District Family Services Worker - Rutland - Interim
District Family Services Worker - Rutland - Interim
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Job Description
Overview
The Department for Children & Families Family Services Division Rutland Office is seeking professional level Interim Family Services Workers to join our team of dedicated staff in supporting children families and communities. Our goal is to promote safety permanency wellbeing and law abidance for children in need. Your role may involve conducting assessments related to child abuse and neglect or delinquency and/or providing ongoing services to at-risk families children in state care or youth on juvenile probation. We work in partnership with parents relatives educators law enforcement community-based service providers courts foster parents and others. The work we do is meaningful challenging and critical to the safety and well-being of Vermonts children and families. This is an interim position with an end date of May 2026.
Please visit the DCF website for more information and resources to help you decide if this might be the right career for you.
Who May Apply
This position Family Services Worker - Rutland - Interim (Job Requisition #51412) is open to all State employees and external applicants.
If you would like more information about this position please contact.
Resumes will not be accepted via e-mail. You must apply online to be considered.
Please note that multiple positions in the same work location may be filled from this job posting.
AHS BACKGROUND CHECKS: Candidates must pass any level of background investigation applicable to the accordance with AHS Policy 4.02 Hiring Standards Vermont and/or national criminal record checks as well as DMV and adult and child abuse registry checks as appropriate to the position under recruitment will be conducted on candidates with the exception of those who are current classified state employees seeking transfer promotion or demotion into an AHS classified position or are persons exercising re-employment (RIF) rights.
Environmental Factors
Duties are performed in a variety of setting ranging from departmental offices client homes courtrooms or alternative staffing sites. Considerable field travel is required for which private means of transportation must be available.
Crisis situations may arise at any hour and may require evening or weekend responses. Incumbents predictably encounter high levels of stress and emotional situations strong differences of opinion and potentially exposure to physical danger. Class incumbents may be required to be on available or standby status during night weekend and holiday hours.
Minimum Qualifications
Masters degree in social work.
OR
Bachelors degree AND eighteen (18) months of human services casework including at least six months with a child or youth services caseload where duties included direct responsibility for client intake assessment plan development monitoring service procurement and case closure in a formal human services delivery system.
OR
Satisfactory completion of 12 to 18 months experience as a Family Services Worker trainee in DCF.
Total Compensation
As a State employee you are offered a great career opportunity but its more than a paycheck. The States total compensation package features an outstanding set of employee benefits that are worth about 30% of your total compensation including:
- 80% State paid medical premium
- Dental Plan at no cost for employees and their families
- Flexible Spending healthcare and childcare reimbursement accounts
- Two ways to save for your retirement: A State defined benefit pension plan and a deferred compensation457(b) plan
- Work/Life balance: 11 paid holidays each year and a generous leave plan; many jobs also allow for a flexible schedule
- Low cost group life insurance
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Incentive-based Wellness Program
- Qualified Employer for Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness Program
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Equal Opportunity Employer
The State of Vermont celebrates diversity and is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect and meaningful inclusion that represents a variety of backgrounds perspectives and skills. The State does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race color religion or belief national social or ethnic origin sex (including pregnancy) age physical mental or sensory disability HIV Status sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression marital civil union or domestic partnership status past or present military service membership in an employee organization family medical history or genetic information or family or parental status. The States employment decisions are merit-based. Retaliatory adverse employment actions by the State are forbidden.
Employment Type
Full Time
