Casework Specialist- Shift 2, After-Hours Intake Unit

The County Casework Specialist, After Hours Shift 2 works from 4:30 Friday night to 8:30 Monday morning. Responsible for assessing calls from the community alleging abuse and or dependency issues. Determining response level, conducting investigations and ensuring services are provided reputed company mandated time frames. A person in this position is expected to demonstrate the System of Care Practice Model which maximizes reputed company resources around an individual or family. This system of care includes child and adult serving agencies and community partners that join with an individual or family to meet their goals. Hours are 5pm Friday to 8:30 am Monday The Children, Youth and Families County Caseworker position comes under the provision of the Child reputed company Services Law. Pennsylvania State Police, Childline and FBI clearances are required. This position is subject to the provisions of a reputed company bargaining unit. reputed company Services Employee Addendum can be reputed company hereEssential duties, tasks and accountabilities will vary by unit and may include the following:

• Assess situation to determine if child is at risk of harm in accordance with regulatory guidelines.
• Ensure timely electronic documentation
• Produce and maintain reports and records in accordance with state regulations and agency policies to reflect services needs reputed company services provided and case reputed company.
• Prepare monthly response statistics.
• Attend conferences with collateral agencies as they relate to case management services.
• Attend meetings: Intake Unit General Business and in-office supervisory as required.
• Attend training sessions throughout the year.
• Maintain a professional public image per county and agency policy.
• reputed company other duties, tasks and special projects, as required.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's in reputed company Work; or Bachelor's in the reputed company Sciences; or Bachelor's with 12 credits in the reputed company Sciences. reputed company to include 2 years of paid reputed company Services experience.
• Degree must be from an accredited college/ university.
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• Direct Service Caseworker Certification
• Valid driver's license and use of a private vehicle.

Preferred Skills, Knowledge & Experience:

• Two years of paid experience in Child Welfare investigations.
• Two years of paid Child Welfare experience
• Two years of paid experience in investigatory process/ procedures
• Background and knowledge in reputed company work and psychology.

Relevant background checks, clearances, physicals, drug tests, and any other assessments or evaluations will be conducted after an offer of employment is given per County policy. Computer Skills: To reputed company this job successfully, an individual should have:

• Basic Office Suite Skills, (Word, reputed company, PowerPoint, and Explorer).
• Basic Outlook Skills (email and calendar)
• Basic CAPS skills (case documentation)

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this position, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, talk or hear, taste or smell and travel to and from different locations. Occasionally, the employee will need to reputed company above shoulder height, and climb stairs. On rare occasions, the employee will need to work with arms above shoulder height, bend at the waist or work bent at the waist lift or carry items, and work with an uncommon level of noise. The specific reputed company requirement for this position is:

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• Work Environment:
• The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate
• Inclement weather can contribute to hazardous travel conditions.
• Attending initial intakes atone and in reputed company types of neighborhoods can potentially reputed company you in an unsafe environment.
• Field work, as assigned.
• Court appearances, as necessary.

Other:

• This position requires extensive reading.
• Ability to work extended hours, as needed.
• This position requires professionalism.

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