Family Services Worker - Rutland - Interim
Company: State of Vermont
Location: Rutland
Posted on: October 12, 2024
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Job Description:
OverviewThe Department for Children & Families' Family Services
Division Rutland Office is seeking professional level Interim
Family Services Workers to join our team of dedicated staff in
supporting children, families and communities. Our goal is to
promote safety, permanency, wellbeing and law abidance for children
in need. Your role may involve conducting assessments related to
child abuse and neglect or delinquency and/or providing ongoing
services to at-risk families, children in state care, or youth on
juvenile probation. We work in partnership with parents, relatives,
educators, law enforcement, community-based service providers,
courts, foster parents, and others. The work we do is meaningful,
challenging and critical to the safety and well-being of Vermont's
children and families. This is an interim position with an end date
of May 2026.
Please visit the DCF website for more information and resources to
help you decide if this might be the right career for you.Who May
ApplyThis position, Family Services Worker - Rutland - Interim (Job
Requisition #50340), is open to all State employees and external
applicants.
If you would like more information about this position, please
contact.
Resumes will not be accepted via e-mail. You must apply online to
be considered.
Please note that multiple positions in the same work location may
be filled from this job posting.AHS BACKGROUND CHECKS: Candidates
must pass any level of background investigation applicable to the
position. In accordance with AHS Policy 4.02, Hiring Standards,
Vermont and/or national criminal record checks, as well as DMV and
adult and child abuse registry checks, as appropriate to the
position under recruitment, will be conducted on candidates, with
the exception of those who are current classified state employees
seeking transfer, promotion or demotion into an AHS classified
position or are persons exercising re-employment (RIF)
rights.Environmental FactorsDuties are performed in a variety of
setting ranging from departmental offices to client homes to
courtrooms. Considerable field travel is required, for which
private means of transportation must be available. Crisis
situations may arise at any hour and may require evening or weekend
responses. Incumbents predictably encounter high levels of stress
and emotional situations, strong differences of opinion, and
potentially exposure to physical danger. Class incumbents may be
required to be on available or standby status during night,
weekend, and holiday hours.Minimum QualificationsMaster's degree in
social work.
ORBachelor's degree AND eighteen (18) months of human services
casework, including at least six months with a child or youth
services caseload where duties included direct responsibility for
client intake, assessment, plan development, monitoring, service
procurement, and case closure in a formal human services delivery
system.OR
Satisfactory completion of 12 to 18 months experience as a Family
Services Worker trainee in DCF.Total CompensationAs a State
employee you are offered a great career opportunity, but it's more
than a paycheck. The State's total compensation package features an
outstanding set of employee benefits that are worth about 30% of
your total compensation, including:
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