CWLA Career Center Job Listing #3255 WWW.CWLA.ORG/JOBS Position Title:   Social Worker - Strawbridge School Agency:   Board of Child Care Job Location:   Date Posted:   BALTIMORE, MD 1/15/2013 Job Level:   Not Specified Job Category:   Social Work - Child Welfare Job Status:   Fulltime Salaried Salary Range:   Not Specified Job Description:   BOARD OF CHILD CARE POSITION: Social Worker/Therapist POSITION RESPONSIBLE TO: Clinical Coordinator CATEGORY OF EMPLOYMENT: Salaried/Exempt PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES: • Complete admission service needs assessments that include participation by child/youth, parents/guardians in the identification of strengths, service needs, and discharge plan. • Provide effective case management to assigned cases which includes but is not limited to: liaison with internal and external sources; Interdisciplinary Team leader; develop, monitor, review Individual Treatment/ Discharge Plans; discharge planning. • Therapist, within the scope of professional license, to provide individual, family, group verbal therapies. • Promote child/youth/family understanding of available Board of Child Care and community resources and facilitate referrals as appropriate • Coordinate with the Board of Child Care staff members and community resources to address clients’ service needs • Evaluate the child’s/youth’s/family’s progress towards goal attainment on a designated basis in line with individual treatment and discharge plan goals • Maintain effective working relationships with families, children/youth, colleagues, consultants and community agencies • Complete required documentation and reports within the defined time lines • Ensure assigned case records meet documentation standards • Identify supervision and/or professional training needs to supervisor as they arise • Perform other duties, as requested, to achieve agency goals ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: • Maintenance of a valid Maryland social work license • Maintenance of a valid Maryland Driver’s license and safe driving record • Client file maintenance • Computer literate • Ability to effectively express ideas clearly and concisely, orally and in writing • Able to assess strengths and level of functioning of children and families and determine necessary service needs and treatment strategies using sound, objective decision making • Able to engage children and families in a positive therapeutic alliance • Able to work cooperatively with others in a treatment team. QUALIFICATIONS: • Masters Degree in Social Work from an accredited college or university. • Current LGSW Maryland State License - LCSW-C preferred. • Minimum of one (1) year experience in providing direct social work services to children/youth and families. OTHER: • Performance will be reviewed six (6) months after date of hire and yearly thereafter. • Probationary period is for six (6) months. Resumé Required:   Yes Cover Letter Required:   No Application Required:   No Contact Name/Address:   Angela Chambers Contact (Phone):   Contact (Fax):   Contact (E-mail):   achambers@boardofchildcare.org Additional Info:   New Search Job Searching Online Help Back to top      Career Center Homepage