Job Description

Posting number: 191467

Department: Department of Social Services

Division: County Office-Aiken

Job classification: Case Worker Assistant

Posting type: Open

Categories: Community Services, Health Services, Social Services, Human Services, Community and Social Services

Do you have a passion to provide meaningful work in the community? Would you like to be part of an organization whose central mission is helping to protect, stabilize and strengthen the lives of children, families, and vulnerable adults? Then the South Carolina Department of Social Services has the right job opportunity for you.

Job Duties:

• The Child Welfare Services Case Worker Assistant performs a variety of advance secretarial duties involved in the daily operation of the county offices. Assists personnel with providing caseworkers services; uses knowledge of operations, programs and general office procedures to make independent decisions concerning processing of information and materials and to establish procedures that would assist Child Welfare Staff.

• Gathers materials and assists in preparing FCRB packets and invitations letters; gathers materials for ISEDEC staffing's and coordinates meetings for invited parties. Assists with completion of Review board packets, IV-E packets, home studies, and ICPC Packets etc.

• Provides or arranges transportation to resources in the community as a part of social services aide plan and assists with transportation of the children.

• Maintains the state car log and is responsible for preparing reports and documents for accidents; responsible for scheduling and facilitating car maintenance; responsible for assignment of state vehicles.

• Assists with Child and Family Visitations and teaches appropriate parenting and household management skills.

• Takes and edits minutes of meetings and staffing's; prepares the meeting agenda. Provides Accounting Department with quarterly supply order.

• Assists case workers with other administrative support functions; receives incoming and outgoing correspondence, screens what can be handled personally, and forwards the remaining documents to necessary child welfare staff. Screens and refers callers appropriately.

• Maintains and posts programmatic information to logs ( i.e., drug screens, cell phones, camera, time sheets, time studies, mileage, LEP); prepares reoccurring reports; responsible for reviewing each drug screen results and reporting positive results to the assigned caseworker.

• Assists Child Welfare Staff in uploading data into CAPSS, maintaining case files, and archiving records.

• Maintains alternative Caregiver Spreadsheet for Region V liaison, ABC vouchers for Case Worker cases; assists with Foster Parent/child Christmas party/gifts.

• Family Group Counseling - referral data base, Foster care/Joy Days Monthly birthday list, LEP - database.

• Performs Red Cross shelter duty or emergency shelter duty/services as directed.

Examples of duties

Supplemental information

This application for employment with the SC Department of Social Services must be completed in its entirety. A resume may be included; but shall not be substituted in lieu of the completion of this application in part or in whole. "See Resume" is not acceptable information for the completion of any part of the requirements of this application. If such is submitted, this employment application will be considered incomplete and may not be forwarded as eligible for consideration to hiring managers.

Must possess a valid driver's license and have access to and be able to operate a motor vehicle. Individuals must comply with necessary field work assignments.

If you certify, by completion and submission of this application, that you possess educational credentials that qualify you for the available DSS positions, you will be required to provide a certified official transcript, if you are selected for job offer.

The South Carolina Department of Social Services offers an exceptional benefits package that includes:

• Health, Dental, Vision, Long Term Disability, and Life Insurance for Employee, Spouse, and Children
• 15 days annual (vacation) leave per year
• 15 days sick leave per year
• 13 paid holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• State Retirement Plan and Deferred Compensation Programs

DIVISION: Child Welfare Services / Aiken County