Social Worker IV A/B - CPS

At the Department of Social Services, we strive to partner with our community to assist, empower and protect those we serve. We foster an agency culture that supports family life and encourages fun filled activities and agency committees. This is more than an invitation; it’s a commitment to offer opportunities for personal and professional growth to everyone! We ask people to grow with us and make the agency even better.

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SALARY (A-E Steps) Social Worker IV A: $30.43 - $36.99 Hourly/$2,434.40 - $2,959.20 Biweekly Social Worker IV B: $31.19 - $37.91 Hourly/$2,495.20 - $3,032.80 Biweekly

What Will You Do: The primary function of a Social Worker is to take referrals for serious abuse and neglect; Investigate referrals; Interview customers to ascertain nature of problems and develop service plans; Substantial amount of the work performed is conducted in the field with majority performed in office writing court reports and case plans with time sensitive and legal deadlines; and enters data into computer systems in order to comply with legal and agency deadlines.

The Perfect Match: Will work closely with team members of the Agency, community partners, and extended family members and will have excellent written and oral communication skills, excellent organization skills, ability to prioritize tasks, maintain calm and professional performance and demonstrate exceptional customer service working with client populations that have substance dependence, mental health, trauma, or domestic violence history.

As A Social Worker, You Will Have the Opportunity To: Carry a caseload of child welfare service cases; provides crisis intervention to reduce the risk to the child; observes child’s developmental progress and determines best methods of dealing with behavioral problems; assists family members in resolving marital, financial, or other particular problems related to abuse; may provide specialized case services in child sexual abuse or children’s group work; refer clients to other agencies and community resources; may advise parents on problems of child custody; arrange for foster home placement of children; may provide court testimony in child abuse or neglect cases; prepare case records and written reports as required; prepare and present juvenile court petitions within specified time limitations.

Social Workers may work with Foster Parents to ensure proper placements; assists to resolve issues and conflicts which may arise in the home setting; encourages poster parents to support and work with natural parents. It is important to understand that the actions you take as a Social Worker affect the lives of clients and their families.