Child Welfare Caseworker, Grade 23

Rockville, MD, United States

Job Description

Closing Date: July 12, 2024

Montgomery County is located adjacent to Washington, DC and with over one million residents, is the most populous County in the State of Maryland. The County is also the most diverse County in the State and ranks among the top ten most diverse Counties in the nation.Montgomery County contains many major U.S. government offices,scientific researchand learning centers, and business campuses.

The Department of Health and Human Services is responsible for delivery of the County's public health and human services that the needs of our community's most vulnerable children, adults and seniors.The Department provides services through more than 120 programs at more than 20 locations.With 2,000 employees, the Department of Health and Human Services is the largest County Department.

As a Department we believe health and wellness of the county can only be achieved by ensuring that every resident has fair opportunities to reach their fullest potential. This means access to quality housing, transportation, education, employment, health care, human services, safe neighborhoods and healthy food. HHS' provides critical services for residents who face a variety of obstacles in achieving their full potential. HHS plays an essential role in building a healthy and strong community.

If you are interested in working for the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services, we invite qualified candidates to apply for the Part-time - Child Welfare Caseworker position.

About the Position:

This position is located in the Department's Child Welfare Services division.

Child Welfare Services provides protective, risk and safety planning for families and children. Child Welfare Services also provides supportive services for children who are at risk of maltreatment and supportive services and interventions to their families.This program provides case planning services to relatives, foster parents, and adoptive parents. Child Protective services/investigations, kinship care, foster care (including Independent Living services), adoption, and family preservation/in-home services are services provided through Child Welfare Services. Family Preservation/In-Home Services provide assessment and interventions to families with children who are at risk of removal from home due to neglect or abuse. The Screening and Assessment Unit responds to allegations of suspected physical and sexual child abuse, neglect, and mental injury through an Investigative or Alternative Response.Foster Care services focuses on case management, reunification and Permenancy services to children and families when a child was removed from the home due to safety and concerns.

The Child Welfare Caseworker provides services to Child Welfare Services clients. The Caseworkers workload will consist of one of the following:Child Protective Services assessment/investigations, In-Home/Family Preservation services, Out of Home Services which could include adoption, foster care/ kinship families and/or Independent Living Services .Other caseload assignments could include: screening abuse/neglect reports; studying and supporting foster/adoptive families; and/or handling other specialized projects and responsibilities.

Position duties:

•Writing reports and service agreements;

•Implementing service agreements;

•Supervising parent-child visits and providing transportation to children for visits;

•Serving as liaison with professional and community resources such as hospitals, schools, and other providers;

•Preparing court reports and testifying; and,

•Maintaining files and statistics, electronically and manually, as required.

Additional Employment Information

OHR reviews the minimum qualifications of all applicants, irrespective of whether the candidate has previously been found to have met the minimum requirements for the job or been temporarily promoted to the same position. This evaluation is based solely on the information contained in the application/resume submitted for this specific position/IRC.

Montgomery County Government is an equal opportunity employer, committed to workforce diversity. Accordingly, as it relates to employment opportunities, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, in accordance with the law. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the Office of Human Resources via email to [email protected] . Individual determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made in accordance with all applicable laws.

Montgomery County Government also provides hiring preference to certain categories of veterans and veterans/persons with a disability. For more information and to claim employment preference, please refer to the Careers webpage on Hiring Preference .

All applicants will respond to a series of questions related to their education, relevant experience, knowledge, skills and abilities required to minimally perform the job. The applicant's responses in conjunction with their resume and all other information provided in the employment application process will be evaluated to determine the minimum qualifications and preferred criteria status. Based on the results, the highest qualified applicants will be placed on an Eligible List and may be considered for an interview. Employees meeting minimum qualifications who are the same grade will be placed on Eligible List as a "Lateral Transfer" candidate and may be considered for interview.

If selected for consideration for this position, you may be required to provide evidence that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities indicated on your resume.

Montgomery County Ethics Law : Except as provided by law or regulation, the County's "Public Employees" (which does not include employees of the Sheriff's office) are subject to the County's ethics law including the requirements to obtain advanced approval of any outside employment and the prohibitions on certain outside employment. The outside employment requirements of the ethics law can be found at19A-12 of the County Code . Additional information about outside employment can be obtained from theEthics Commissionwebsite.

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Experience: One (1) year of professional experience in casework management which included short term counseling of individuals in the areas of family relationships and personal adjustments/development.

Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master's Degree in Counseling, Psychology, Social Work or a related field.

Equivalency: An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted.

There is no Preferred Criteria. All applicants will be reviewed by OHR for minimum qualifications. Those applicants who meet minimum qualifications will be rated Qualified, placed on the Eligible List, and may be considered for an interview.

Preference for interviews will be given to applicants with experience in the following:

•Experience and knowledge in client case management

•Experience working with culturally diverse populations

•Experience in, and knowledge of, community resources and services for children and families

Preferred Criteria

Minimum Salary 35649.5

Maximum Salary 56953

Currency USD