What are the responsibilities and job description for the Social Worker - CCS Program position at Portage County, WI?
The Portage County Health & Human Services department is hiring a full-time Social Worker position to support the CCS Program section.
Pay range starts at $31.65 / hr
Summary of position:
This position primarily coordinates services to children and their families involved in Comprehensive Community Services (CCS), along with the Children’s Community Options Program (CCOP) and the Children Long Term Support (CLTS) program with a recovery oriented, person-centered team approach.
What are the primary job duties?
Provides Service Facilitation, primarily for Comprehensive Community Services (CCS), along with the Children’s Community Options Program (CCOP) and Children’s Long Term Support SED Waivers (CLTS)
- Conducts State designed Functional Screen to determine which Special Needs Unit programs the child is eligible for.
- Provides orientation to the family and service providers who are new to any of the programs.
- Assists the family in developing a team to work collaboratively on behalf of the child and family involved in programming.
- Complete comprehensive assessments for each consumer in order to identify strengths, needs, values, priorities, and recovery goals.
- Schedules and facilitates team meetings to review the assessment results and to develop the recovery oriented service plan for families which will outline each team member’s responsibilities, outcome expectations and outcome measurements.
- Monitors the implementation of service plans for progress towards goals and consumer satisfaction.
- Coordinates ongoing delivery of services with consumer, family, community agencies and providers.
- Completes required program paperwork and maintains compliance of agency case record requirements according to program regulations.
- Assists in the development of a crisis/safety plan for each child, in which will cover situations at home, in the community, and at school.
- Assists with crisis or emergency situations.
- Evaluates and implements appropriate respite care resources for respective family’s treatment needs.
- Participates in arranging appropriate placements for consumers.
- Conduct home and community visits as needed.
- Provides consumer transportation when appropriate.
What are the minimum qualifications?
- Bachelor degree in social work or any other human services field required.
- Two years’ experience working primarily with children and families, including programs dealing with mental health or AODA issues, within the last ten years.
- Certification or eligible for certification in Wisconsin as a social worker preferred.
Portage County offers a GREAT benefit package, which includes the following;
- Vacation - available on day one!
- Health insurance- your choice of two health plans- (Health Savings Account associated with a High Deductible Health Plan with a County contribution or a PPO Co-pay plan)
- Wellness incentive plan offered with health insurance enrollment! Earn up to $600 per year!
- Flexible spending account
- Dental insurance
- State of Wisconsin Retirement Plan - County contribution of 7.2%!
- Paid holidays
- Paid sick leave
- Life insurance- premium paid by the County (must work a minimum of 30 hrs/wk)
- Long term disability insurance- premium paid by the County (must work a minimum of 30 hrs/wk)
- EAP (Employee Assistance Plan) - paid by the County
- 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plan
- Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program
Portage County is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Salary : $600