Social Worker III

THE COUNTY OF EL DORADO The County of El Dorado is committed to promoting the power of public service by fostering a diverse and collaborative workplace where employees are empowered, respected and valued. The dedicated efforts taken by the Board of Supervisors continues to promote El Dorado County as a competitive employer that is committed to recruiting and retaining qualified employees by advocating for competitive salaries and excellent benefits. The County of El Dorado is also supportive of providing telework opportunities for employees consistent with business needs and in accordance with Board of Supervisors Policy E-12 - Telecommuting. Description THE COUNTY OF EL DORADO The County of El Dorado is committed to promoting the power of public service by fostering a diverse and collaborative workplace where employees are empowered, respected and valued. The dedicated efforts taken by the Board of Supervisors continues to promote El Dorado County as a competitive employer that is committed to recruiting and retaining qualified employees by advocating for competitive salaries and excellent benefits. The County of El Dorado is also supportive of providing telework opportunities for employees consistent with business needs and in accordance with Board of Supervisors Policy E-12 - Telecommuting. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY The El Dorado County Health And Human Services Agency is committed to transforming lives and improving futures for the citizens of El Dorado County. Their programs and services include: Behavioral Health, Public Health, Community and Social Services. Their over 600 employees are dedicated to enhancing and enriching the lives of those in their communities. SOCIAL SERVICES, CHILD WELFARE The Health and Human Services Agency’s Social Services Division strives to improve the quality of life for the residents of El Dorado County. Child Protective Services helps to identify, treat and reduce child abuse and neglect, and to ensure reasonable efforts are made to protect and maintain children in their homes. THE OPPORTUNITY The Social Worker III carries a complex and difficult caseload involving the determination of need for social services for individuals and families, including both children and adults; performs assessments and eligibility determinations involving individualized case plans and application of casework methods; may serve as a lead worker over subordinate professional staff supporting an assigned program or function; provides comprehensive casework services of a tangible nature; and performs related duties as assigned. The Selected Candidate Will Have The Opportunity To Receive and respond to reports of suspected abuse, neglect, and exploitation; obtain information from reporters; personally investigate and assess situations to protect vulnerable adults, and recommend alternate placement (if applicable); may provide information to law enforcement or district attorneys; may be required to work on-call; may testify in court. Perform case studies and evaluate individual and family case information to assess the safety of adults; determine appropriate types and methods of treatment. Develop and carry out case plans for an assigned caseload; ensure all services are delivered in a respectful, culturally sensitive, and appropriate manner and in conformance with agency, state, and federal requirements; assist clients and family members to develop strategies to accomplish case plan goals. Counsel or support clients with complex or specialized needs; provide crisis intervention. Refer clients to other staff members or to community resources for direct and intensive services and specialized counseling; advocate on clients behalf for most appropriate services including enabling services. Make a diagnosis of client problems and follow through with the social treatment plans with a high degree of independence. For a full description of duties and responsibilities, please review the job description. Human Resources will assess your application to determine if you are minimally qualified using the following recommendations: Education And Experience One (1) year of full-time experience performing journey-level social work case management equivalent to the County's class of Social Worker II; OR Two (2) years of full-time journey-level social work case management experience in a public or private agency; and Thirty (30) semester units or forty-five (45) quarter units from an accredited college or university, including fifteen (15) semester units or twenty-two and one half (22.5) quarter units in social welfare, social/human services, sociology, or other social or behavioral science.** Qualifying social work case management includes direct case work management, such as: assessment, evaluation; conducting investigations of abuse, neglect, and exploitation; preparing court reports; responsibility for a long term caseload, monitoring compliance through home visits and other personal contact; collaboration with other agencies and linking clients to resources and programs; development of a case plan, modification of case plans as needed/required; and authority to impose sanctions or #J-18808-Ljbffr