Recruitment #190612-7761SH-001
Location |
Bridgeport, CT
Danbury, CT Hartford, CT Manchester, CT Meriden, CT Middletown, CT Milford, CT New Britain, CT New Haven, CT Norwalk, CT Norwich, CT Torrington, CT Waterbury, CT Windham, CT |
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Date Opened | 6/14/2019 12:00:00 AM |
Salary | $73,506 - $93,173/year |
Job Type | Open to Agency Employees |
Close Date | 6/27/2019 11:59:00 PM |
In order to be considered for this job opening, you must be a current State of CT employee of the Department of Children and Families, who has permanent state status*, and meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on the job opening. You must specify your qualifications on your application.
*For employees in the classified service, permanent status is obtained after successful completion of a working test period. For employees in the unclassified service, permanent status is obtained after serving in a position for at least six months (full-time or full-time equivalent).
Should you have questions pertaining to this recruitment, please contact Frances Leon at Frances.Leon@ct.gov, (860) 550-6484.
In the Departments of Children and Families this class is accountable for supervising social work staff in the provision of direct social case work services to clients and providing case work quality improvement for an assigned region through a process of administrative case supervision or Special Review Investigation.
In the Department of Social Services this class is accountable for supervising social work staff in the provision of direct social case work services to clients.
Schedules, assigns, oversees and reviews work of staff; provides staff training and assistance; conducts performance evaluations; determines priorities and plans unit work; establishes and maintains unit procedures; develops or makes recommendations on development of policies and standards; acts as liaison with other operating units, agencies and outside officials regarding unit policies and procedures; prepares reports and correspondence; performs related duties as required.
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES (ADMINISTRATIVE CASE SUPERVISION): Completes administrative case review to ensure treatment plan as developed by Social Worker and Social Worker Supervisor for each child and/or youth in placement is appropriate; completes Special Review Investigation on cases that have experienced serious injury or death of a client to ensure case management and/or treatment plans for child and/or family were appropriate; identifies best practice deficiencies and determines necessary corrective action; facilitates case planning process with involved parties on each reviewed case to develop case consensus regarding permanent plan; reviews and approves revisions to permanent plan for each child and/or youth to ensure conformance to decisions made during review; ensures corrective action taken by Social Worker and/or Social Worker Supervisor; ensures documentation of treatment plan meets all federal, state and departmental policy guidelines; provides leadership in encouraging parental participation; establishes specific timetables for action by case related professionals and parents; participates in formulating policy and regulations relating to work of unit; provides consultation to field staff in solution of problems.
Possession of a Master's degree in social work or a closely related field and two (2) years of experience in the self directed use of case management techniques and counseling to sustain or restore client functioning OR a Bachelor's degree in social work or a closely related field and three (3) years of experience in the self directed use of case management techniques and counseling to sustain or restore client functioning.
Notes:
1. Closely related fields are: applied sociology, child development, child welfare, clinical psychology, counseling, human development and family studies, human service, marriage and family therapy, nursing, social and/or human services, education and criminal justice.
2. Qualifying experience at this level must include the use of professional interviewing techniques, provision of skilled counseling to an assigned client caseload, assessment of basic client needs (nutritional, environmental, financial, medical, protective service) through continuing personal observation during home visits and intervention and evaluation. Qualifying experience must be at the full working level above the level of Social Worker Trainee.
AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.