Careers

This position is designed for individuals with a social work license from the state of Idaho, but who have no prior child welfare experience. Child Welfare Social Workers (1) perform one or more types of casework, including foster care licensing, adoptions, case management, safety assessment, or intake; some positions may have the opportunity to telework. 

Minimum Requirements:

• Current Licensure as a Social Worker in Idaho
• Valid Driver’s License
• Passing pre-employment drug te
• Passing criminal history background investigation

Typical Duties

• Provide social services, support, and change-oriented activities to preserve the family unit and promote client self-determination.
• Perform on-site evaluations of foster homes to determine if appropriate for child placement and recommend approval/disapproval for licensing.
• Consult with experienced social workers, law enforcement, court personnel, community resource workers and school staff.
• Research, obtain and make referrals to community resources and provide court-related services including court testimony, court reports and other legal documentation and mediation, negotiation, and implementation of agreements.
• Draft case plans related to child abuse/neglect cases and participate in interdisciplinary team staffing to formulate and/or modify treatment plans.
• Receive and process referrals, complaints, or requests for service, and conduct assessment and fact-finding interviews of child abuse or neglect to obtain and assess mental, physical, economic, employment, environmental and social status of client/family.
• Prepare written intake reports based on initial interviews with referents and subjects of assessment and draft case plans related to child abuse/neglect issues with recommendations for case-related service decisions.
• Prepare case record notes attesting to engagement with clients and results from specific services.
• Prepare court reports, affidavits, testimony, orders to remove the child, etc. for required court proceedings.
• Use keyboard to document and enter client data into computerized record systems.

Family Resource & Training Center

The College of Professional Programs, Family Resource and Training Center at Eastern Washington University invites applications for a full time Program Coordinator for the Child Welfare Workforce Training and Development Program.

Under direction of the Assistant Director and Program Lead provide logistic support to FRTC leadership and Child Welfare Workforce Training and Development Program (Academy) in areas such as administration, training, and special projects. This position will have extensive involvement with staff in carrying out program activities and will coordinate, schedule, and monitor program activities to strategize and determine consistency within program goals.