SOCIAL SERVICE ANALYST

State of careers Rhode Island • Providence, RI

4d • $84,155 - $94,171 • Onsite

About The Position

This position is located in the Division of Community Services and Behavioral Health. The Social Service Analyst will 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. The role serves as an independent neutral party and provides written comments as to the feasibility of identified goals, objectives, and time frames. Supplemental duties include providing intensive, focused support for youth who are open to FSU or CBH and are admitted to an inpatient psychiatric hospital to promote safe and timely discharges to family and community-settings. This involves coordinating with the youth, family, primary social casework staff, hospital staff, providers, and other involved individuals to develop and achieve a timely transition plan. The position is responsible for comprehensive care planning targeted at hospital discharge, facilitating family team meetings, addressing barriers to discharge, coordinating planning with the DCYF service plan and permanency goals, connecting youth and family to community-based resources, and empowering youth and family voice and choice. The role ensures warm handoffs between hospital teams and post-discharge providers and helps reduce readmissions and crises. Close communication with the DCYF primary worker and supervisor will be necessary. The position will be involved in collecting and tracking data on the care planning process, outcomes, service and support needs, and barriers.

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.
• 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.
• Graduation from an accredited school of higher learning, possessing a Master’s Degree in Social Work or one of the behavioral sciences.

Nice To Haves

• Overtime may be required and will be compensated in accordance with department policy and collective bargaining agreements.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Serve as an independent neutral party and provide written comments as to the feasibility of identified goals, objectives and time frames.
• Review individual case plans and case records for progress on implementation and adherence to specific goals and objectives.
• Ensure the case plans are consistent with departmental policies, procedures, goals and objectives.
• Chair case plan review meetings as a neutral party.
• Provide objective and independent consultation to conference participants.
• Make recommendations for areas of suggested modifications and improvements on case plans.
• Maintain statistical data relative to service deficiency in order to facilitate plans of generic corrective action.
• Provide appropriate written follow-up on case plans.
• Provide intensive, focused support for youth admitted to an inpatient psychiatric hospital to promote safe and timely discharges.
• Coordinate with youth, family, casework staff, hospital staff, providers, and other involved individuals to develop and achieve a timely transition plan.
• Facilitate family team meetings.
• Address barriers to discharge.
• Coordinate planning with the DCYF service plan and permanency goals.
• Connect youth and family to community-based resources, services, and supports.
• Empower youth and family voice and choice.
• Ensure warm handoffs between hospital teams and post-discharge providers.
• Help reduce readmissions and crises.
• Collect and track data on the care planning process, outcomes, service and support needs, and barriers.

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/.
• Direct deposit for all employees is required.

What This Job Offers

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