Child & Family Case Worker II - Flexible Schedule

Union County Ohio; Marysville (OH); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedules after probation

11 paid holidays

Sick leave accrual from day one

Health and wellness, dental, andVision

OPERS retirement benefit

Life insurance for employees and their

On-call stipend and overtime pay

Job summary

Union County Ohio seeks a compassionate professional to provide casework and case management services for abused, neglected, and dependent children and their families. The role evaluates needs, tests actions, and testifies as needed, while documenting in agency records and court materials.

The position requires a Bachelor’s degree in a Human-Services field or equivalent experience, excellent communication, and reliable attendance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a Human-Services related field.
• OR a combination of education and experience sufficient to perform the duties of the position.
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrates regular and predictable attendance.
• Consistently and continually represents the agency in a positive and professional manner and provides appropriate internal and external customer service.

Responsibilities

• Provides casework and case management services to abused, neglected and dependent children and their families.
• Evaluates needs and provides supportive services to children and their families.
• Recommends appropriate action and testifies on behalf of children.
• Prepares and compiles documentation used in agency record-keeping and court hearings.
• Completes assessments for Adult Protective Services (APS) as assigned.
• Conducts face to face interviews with children, parents, alleged perpetrators and community members, and completes required visits to families’ homes.
• Completes referrals to law enforcement as necessary.
• Completes all investigation activities within mandated timeframes.
• Determines immediate safety of children and on an ongoing basis reassesses safety; provides parent education and training.
• Works with co-workers and supervisor to obtain least restrictive placement settings for children needing out of home placements.
• Arranges and supervises visitation between children and guardians.
• Prepares children for adoption as needed.
• Completes home studies and recruits and maintains foster parents.
• Completes additional reports as required such as Case Plans, Semi Annual Reviews, Safety Assessments, Family Assessments, etc.
• Participates in on-call duties as scheduled or assigned.
• Attends staff meetings and training sessions as required.
• Maintains continuing education requirements, if any.

Skills

Verbal and written communication

Attendance reliability

Customer service orientation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a Human-Services related field

Combination of education and experience sufficient to perform duties

Job description

Union County Ohio seeks a compassionate professional to provide casework and case management services for abused, neglected, and dependent children and their families. The role evaluates needs, tests actions, and testifies as needed, while documenting in agency records and court materials.

The position requires a Bachelor’s degree in a Human-Services field or equivalent experience, excellent communication, and reliable attendance.