Social Worker

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
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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