Social Worker - Child Welfare

Portage County

  • Stevens Point, WI
  • $30.73 per hour
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 12 hours ago
The Portage County Health & Human Services department is hiring a full-time Child Welfare Social Worker.Starting pay is $30.73 / hrSummary of position:This position provides dispositional services to a complex caseload of child welfare cases involving child abuse/neglect, substitute care for children. It also includes independent living skills planning consistent with ongoing standards. It provides counseling/case management service to parents and children/adolescents and services to the Juvenile and Family Courts regarding these clientele.What are the primary job duties?Provides Child Welfare Services Regarding Child Abuse and Child Neglect.
  • Provides dispositional services in accordance with Chapter 48 Wisconsin Statutes and state department regulations.
  • Completes assessments, court reports, testifies at hearings, and makes recommendations regarding dispositions.
  • Develops, implements, and monitors comprehensive and coordinated case services treatment plans.
  • Consults with agency, school officials, court, law enforcement, District Attorney’s office, public defender, and other assigned attorneys.
  • Files legal petitions and testifies in court.
  • Provides 24-hour juvenile court intake services.
  • Completes necessary documentation in the eWISACWIS computer system.
Provides Substitute Care Services to Families.
  • Assesses need for substitute care services (foster home, group home, residential center) for children.
  • Evaluates and legally implements appropriate substitute care resources for respective child's treatment needs.
  • Evaluates substitute care during placement period.
  • Provides ongoing counseling and support to the foster parents, natural family, and child during placement.
  • Consults with other professionals regarding substitute care placement developments and refers cases for supervisory consultation at own discretion.
What are the minimum qualifications?
  • Bachelor degree in social work or any other human services field required.
  • Certification or eligible for certification in Wisconsin as a social worker preferred.
  • Experience in child protective services preferred.
  • Any combination of education and experience necessary to perform the essential functions of the position.
Portage County offers a GREAT benefit package, which includes the following;
  • Vacation - available on day one!
  • Health insurance- your choice of two health plans- (Health Savings Account associated with a High Deductible Health Plan with a County contribution or a PPO Co-pay plan)
  • Wellness incentive plan offered with health insurance enrollment! Earn up to $600 per year!
  • Flexible spending account
  • Dental insurance
  • State of Wisconsin Retirement Plan - County contribution of 6.95%!
  • Paid holidays
  • Paid sick leave
  • Life insurance- premium paid by the County (must work a minimum of 30 hrs/wk)
  • Long term disability insurance- premium paid by the County (must work a minimum of 30 hrs/wk)
  • EAP (Employee Assistance Plan) - paid by the County
  • 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plan
  • Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program
Portage County is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Portage County