SOCIAL SERVICE AIDE 2

Are you interested in serving your community and helping to protect our community’s most vulnerable children? Do you enjoy working with children and their families? If so, Clermont County is seeking candidates for the full-time position of Social Service Aide 2 within the Department of Job and Family Services, Children’s Protective Services Division. You will support children and families by transporting children to and from visits with their parents and by helping to schedule and coordinate these visits. Your calm demeanor, active listening skills, and clear and professional communication will be an asset in this position.

Type: Full-time / Permanent
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Probationary Period: 180 Days
Bargaining Unit position: AFSCME, Local 3436
Salary: Negotiable depending on qualifications/experience (Minimum rate of $16.80)
Deadline to apply: April 30, 2025 or until position filled

BENEFITS:
Clermont County offers a great benefits package to its full-time employees including, but not limited to:

• Paid Holidays - 11 days per year
• Paid Sick Leave - 15 days per year with unlimited carryover of unused days
• Paid Vacation – up to 5 weeks with 15 years of service
• Paid Personal Leave – up to 3 days per year
• Student Loan Forgiveness – Public service employees may be eligible for student loan forgiveness through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program
• Tuition Assistance Program
• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance (single to family plan options to fit your needs)
• Life Insurance - $25,000 at no cost to employee; option to purchase supplemental coverage for self and spouse/child(ren)
• Long-term Disability – at no cost to employee
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Ohio Public Employee Retirement System - Employees contribute 10% of salary and employer contributes 14%. (Employees do not pay federal social security tax from income; all contributions go directly towards OPERS.)
• Supplemental Deferred Compensation Plans – employees may contribute to tax-deferred supplemental retirement accounts.

JOB DUTIES:
Coordinate scheduling of supervised visits at the agency. Coordinate scheduling of the transportations and provide transportation to Children Protective Services’ customers as an integral part of the case plan; transports for Enhanced Medicaid Transportation Program, Foster Care and relative placements, and completes associated documentation. Monitor and maintain appearance of waiting/visitation rooms. Provide supervision between the parents/relatives and children, ensuring that unsafe or inappropriate interactions between the parents/relatives and child are immediately addressed. Document in SACWIS computer system a summary of all visits. Testify in Court regarding the parent/child interactions during supervised visits when required. Maintains records of activities and reports on conditions to caseworkers and supervisors. Performs general clerical duties (i.e. answers incoming telephone requests and makes referral to appropriate personnel; assist caseworkers with mailing, filings, and/or general research; enter various data into SACWIS computer system; etc.) Attends meetings, conferences, workshops, in-service training and supervisor meetings to remain current and to advance expertise. Works alone or with other persons in short or long-term team projects to resolve problems or conflicts in any area of county operations or to complete assigned projects at the direction of any county supervisor or Department Head when assigned. Works aggressively to reduce or eliminate safety/risk concerns in current position or work location. Reports safety/risk management issues to immediate supervisor. New and other related duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Must have and maintain a valid Driver’s License with an acceptable driving record. Must have a high school education or equivalent. An Associate’s degree in a human services related field is preferred. Ability to develop good rapport with clients and give instructions and directions to adults and children. Knowledge of safety practices and ability to recognize threatening or unusual conditions and take appropriate emergency action. Ability to prepare and maintain case notes; solve practical everyday problems; gather, collate and classify information; add, subtract, multiply and divide whole numbers; read and write simple sentences; and, answer routine telephone inquiries from the public.

• or education, training and/or experience in an amount equal to the Minimum Qualifications stated above.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirements stated above. Military education and experience may be substituted for college and vocational certificate level course work on a case-by-case basis based on the American Council on Education (ACE) Military Guide recommendations. For consideration please include a military transcript and/or Form DD214 with your application. Conditions and procedures for selection will be consistent with Clermont County Personnel Policy and/or Collective Bargaining Agreements, if applicable. Also, certain classifications, because of the nature of the work, require pre-placement and/or periodic physical examinations which may include drug/alcohol screening tests. Employment in a position with Clermont County Department of Job and Family Services is contingent upon successful completion and favorable adjudication of a criminal background check conducted by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigations and the Federal Bureau of Investigations.