Senior Social Worker

Job Description

Job Description

SUMMARY

Provide senior level social work and case support services for foster or adoptive children (clients), resource/adoptive parents and referral agencies. Provides a full range of services including intake, assessment, counseling, crisis intervention, referral, report writing, family reunification, discharge planning and maintaining case files. Contributes to the recruitment, certification, recertification, training and on-going support of resource parents.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Treatment Foster Care and Adoption Responsibilities

• Assess the placement and treatment needs of clients in Treatment Foster Care program to meet their service plan upon intake into the program.
• Develop, implement, and reassess comprehensive treatment plans for each assigned client.
• Conduct home visits to assigned clients to assess client’s level of care, and provide guidance toward meeting their treatment goals. Provide clinical interventions and coaching to resource parents to assist with the progress of foster or adoptive children placed in their home including crisis intervention strategies as needed.
• Provide on-going support to resource parents, guiding and encouraging them as they care for clients in their home including assisting them with obtaining needed services for clients through referrals to community resources. Advocate for appropriate client services with court, family, and school systems.
• Periodically assists with events to recruit, certify, train, and support of resource parents.
• Reassess each client’s progress on an ongoing basis, and update the progress toward treatment goals. Coordinate the involvement and participation of placement agency representatives, birth parents, resource parents, education and court personnel, and, as needed, psychologists and/or medical consultants, when updating the needs and treatment plan.
• Maintain case files for each client according to licensing standards as to content, accuracy , thoroughness and confidentiality. Produce a variety of reports, including intake, treatment plans, social history, quarterly, incident, discharge, home studies, court, discharge, and FAPT reports.
• Provide service coordination among referring agencies such as the Department of Social Services, Community Services Boards, Family Assessment and Planning Teams, and others.
• Represent your client and the agency at meetings such as FAPT, court, IEP, treatment team, medication management, and others as needed.
• Conduct the home studies and re-evaluations as assigned.
• Assist with the intake of clients.

Family CARE services Responsibilities

• Provide supportive services assisting in the reunification process, to include but not limited to visitation, mentoring, clinical support services.
• Provide clinical support services for approved clients; coordinate with the assigned UMFS staff and document strategies and progress related to the treatment goals for the client.
• Provide clinical and supportive services while coordinating with other professionals such as Department of Social Services, Community Services Boards, FAP Teams, internal UMFS programs, and others. This includes advocacy and supportive activities on behalf of families.
• Work a flexible schedule (evenings and weekends) to provide home-based interventions, facilitate individual, group and family counseling that meet the diverse needs of families.

OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Effectively use a variety of computer software applications including Microsoft Office and the Internet to produce documentation as required for the position. Learn and become proficient in any program specific technologies such as Harmony and Performance Impact.
• Responsible for accomplishing 2-3 measurable annual Individual Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), providing concrete data to illustrate progress on 90-day Individual Priorities, and participating in Team Huddles.
• Provide “on-call” responsibilities to respond to after-hours emergencies as assigned by program.
• Report any (and if possible, provides intervention for) incident of abuse or potential abuse involving children to the appropriate supervisor.
• Responsible for mentoring and providing guidance to new hires and interns.
• Assist center with COA recertification and licensure audits.
• Use effective and sensitive communication skills to build positive relationships with clients, families, staff and referring sources ensuring confidentiality.
• Fills in as social work supervisor as requested by director.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed in the job description are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Master’s degree in social work with a minimum of two years direct service experience or a Bachelor’s degree in social work and three years direct service experience. Demonstrated ability to apply sound casework and counseling skills, understand treatment modalities and their implications for services to families and youth. Completion of agency’s social work competencies matrix.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS, TRAININGS

Must possess a valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record and proof of automobile insurance coverage. Additional mandatory trainings are required dependent on position and program. Refer to Shineforth Learning Institute plan.

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Equal Opportunity Employer

Drug Free Workplace

Shineforth (formerly UMFS) is a nonprofit agency that provides a comprehensive array of programs to meet the needs of high-risk children and parents to enable them to overcome challenging circumstances and succeed. A national leader in helping children, we also proactively identify unmet social service needs throughout Virginia and develop appropriate partnerships to address them.

Company Description

Shineforth (formerly UMFS) is a nonprofit agency that provides a comprehensive array of programs to meet the needs of high-risk children and parents to enable them to overcome challenging circumstances and succeed. A national leader in helping children, we also proactively identify unmet social service needs throughout Virginia and develop appropriate partnerships to address them.