Social Worker, Family Advocacy & Support Services

General Job Information

Job Summary

Social Workers are responsible for providing the full range of direct, professional social work services to children and families who come to the attention of the CFSA due to concerns of abuse and neglect.

$5,000 Hiring Bonus for Licensed Social Workers

Administration:

Investigations

• This administration plays an important role in responding to a variety of child abuse and neglect allegations. This administration takes decisive and appropriate actions when a child needs protection, analyzes information from community partners, family members and sister agencies to determine whether children are safe from abuse and refer families to services to improve their functioning.

Out of Home Care - This administration plays an important role in supporting families in which children have been separated from their caregivers and are now placed in a resource home with resource parents or kin or in congregate care. The Out of Home administration works with families to achieve the goal of reunification when possible. If not possible, the Out of Home Administration works to achieve permanency through guardianship or adoption and works with older youth to transition from foster care to independence.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Social Worker duties and responsibilities include:

Investigations

• Provides a variety of child welfare casework services to children and to families to investigate, assess and re-mediate situations, allegations and reports.
• Conducts home visits to assess strengths and needs of families; gathers information from collateral sources; reviews pertinent information; makes appropriate referrals.
• Responds to crisis situations and intervenes to address immediate problems.
• Petitions the Court, with support from the Office of the Attorney General, if a child must be separated from a family.
• Partners with in-home to transfer a family from investigation to ongoing case management when children are safe in the home but families are in need of services and supports.
• Utilize clinical case management skills, to include Motivational Interviewing, to address social, environmental, emotional and medical needs of families and children.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Out of Home Care Case Management

• Provides case management services to families, children and youth, both individually and in groups.
• Provides assistance in seeking employment, housing, financial assistance and other services for parents and youth in care.
• Develop and support families through case plans that address the specific needs of the family.
• Conducts monthly in person visits with parents, children in resource homes, and ensure that children maintain family connections through sibling visits and time with their parents.
• Prepares case plans, safety plans and court reports.
• Attend Court hearings, consult with attorneys and facilitate case planning meetings. Maintain up to date case records and complete all documentation within 24 hrs of contact with families.
• Utilizes clinical case management skills, to include Motivational Interviewing, to address social, environmental, emotional and medical needs of families and children.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications, Education, and Licensures

• All grades require a valid District driver's license or it's state equivalent and the ability to drive government vehicles.

Grade 9

Must have Bachelor's degree in social work from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.

Must be a current D.C. Licensed Social Work Associate (LSWA) and must adhere and meet all the requirements to maintain the D.C. license current to practice social work in the District of Columbia.

• Grade 9 social workers will only be hired for Investigations.

Grade 11

Must have a master's degree in Social Work (MSW) from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.

Must possess at least one year of specialized and directly related professional experience equivalent to grade 09 level in the District of Columbia government service or its non-District equivalent that equipped the individual with the thorough knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position including, but are not limited to, attending and/or representing the CFSA at administrative reviews, court hearings, and other meetings;

coordinating the implementation of court orders; assisting in determining the appropriateness of established goals, services, and/or permanency planning based on the status findings.

Required to be a current D.C. Licensed Graduate Social Worker (LGSW) or a D.C. Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) to practice social work in the District of Columbia.

The District of Columbia Board of Social Work is pleased to announce that the Licensed Graduate Social Work (LGSW) application via education is now live. Individuals seeking LGSW license in the District can now apply directly through the online licensing system.…