Social Worker

Shineforth • Farmville, VA

8h

About The Position

Shineforth is a nonprofit organization that provides a comprehensive array of programs to support children, teens, and parents as they work to overcome challenges. We equip families with tools for success so they can achieve their goals. As a national leader in helping young people and families, we also proactively identify unmet social services needs and develop the necessary partnerships to address those needs.

Our regional centers offer individualized treatment for children and teens who are being placed out of home and have special emotional, behavioral, or medical needs. Our youth and families are supported by a collaborative team of specially trained clinical staff and foster parents, who provide daily behavioral health interventions that align with each child’s individualized treatment plan.

A Social Worker to provide clinical and supportive services to Treatment Foster Care, Adoption, and Community-Based clients and families. Provide a full range of services including intake, assessment, clinical support, crisis intervention, referral, report writing, family reunification, family recruitment and discharge planning and maintaining case files.

Requirements

• Master’s degree (MSW) in social work with a minimum of one-year direct service experience or a Bachelor’s degree (BSW) in social work with two years direct service experience.
• Demonstrated ability to apply sound clinical casework and counseling skills to children and families, understand treatment modalities and their implications for services to families and youth.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical and supportive services to Treatment Foster Care, Adoption, and Community-Based clients and families.
• Provide a full range of services including intake, assessment, clinical support, crisis intervention, referral, report writing, family reunification, family recruitment and discharge planning and maintaining case files.

Benefits

• Generous paid leave
• 12 paid holidays
• Flexible workspaces
• Comprehensive health benefits options that include an Employee Assistance Program, vision, and optional dental
• Shineforth employees are eligible for a 401(k) that Shineforth matches up to 7 percent.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees