Hybrid
Recruitment #220721-7761SH-001
Location |
Hartford, CT
Manchester, CT |
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Date Opened | 8/11/2022 12:00:00 AM |
Salary | $82,729 - $104,865/year |
Job Type | Open to Agency Employees |
Close Date | 8/18/2022 11:59:00 PM |
In order to be considered for this job opening you must be a current State of CT employee of the agency listed above for at least six (6) months of full-time service or full-time equivalent service, absent any applicable collective bargaining language, and meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on the job opening. You must specify your qualifications on your application.
Applicants must meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on the job opening and must specify their qualifications on their application. The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.
In order to comply with Public Act 21-69, the State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application process.
This position may be subject to Federal requirements for COVID 19 Vaccination Immunization.
Please note you will be unable to make revisions once you submit your application for this posting to the JobAps system. Interviews will be limited to candidates whose experience and training most closely meet the requirements of the position. The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.
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 individuals.
In the Department of Correction this class is accountable for supervising social work staff in the provision of direct social case work services to offenders.
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 and assessment of basic client needs (nutritional, environmental, financial, medical, protective service) through continuing personal observation during visits, 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.