SWIAT AFTER HOURS - SECOND SHIFT

**Applicants are encouraged to apply early. The application review process will take place immediately and continue until the position is filled. This recruitment may close any time after the first review or when a sufficient number of qualified applications have been received.** **Hiring range for this position is $57,657.60 - $68,972.80. Initial placement for new employees is customarily at entry level through 35% percentile. Pay grade for this position is 21.** **The work schedule for this position is 12pm-12:00am rotating nights during the week and 8:00am-8:00pm on weekends and holidays. 48 hours one week and 36 hours the second week.** **This position will require employees to be in the office for their entire shift during the week. Remote possibilities on weekends and holidays depending on workload. This is subject to change at any time.** **General Definition of Work:** The Second Shift Social Worker performs advanced professional social work focused on protecting children who are at risk for or have experienced abuse, neglect, or dependency. This position provides investigative, case management, crisis intervention, and counseling services during second-shift hours, responding promptly to reports requiring immediate assessment and safety planning. Work is performed under the regular supervision of a Social Work Supervisor III.**Essential Functions****/****Typical Tasks:** **Providing social work services including intervention and immediate response to crisis situations for at-risk children in the most complex cases in the department; investigating and substantiating the alleged neglect and abuse, providing expert testimony in court hearings, assessing and evaluating child(ren)'s needs, making case decisions and judgments that impact the life and safety of children, developing service plans and goals and follows-up with case management, treatment referrals and preventive services; managing an investigations or in-home services caseload; preparing detailed and complex court summaries and reports;** **maintaining records, files and confidentiality** **.** *(These are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work performed. The omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)* - **Intake, Investigations, Assessment & Crisis Response** - Conduct CPS investigations and assessments during second shift hours within mandated timeframes, including immediate response to crisis situations. - Determine whether abuse, neglect, or dependency has occurred and evaluate immediate and ongoing child safety risks through receiving and screening intakes, interviews, and home visits. - Interview children, parents, caregivers, and collateral contacts; gather history and assess family functioning. - Develop, implement, and monitor Safety Plans in compliance with guidelines. - Provide crisis de-escalation, stabilization, and supportive intervention during crisis situations by utilizing trauma-informed and solution-focused practices. - **Case Management** - Manage a small safe caseload during assigned shift. - Provide immediate safety planning, emergency placement coordination, or removal when necessary. - Frontload services when deemed necessary by making appropriate referrals for the family. - Monitor family progress, assess risk changes, and adjust safety assessment accordingly. - Complete all documentation in required systems. - **Professional Judgment & Decision-Making** - Make time-sensitive decisions impacting child safety with limited supervision. - Analyze complex situations and determine appropriate action quickly. - Respond independently to crises using calm, trauma-informed, and de-escalating approaches. - **Collaboration & Court Work** - Collaborate with law enforcement, schools, and medical/mental health profess…