Caseworker, Department of Social Services

Wayne County NY; Town of Lyons (NY); On-site; USD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

WAYNE COUNTY NY seeks a Caseworker to deliver social work services to individuals and families, addressing economic, emotional, social and environmental challenges. Under supervision, you’ll develop and implement client plans, gather information from multiple sources, and coordinate with agencies to provide needed services.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree or RN licensure in NYS, with relevant experience; engages in in-service training and close supervision to build competencies and support

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of Federal, State and Local Social Services laws and programs.
• Ability to establish and maintain successful relationships with people.
• Imagination, sensitivity to the reactions of others, and good powers of observation and analysis.
• Initiative, tact, emotional maturity, and good judgment.

Responsibilities

• Formulates and carries out plans to meet the needs of individuals or families; provides counseling to motivate the client to increase capacity and confidence.
• Studies background and need for care of children; collects information from family, schools, churches, and agencies.
• Determines foster care needs and whether care should be in an institution or foster family home.
• Plans with parents and relatives for care and home re-establishment.
• Establishes relationships to encourage utilization of social services; maintains liaison with agencies.
• Identifies needs through in-depth client discussions; reviews case records; periodic reviews for changes in situations.

Skills

Counseling

Assessment

Interpersonal skills

Observation

Education

Bachelor's degree (regional accredited) or NYS four-year college

RN license in NYS with 1 year post-licensure experience

Job description

THE CASEWORKER POSITION TITLE IS COMPETITIVE CLASS, AND IS PART OF THE NYS CIVIL SERVICE HELP PROGRAM. CURRENTLY IT DOES NOT REQUIRE A WRITTEN EXAMINATION.

GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES:

Under supervision, a Caseworker provides social work services for individuals and/or their families, including children, to assist them with their economic, emotional, social, and environmental difficulties; does related work as required.

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS:

Work is performed under the close supervision of a Supervising Caseworker, with in-service training provided through the agencies staff development program. A Caseworker, in consultation with the supervising worker, formulates and carries out plans to meet the individual problems of the cases assigned.

• Formulates and carries out plans to meet the needs of the individual or family; Provides counseling to motivate the individual or family to increase their own capacity and confidence in their ability to handle problems;
• Studies the background and need for care of children referred, securing information from the child himself, the family, relatives, schools, churches, family courts, and other agencies;
• When foster care is necessary, determines whether the child’s needs can best be met in an institution or a foster family home;
• Plans with parents and relative for the care of children and re-establishment of the home;
• Establishes a relationship with individuals and families to persuade them to avail themselves of recommended social services;
• Identifies the need for services through in-depth discussions with clients;
• Maintains liaison with various individual agencies to which individuals and families can be referred for services;
• Works closely with other staff personnel such as homemakers in carrying out the plan for services;
• Reviews existing case records for available information for use in formulating a plan of treatment;
• Periodically reviews cases to determine changes in the individual’s or families situations affecting need for service.

Working knowledge of Federal, State and Local Social Services Laws and Programs; ability to establish and maintain successful relationships with people; imagination; sensitivity to the reaction of others; good powers of observation and analysis; initiative, tact, emotional maturity; good judgment; good physical condition.

ACCEPTABLE TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE: Either:

Possession of a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university or a New York State registered four year college or university; or

Possession of a current valid license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State and one year of post licensure experience as a Registered Professional Nurse.

SPECIAL NOTE:

EDUCATION:

Your degree must have been awarded by a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education/U.S. Secretary of Education. If your degree was awarded by an educational institution outside the United States and its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency. A list of acceptable companies who provide this service can be found on the Internet at http://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/degrees.cfm. You must pay the required evaluation fee.