What are the responsibilities and job description for the Caseworker - Bilingual position at Children's Home?
Are you passionate about helping children and families in your community? The Children's Home is looking for a Child Welfare Case Worker to join our new preventive services program in Orange County!!
The Preventive Services Case Worker is responsible for working effectively with clients, families, staff, and community contacts with a diversity of backgrounds and life situations. This role will provide support to families related to presenting needs and challenges identified through the treatment planning process. The goal of the Preventive Services Case Worker is to keep families together, while continually assessing for risk and safety issues. As a Preventative Services Caseworker you will have the opportunity to help strengthen families, stabilize and maintain family functioning by:
- Providing counseling to families related to presenting needs and challenges
- Completing assessments —including but not limited the FASP, inputting progress notes into Connections.
- Providing face to face contact, transportation, case planning, and implementation of the case plan and ensure that other service providers do the same.
- Facilitating treatment planning conferences
- Maintaining good relationships through collaboration and advocacy on client’s behalf with DSS, community agencies, schools, and other service providers.
- Ensuring timely, accurate recording of all components of clients’ records, including; progress notes, treatment planning conferences, case specific materials and Family Assessment and Service Plans.
- Maintaining a caseload of 1:16
Qualifications:
- Minimum Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in human services or related field required.
- Experience in human services or related field preferred.
- Valid Driver’s License and ability to maintain insurance throughout employment required.
What we offer you:
- Student Loan and Tuition Reimbursement
- AgencyPaid CEUs, License Prep Course, and License Exam
- 403(b) with 6% employer contribution
- Ample PTO and Sick Time
- Childcare Reimbursement
- Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance (with HSA/FSA Accounts)
- Life Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Opportunities for Professional Development
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $22.00 - $24.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 403(b)
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Professional development assistance
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Education:
- Bachelor's (Required)
Experience:
- human services/child welfare/social work: 1 year (Required)
Language:
- Spanish (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- Driver's License (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $22 - $24
