JOB
The Solano County Health and Social Services Department is currently recruiting for Social Worker III in the Child Services Division. The mission of the Solano County Health & Social Services Department is to Promote Healthy, Safe and Stable Lives.Vision: A Healthy, Safe and Stable CommunityCore Values• Diversity: We respect and value cross –culturalism creating an environment that is inclusive for all.• Respect: We treat people with care and courtesy.• Integrity: We do what we say will.• Fairness: We are consistent and unbiased in decisions.• Transparency: We communicate the how and why.• Equity: We ensure everyone has access to the same opportunities.• Responsiveness: We react quickly and positively.Click here to learn about the Health and Services DivisionSolano Child Welfare Services' Vision is to build a restorative agency that leads with empathy, listens with curiosity, responds to challenges with creativity and evolves into a trauma-responsive, healing environment where its staff thrive, feel competent and are provided the resources to support the restoration of families and protection of children.In pursuit of their vision, the CWS Leadership team pledges to cultivate a workplace culture that is reflective of the following core values and behaviors: Ownership, Collaboration, Communication, Receptivity and Consistency. THE POSITIONThe Social Worker III works under consultative supervision and independently perform casework duties involving legally mandated matters affecting children. Assignments are often characterized by specialized casework, time limitations and responsibility imposed by the legal system in a wide range of highly sensitive investigations and interventions required by life threatening circumstances.The ideal candidate has experience and/or specialized education/training in preparation for work in Child Welfare Services.Per Civil Service Rule 7.01(B), candidates with specialized training in Child Welfare services will be certified to vacancies in Child Welfare prior to candidates without such specialized training. The eligible list created as a result of this recruitment will be used to fill full-time and part-time regular, limited-term or extra-help positions as vacancies occur throughout the County.