Job description

All applicant must apply via the following link: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/sbcounty/jobs/3831487/social-services-practitioner?keywords=social%20services%20prat&pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs

Job Description:

Under general direction, performs professional-level social work in adoptions and child protective services; performs related duties as required.

The Ideal Candidate will possess:

• Familiarity with principles and practices of social work as applicable to child welfare services
• Experience in interviewing techniques and practices
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize workload
• Ability to work independently
• Capability to make sound judgments and decisions
• Ability to learn complex regulations and policies
• Skill to write court reports and legal documents

Examples of Duties

1. Responds to and investigates complaints of child physical, sexual, and emotional abuse, severe and general neglect, and exploitation, abandonment, isolation, and financial abuse; performs intake screening in order to make emergency response assessments; interviews clients and other involved parties in order to assess home environment, individual functioning, and family background and dynamics; makes diagnostic assessments of problems; takes action necessary to minimize the risk of abuse to children, including short-term crisis intervention counseling, takes into custody neglected and abandoned children, and places children with relatives, foster homes, group homes, institutions, or other suitable placements.,

2. Develops and implements service plans; counsels children, and their parents.to enhance functioning of family unit; develops agreements with families to meet voluntary or court-ordered objectives and monitors progress toward delineated objectives by evaluating behavioral adjustment; acts on behalf of child within legal authority, to arrange for medical treatment and/or other needs; makes referrals to community resources.

3. Coordinates activities with law enforcement, legal, and the court systems; prepares court reports and legal documents; obtains police, medical, and psychological reports to substantiate recommendations; reports cases of suspected abuse to appropriate law enforcement and legal agencies; testifies and/or presents case investigative findings; participates in out-of-court settlement.

4. Places children in appropriate care facilities and makes permanency planning recommendations based upon an analysis of individual physical and psycho-social needs, available facilities and homes; determines suitability of applications for adoptions and investigates environment; matches children with prospective adoptive parents; counsels adoptive parents and children to assess and provide for needed support services; provides supportive counseling to children and parents.

5. Manages assigned caseload; prepares narrative and statistical reports, documents, and correspondence regarding client status; documents case files; prepares and serves legal documents; testifies in court.

6. Represents the department in the community and speaks before groups on matters related to assignment.

7. Utilizes mainframe computer applications including Child Welfare System/Case Management; uses personal computer applications including Microsoft Office Suite in preparation of various reports, documents and correspondence.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $6,071.26 - $7,288.22 per month

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Relocation assistance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Santa Barbara, CA 93110: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

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