FLSA: Salaried Non Exempt

Are you…

• Inspired to help families and individuals?

Look no further! YOU belong at A Greater Hope, apply today.

What’s in it for you?

Competitive Benefits Package:

• 12 Paid Annual Holidays

• Use of Agency Vehicles & Mileage Reimbursement

• 401K with Agency Match

• Vacation

• Paid Time Off

• Insurance (Medical, Vision and Dental)

• On-site Supervision (MSW, MFT and/or BSW interns)

• Flexible Schedule

Personal Development:

• Advancement opportunity within the company

• In person and virtual training on hundreds of topics

• Improve social relations and emotional intelligence

• Improve skills and/or learn new ones

• Build or renew one’s identity and self-esteem.

• Identify and develop strengths or talents

• Define and execute personal development plans

Job Description and Qualifications

Clinical Social Worker II
To Apply: www.@aghope.org

A Greater Hope believes every child has the right to grow up in a permanent, nurturing family regardless of that child’s age, race, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, or medical, physical or emotional condition. A Greater
Hope educates the community about the needs of waiting children, advocates on their behalf, and places children with permanent, secure RFA families working towards reunification, adoption and other forms of permanence.

Job Description. The Clinical Social Worker (CSW) facilitates foster care placement by providing services to children requiring foster placement and to their resource families. The CSW conducts supervised visits, assessments and develops individual case plans and treatment objectives for each client to facilitate successful foster care placement. The CSW will consult with the CSWS and Program Director to ensure quality and ethically sound services that also maintain compliance with State, AGH and CARF Accreditation regulations.

This position requires regular, consistent attendance, excessive absences are disruptive to Agency business.

Key Performance Areas.

• Provides individual, group and family therapy.
• Make regular home visits to approved resource families to assess and/or address the needs of children and to provide support to resource parents.
• Develop individual case plans and treatment objectives for children.
• Work closely with AGH Mental Health Services Department to coordinate all services and arrange appropriate referrals to meet treatment objectives.
• Monitor that treatment objectives are met.
• Develops a comprehensive psychosocial assessment.
• Conducts assessments and screens as required, depending on the program.
• Monitor visits between children and birth families, provide intervention and support.
• Develops and maintains effective working relationships with participants, families and significant others.
• Participate in case conferences, support groups, in-service training, and other agency functions.
• Provide support through transition planning.
• Assess families’ strengths & needs and provide in-home training to address areas of concern.
• Coordinate intake and placement of children, with other professionals, to best address the child’s well-being and permanency while in care.
• Responds to the needs of the public and the participants in a service friendly manner that results in screening, intakes and referrals for appropriate AGH services.
• Must be available full-time and able to provide services when clients and families need them, which can include evenings and weekends in order to ensure coordination and continuity of services.
• Transport clients to appointments and activities as required.
• Develops and maintains networking relationships within the agency and with other professionals and members of the community who can provide program resources.
• Have a working knowledge of and comply with appropriate AGH personnel policies and rules for ethical conduct as outlined by the National Association of Social Workers, and all applicable policies and procedures.

Reporting Relationship
Clinical Social Worker Supervisor.

Subordinate Staff (providing direct supervision)
None.

Qualifications. A successful candidate must have the following skills and experience
1. Master’s Degree in Social Work, Counseling or a related field recognized by Community Care Licensing.
2. Must meet Community Care Licensing and insurance requirements.
3. Must pass a physical exam and Tuberculosis skin test.
4. Provide Criminal and Child Abuse Clearance from the State of California/Department of Justice.
5. Experience conducting psychosocial assessments of children and families.
6. Inspiring, self-starter. Ability to work independently and as part of a team, strong conflict resolution, communication and organizational skills; with great attention to detail. FFA experience preferred.
7. Must have a valid California Driver’s License and a good driving record. Must be at least 18 years old with at least 2 years of driving experience.
8. Willingness to work evenings, weekends is essential. Must have availability to serve children outside of school hours.
9. As with all of our positions, we work as a team and various duties may be assigned at any time including cleaning, organizing, child care, attendance at meetings, transportation, paperwork, etc.

Physical Demands. There are considerable physical demands associated with this position. The CSW will make visits to client’s homes and must often respond to emergency situations. The CSW must also be able to remain in a seated position while working in the office. In cases of child relocation, the CSW may be required to assist the child by carrying belongings and must often lift, carry and/or comfort small children up to 20 lbs. The CSW may also be asked to lift and carry office items/supplies 25-50 lbs., usually holding it in the hands or arms or on the shoulder.

Employee will be required to drive a motor vehicle.

All employees, regardless of position, serve as role models for children and adolescents who are served by our agency. Therefore, each employee must at all times be emotionally stable and able to function effectively with children, adolescents and adults who may have mental or behavioral health problems. The staff must be able to demonstrate appropriate daily behavior, appropriate expression of emotions, as well as appropriate role modeling. Hostility, aggression and unnecessary or inappropriate physical actions as well as inappropriate emotional expression are not acceptable.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $45,000.00 - $60,471.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• On call

Work Location: Multiple Locations