Child Welfare Services Referral Worker

2 weeks ago


Park Forest, United States AUNT MARTHAS HEALTH AND WELLNESS INC Full time

Aunt Martha’s Health and Wellness boldly commits to supporting the well-being of our communities, ensuring equity in access and delivering exceptional care inspired by a culture of innovation. We are taking a responsible approach to creating environments that allow us to do what we do best—provide healthcare and wellness. As a part of our commitment to health and safety, COVID-19 vaccines are required for all employees, as well as all newly hired employees. We require documentation upon hire._

**Summary**

The CWs Worker helps ensure children's safety, permanency, and well-being by providing services and support that promote the strengthening and maintenance of family functioning. The purpose of this position is to work within the CWS Referral Program to help families reduce risk through linkage to community services and resources.

**Job Details**
- Utilize critical thinking skills to respond with solution-focused resolutions that help families remain safe, thrive and function to lessen risk.
- Conduct weekly home visits to assess family situations focusing on safety and risk issues related to the child.
- Provide linkage to community services designed to help reduce risk and strengthen family functioning.
- Refer and connect families to such services as short-term paraprofessional services for household organization and cleanliness, instruction around specific parenting problems, which contribute, to risk to the child, medical services where the child or parent's physical condition contributes to concerns about safety and risk.

**QUALIFICATIONS**

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

**EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE**
- Bachelor's degree in Social Work or human services related field required and one to two years’ work experience with targeted population.
- Experience working with or providing services to individuals, children and families.
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft office.
- Willingness to working with the culturally diverse population (community we serve), experience preferred.
- Knowledge of allocated demographic community resources available to service individual, children and families, preferred.
- Knowledge of infant, child and adolescent development; trauma, mental health, substance abuse, domestic violence experience preferred.
- Knowledge or experience serving multi-stressed families, preferred. Open to reflective practice (capacity for introspection).

**CERTIFICATES and LICENSES**

Must currently possess an Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (IDCFS) CWEL, CERAP and CANS certified or be eligible to participate in the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (IDCFS) foundations training and successfully pass the required training curriculum and examinations to become CWEL, CERAP and CANS certified.

**OTHER QUALIFICATIONS**
- AMHW employee shall obtain and maintain certification in first Aid and CPR. Certifications must be obtained within 3 months of employment.
- Current driver's license.
- Current auto insurance.
- Have reliable personal vehicle to transport clients.
- Clear driving record.
- Ability to work late hours, weekends and weekends, as needed.
- Aunt Martha’s is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status._



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