Social Worker (Child & Family Services)

Tier: 2

Department: Social Services

Supervisor: Child & Family Services Manager

Location: 11400 158th Road Mayetta, KS 66509

Pay Range: $19.26 - $31.47

Offering rate will vary within the listed hourly range above. *Supported by the Department budget & related experience/education*

• Preference in employment actions exercised in accordance with applicable law. Applicants must provide proof of eligibility for preference.
• Benefits for Full-Time: Weekly pay periods, Holiday pay, paid Birthday leave, Weekly accruals for Vacation & Sick leave, Administrative, Bereavement, and Educational Leave available, Low-Cost & Low-Deductible Benefits Plans & Generous 401(k) matching program.

Questions before applying? 785-966-3060

*(3)Full Time Positions Available*

Role:

This position will act as a member of a multidisciplinary team in serving clients and families. Provides child foster care placement, complete assessments, locate appropriate placement and monitors their care and well-being to ensure their needs have been met. Licensing and relicensing of foster homes off the reservation through Child Placing Agency License through State of Kansas Department of Children and Families and tribally approved foster homes. This position also provides/refers services to families and children for reintegration/reunification, adoption, and guardianship.

Must be available to work the assigned schedule and available as needed to work a flexible schedule to meet the demands of the position, which may include nights, weekends, holidays and overtime hours.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all minimum requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Driving: Must have valid Kansas driver's license and be insurable with the Nation's insurance or able to obtain within 90-days of employment.

Experience: One year of direct social work experience; specifically, in child welfare and/or foster care. Knowledge of Native lifestyle and culture is a plus!

Education: Bachelor's degree in social work with current Kansas LBSW license with the BSRB.

Interpersonal Skills: A significant level of trust and diplomacy is required, in addition to normal courtesy and tact. Work involves extensive personal contact with others and/or can be of a personal or sensitive nature. Work may involve motivating or influencing others. Outside contacts become important and fostering sound relationships with other entities (companies and/or individuals) becomes necessary and often requires the ability to influence and/or sell ideas or services to others.

Knowledge:

• Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Psychology: Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
• Therapy and Counseling: Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.
• Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography, and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology.

Skills:

• Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
• Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Service Orientation : Actively looking for ways to help people.
• Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.

Abilities:

• The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
• The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.

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