Initial Assessment Social Worker

Position Summary

The Child Protective Services (CPS) Initial Assessment (IA) Social Worker partners with children and families to support parents and caregivers in making necessary changes so children are safe and protected in their home whenever possible. This position assists families in navigating the child welfare system, offers community services and resources, explains court processes, and performs case planning and management.

Qualifications

• Engages with families focusing on establishing measurable goals that promote child safety, build parental protective capacities, and honor family connections; addresses areas such as child abuse and neglect, mental health, alcohol and drug abuse, complex family dynamics, parent/child conflict and general functioning and stability.
• Adheres to approved social worker principles, methods, and practices, including the National Association of Social Worker’s (NASW) code of ethics; provides social services per Wisconsin Statutes, court policies, and/or requirements of the program, state, or federal guidelines; accepts requests and referrals for agency services.
• Complies with the Eau Claire County Standards of Conduct; maintains respectful treatment of clients through empathetic and unprejudiced behaviors and communication.
• Identifies full range of client needs through thorough investigation and assessment; conducts interviews, home visits, and collateral investigations; determines the range of services needed for individuals and their families for preventative, remedial, or rehabilitative services; arranges and provides appropriate social and/or rehabilitative services for clients based on assessments of needs.
• Maintains awareness of resources and support services available; explains the scope of the agency’s services with clients; discusses the client’s rights and responsibilities in relation to the use of such services.
• Demonstrates successful case management utilizing best practices or evidence-based practices; conducts regular case evaluations; develops and updates service plans accordingly, maintains case records containing pertinent, accurate, and current information.
• Adheres to strict record-keeping and reporting guidelines and laws; fully completes required documentation in timely fashion and in accordance with program requirements; maintains confidentiality of client-related information; completes required written assessments, reports, and other related paperwork, as necessary; prepares correspondence, reports, and other records as required.
• Provides effective and credible testimony in a court of law; thoroughly reviews case facts in preparation of testimony.
• Provides Juvenile Court Intake on call coverage during daytime and/or after-hours as required or appropriate.
• Develops professional knowledge and skills by attending training events, conferences, and workshops.
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with internal and external partners; coordinates or participates in multidisciplinary team meetings and consults; participates in committees and task forces as assigned.
• Performs other related duties as required or assigned.
  
  

Training And Professional Experience Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in social work, sociology, psychology, criminal justice, special education, or related field
• Appointment will be conditional upon successful completion of criminal and caregiver background checks.
• Certified Social Worker or possess or ability to obtain a temporary certificate permitting the use of the title “social worker” with two (2) months of hire and become fully certified within the specified time limits of the temporary certificate and maintain certification thereafter during employment.
• Must have valid driver’s license, an acceptable driving record, and access to private transportation for work-related duties.
• Must possess and maintain personal automobile insurance in the amount of $100,000/$300,000
  
  

Eau Claire County is not only a great place to work, but has many exciting benefits!

Paid Time Off (PTO): Accrual is based on years of service with the County, starting at 6.4 hours accruing each pay period (20.8 days per year), with the maximum accrual rate of 35.75 days per year.

*Manager PTO accrual available upon request*

Holidays: Eleven paid holidays: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a Spring Holiday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, the Day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve Day, Christmas Day and New Year's Eve Day.

Retirement: The County provides a retirement account in Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS). Employees pay one-half of the actuarially required contributions.

For further benefit information please click on the link: Employee Benefits

Eau Claire County provides leave under the Family Medical Leave Act: click here for more information.

AN IMPORTANT NOTE: This information gives only a brief summary of the plans in effect for regular, full-time Non-Represented employees of Eau Claire County and may not be all-inclusive. Eau Claire County's policies and County Code govern if there are differences between this information and the policies.

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Do you have a bachelor’s degree in social work, sociology, psychology, criminal justice, special education, or related field?

• YES
• NO
  
  

02

Which of the following best describes your license and or certification?

• Certified Social Worker
• Possess or ability to obtain a temporary certificate permitting the use of the title “social worker” with two (2) months of hire and become fully certified within the specified time limits of the temporary certificate and maintain certification thereafter during employment.
• None of the above
• Required Question