SOCIAL SERVICES CASEWORKER

State of careers Rhode Island

20h • $61,651 - $71,457

About The Position

Social Caseworker will assist Public Defender attorneys with mitigation. This includes, but is not limited to, interviewing clients, gathering records, speaking with social supports, family, and employers, and report writing. The Social Caseworker will also provide program statistics to the Social Casework Supervisor on a timely basis as they require. The Social Casework Supervisor will supply a standard form for the purpose of this data collection. The Social Caseworker will arrange and coordinate treatment for clients as requested by the Public Defender attorney(s) with whom they work. Public Defender attorneys may require presentation of a bail release plan for a client who is awaiting trial or formulation of a dispositional plan for a sentenced client in need of services. This typically includes, but is not limited to, interviewing client and assessing them for appropriate treatment, contacting treatment personnel to arrange admission into treatment, and arranging transportation to treatment. The caseworker may also need to verify clients’ status in treatment for review dates set by the court. The Social Caseworker must also maintain a network of service providers with whom they will work to find appropriate services for Public Defender clients. The Social Caseworker is responsible for preparing bail release and dispositional plans for the calendar attorneys with whom they work with. This includes clinical assessment, treatment recommendation, case management, mitigation, and maintaining a network of treatment referrals for clients. Clinical Assessment and Treatment Recommendation: Interview clients in the community, cellblock, or at the Adult Correctional Institutions as needed as part of a clinical screening and assessment process. Recommend and develop treatment plans for bail release or long-term dispositional planning. Update case files regularly and prior to court dates with notes/memo to file concerning status of the case.

Responsibilities

• Assist Public Defender attorneys with mitigation
• Interview clients
• Gather records
• Speak with social supports, family, and employers
• Report writing
• Provide program statistics to the Social Casework Supervisor
• Arrange and coordinate treatment for clients as requested by the Public Defender attorney(s)
• Present a bail release plan for a client who is awaiting trial
• Formulate a dispositional plan for a sentenced client in need of services
• Interview client and assessing them for appropriate treatment
• Contact treatment personnel to arrange admission into treatment
• Arrange transportation to treatment
• Verify clients’ status in treatment for review dates set by the court
• Maintain a network of service providers with whom they will work to find appropriate services for Public Defender clients
• Preparing bail release and dispositional plans for the calendar attorneys
• Clinical assessment
• Treatment recommendation
• Case management
• Mitigation
• Maintaining a network of treatment referrals for clients
• Interview clients in the community, cellblock, or at the Adult Correctional Institutions as needed as part of a clinical screening and assessment process
• Recommend and develop treatment plans for bail release or long-term dispositional planning
• Update case files regularly and prior to court dates with notes/memo to file concerning status of the case

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/.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees