SOCIAL SERVICES CASEWORKER

## SOCIAL SERVICES CASEWORKERApplylocations: Garrahy Court Housetime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todaytime left to apply: End Date: August 5, 2026 (9 days left to apply)job requisition id: JR103566# **Department**Office of the Public Defender# **Division**Protective Services (Non-Sworn)# **Salary**$63,501.00 - $73,601.00# **Job Profile**JC-00793500-73 - Social Services Caseworker# **Scheduled Work Days & Work Hours***Program Statistics:*The Social Caseworker will also provide program statistics to the Social Casework Supervisor on a timely basis as they require. The Social Casework Supervisor will supply a standard form for the purpose of this data collection.**Knowledge, Skills, and Capacities:** A thorough knowledge of social casework and behavioral health principles, practices, and techniques and the ability to apply these principles effectively. A thorough knowledge of individual physical, emotional, and behavioral patterns as well as the social, cultural, ethnic, and economic factors that contribute to personal maladjustment and maladaptive behaviors. A thorough knowledge of resources in the community offering specialized services to people of low-socioeconomic status and people with a history of criminal legal involvement and/or incarceration. The ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with individuals and groups within and outside the agency. Basic computer skills, word processing, and related capacities and abilities.**Minimum Requirements for the Position:**Education: Such as may have been gained through possession of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution of higher education in sociology, psychology, social work, child development, or a related field; AndExperience: Such as may have been gained through two years’ experience in the field of behavioral health and/or criminal justice.Proficiency in Spanish is a strong plus.Ability to pass criminal background check required for entry into court and correctional settings.# **Job Requisition Number**JR103566 SOCIAL SERVICES CASEWORKER (Open Date: 07/26/2026)# **Pay Grade**U05021 A# **Classification**Social Services Caseworker# **Class Definition***Clinical Assessment and Treatment Recommendation:*Interview clients in the community, cellblock, or at the Adult Correctional Institutions as needed as part of a clinical screening and assessment process. Recommend and develop treatment plans for bail release or long-term dispositional planning. Update case files regularly and prior to court dates with notes/memo to file concerning status of the case.*Case Management:*The Social Caseworker will arrange and coordinate treatment for clients as requested by the Public Defender attorney(s) with whom they work. Public Defender attorneys may require presentation of a bail release plan for a client who is awaiting trial or formulation of a dispositional plan for a sentenced client in need of services.This typically includes, but is not limited to, interviewing client and assessing them for appropriate treatment, contacting treatment personnel to arrange admission into treatment, and arranging transportation to treatment. The caseworker may also need to verify clients’ status in treatment for review dates set by the court. The Social Caseworker must also maintain a network of service providers with whom they will work to find appropriate services for Public Defender clients.*Mitigation*Social Caseworker will assist Public Defender attorneys with mitigation. This includes, but is not limited to, interviewing clients, gathering records, speaking with social supports, family, and employers, and report writing.# **Supplemental Information**General Statement of Duties: The Social Caseworker is responsible for preparing bail release and dispositional plans for the calendar attorneys with whom they work with. This includes clinical assessment, treatment recommendation, case management, mitigation, and maintaining a network of treatment referrals for clients.# **Benefits**For information regarding the benefits available to State of Rhode Island employees, please visit the Office of Employee Benefits' website at #J-18808-Ljbffr