SOC CASE WORKER II

State of careers Rhode Island • Cranston, RI

3d • $65,836 - $76,598 • Onsite

About The Position

This position involves performing specialized casework duties within the Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities & Hospitals, specifically in the Social/Human Services division. The role focuses on child and family services, including family preservation, support, and reintegration. Assignments may be unique due to geographical location, irregular hours, or the nature of the work, which can include court appearances and basic computer skills. The position requires maintaining and improving skills through ongoing training and education.

Requirements

• Possession of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution of higher education in sociology, or psychology, social work, child development, or a related field.
• Two years experience in the field of family and children services.
• Maintain a valid driver's license.
• Demonstrated proficiency in SIS-A training and certification upon hire and annually thereafter.
• Basic computer skills including keyboarding, use of a mouse device, and word processing.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual candidates strongly encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

• Perform casework duties and responsibilities of a specialized nature.
• Provide social services to a culturally diverse population of children and their families.
• Be responsible for family and children services, requiring a high degree of social work skill in the identification and analysis of social problems and treatment of individuals and families towards the goals of self-help, rehabilitation and preserving family life, the protection of children and the development of substitute care including permanency of children.
• Provide culturally sensitive specialized child welfare and family preservation services which may include intensive services to children and families in their own home, foster care placement, to the physically, behaviorally, and/or emotionally challenged, and protective services, or other related services such as adoption and transportation of clients.
• Participate in special projects developed by the agency for the purpose of studying and evaluating special problem areas and/or agency practice and policy in order to improve agency service.
• Secure relevant information accurately and completely through the social study process in order to form a psycho-social history and case plan so that the client is helped to become engaged in an examination and solution of his/her problems, or to determine the appropriate and culturally sensitive plan for care and treatment for the child and the family.
• Make creative use of available resources and enlist the cooperation and understanding of other social agencies for the meeting of unusual, unique and/or special needs or individual care.
• Exercise a wide degree of independent judgment, decision, and action on an ongoing, regular basis.
• Re-evaluate the level of safety, the needs of and services being provided to clients in order to ensure their effectiveness and cultural sensitivity.
• Institute and revise assistance or services plans promptly as needed, or to change treatment plan(s) and goals for children and their families.
• Maintain case records and documentation according to Department standards and policies.
• Do related work as required.

Benefits

• Information regarding benefits available to State of Rhode Island employees can be found at the Office of Employee Benefits' website.
• Direct deposit for all employees is required for new hires after September 30, 2014.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level