade 09 level in the District of Columbia government service or its non‑District equivalent, providing knowledge, skills, and competencies to perform the duties of the position, including court hearings and coordination of court orders.

• Must be a current D.C. Licensed Graduate Social Worker (LGSW) or a D.C. Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW).

• Must have a master’s degree in Social Work (MSW) from an accredited program.

• Must possess at least one year of…