SOCIAL SERVICE ANALYST

State of careers Rhode Island•East Greenwich, RI

About The Position

Within the Department for Children and Their Families, to review and assess case plans and case records of direct care staff by conducting case plan review meetings involving all parties involved in the case; to serve as an independent neutral party and provide written comments as to the feasibility of identified goals, objectives and time frames; and to do related work as required.

Requirements

A thorough knowledge of social casework principles, practices, and techniques
A thorough knowledge of the Department for Children and Their Families and its programs, objectives, policies, procedures, resources and capabilities
A working knowledge of the provisions of federal and state laws relating to the provision of services to children to ensure their protection and permanent planning
The ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with social service staff and clients
The ability to evaluate the elements of social study, the needs of the individual child and his/her family and their motivation, and to make reports regarding that evaluation
The ability to perform as neutral reviewer and to chair the formal review process
The ability to prepare clear and concise written reports
Such as may have been gained through: graduation from an accredited school of higher learning, possessing a Master’s Degree in Social Work or one of the behavioral sciences
Such as may have been gained through: considerable experience as a social worker in a public or private agency dealing with the provision of services and planning for children, youth , and their families.
Or, any combination of education and experience that shall be substantially equivalent to the above education and experience.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience conducting case reviews using the Child and Family Services Review (CFSR) Onsite Review Instrument (OSRI) is preferred.

Responsibilities

Within the Department for Children and Their Families, to review and assess case plans and care records of direct care staff by conducting case plan review meetings involving all parties involved in the case; to service as an independent neutral party and provide written comments as to the feasibility of identified goals, objectives and time frames.
To review individual case plans and case records for progress on implementation and adherence to specific goals and objectives.
To ensure the case plans are consistent with departmental policies, procedures, goals and objectives.
To chair case plan review meetings as a neutral party.
To provide objective and independent consultation to conference participants.
To make recommendations for areas of suggested modifications and improvements on case plans.
As appropriate, to maintain statistical data relative to service deficiency in order to facilitate plans of generic corrective action.
To provide appropriate written follow-up on case plans.
To do related work as required.
The Social Service Analyst will also be utilized as a qualitative reviewer and/or conduct quality assurance for the Department’s internal Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) case reviews.
The Social Service Analyst may also be utilized to conduct specific qualitative case reviews at the discretion of the director or his/her designee.

Benefits

For information regarding the benefits available to State of Rhode Island employees, please visit the Office of Employee Benefits' website at http://www.employeebenefits.ri.gov/.
Also, be advised that a new provision in RI General Law 35-6-1 was enacted requiring direct deposit for all employees. Specific to new hires, the law requires that all employees hired after September 30, 2014 participate in direct deposit. Accordingly, any employee hired after this date will be required to participate in the direct deposit system. At the time the employee is hired, the employee shall identify a financial institution that will serve as a personal depository agency for the employee.

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