What are the responsibilities and job description for the Human Services Professional (Child Welfare) position at Calumet County?
Why Calumet County Department of Health and Human Services is a GREAT place to work!
* Maintains an agency philosophy rooted in teaming
* Focus on preservation of families
* Demonstration of trauma informed practice
* Use of intensive in home safety planning to prevent removal of children
* Weekly inter-agency collaboration
* Voluntary services and prevention are offered
* Supportive training programs for staff
* Competitive pay and robust benefit package
Normal workweek is 37.5 hours
Under the general direction of the Department Child Welfare Unit Supervisor, provides child welfare services to clients and prospective clients. Performs related duties as required.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
Completes child abuse and neglect investigations and recommends decision on substantiation of child abuse and neglect.
Takes children into custody as necessary under Chapter 48.
Functions as Juvenile Court Intake Worker appointed by the Calumet County Court-Juvenile Division.
Makes recommendations to Court on disposition of child protection and juvenile delinquency charges.
Completes assessments for court as appropriate, and follows up on court-ordered services.
Writes court reports, testifies in court and follows up on court-ordered services.
Provides community education/consultation/intervention regarding Department services.
Maintains case records containing pertinent, accurate and current information; prepares correspondence, reports and other records as required.
May be assigned to perform crisis on-call duty.
It is unlikely an employee will perform all the duties listed on a regular basis, nor is the list exhaustive in the sense it covers all the duties an employee may be required to perform. The examples are merely indicative, not restrictive.
Supervisory Responsibilities
Provides direction to professional and para-professional staff.
Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience
Bachelor's Degree in Social Work or a related human services field. At least two years of experience in mental health, AODA or child abuse and neglect; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Language Skills
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, consumers and the general public. Ability to communicate tactfully, clearly, concisely, and accurately with clients.
Mathematical Skills
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
Reasoning Ability
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Computer Skills
To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of client management systems; Internet; spreadsheet and word processing software.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
Access to reliable transportation.
Other Skills and Abilities
Ability to exercise judgment and discretion in the application and interpretation of department policies and regulations.
Knowledge of human growth and behavior; social casework principles and methods; community based human services delivery system and resources available in the community.
Ability to satisfactorily perform the following functions or demonstrate the following skills including: establish therapeutic relationship with clients; make independent decisions; establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients, co-workers, other agencies and the public; and provide complex services in accordance with principles common to the specialty of the employee.
Ability to apply laws of confidentiality appropriately.
Ability to initiate and utilize relationships to effect change.
Ability to effectively use materials from other disciplines such as: human development, medical and law enforcement to work with complex social work situations.
Demonstrates the ability to interpret, support and uphold the standards, ethics and boundaries of the social work profession.
Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to walk and taste or smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.
Salary : $62,859 - $80,824
