Child Welfare Intern - Bachelors of Science in Social Work

Summary: Gilpin County is seeking a Child Welfare Intern to provide social casework support in various program areas including child abuse, neglect cases, and adult protection. The role aims to work with families in the community to enhance support systems and reduce risks associated with child welfare issues while gaining practical experience in human services. Responsibilities: - Participates in regular child welfare meetings, and supervision - Partner with Child Welfare Team to: Determine which referrals meet criteria for assessment Conduct intake assessments Work with Families in permanency cases Attend Court hearings Assess adult protection concerns Provide ongoing support for adult protection cases Engage in the family meeting process to make critical decisions - Partners with Prevention Caseworker on prevention programming to include: Partnerships with other community-based agencies Completing home visits with clients to assess individual and family needs to identify potential resources and/or services Provides information on available services. Assist with the 211 Pilot Program through United Way, CDHS, Gilpin County, Boulder County and Pueblo County Required Qualifications: - Must have a valid Colorado Driver's License without any restrictions due to driving record. Must also be able to drive a county vehicle - Completion of Child Welfare Academy within first semester - Obtaining a BSW or MSW at an accredited institution - Maintain a high level of professionalism and confidentiality - Learn regulations, laws and procedures and develop knowledge of casework techniques and methodologies - Accurately and effectively transmit and receive information that is necessary to the accomplishment of goals and objectives including effective written and oral communication - Exercise independent judgment and critical thought - Maintain courteous and effective working relationships with the public, county departments, co-workers and other agencies - Must pass background check, including traffic and criminal and a pre-employment drug screening - Strong communication, organizational and interpersonal skills - Ability to maintain collaborative relationships with professionals and other members of the community to develop effective treatment plans for clients and to help clients solve problems - Must possess strong community interest, while understanding the County government organization, function, policy rules and regulations - Ability to work effectively both independently and as a team member - Use of professional and personal discretion to protect the County from any actual and/or perceived appearances of impropriety - Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, elected and appointed officials, businesses, the general public and with the ability to communicate effectively - Be punctual and prompt for work and meetings - Communicate with the team in a respectful and meaningful way to best serve Gilpin County residents - Working knowledge of established principles, theories and concepts of social caseworker practice - Beginning knowledge of laws pertaining to child abuse, neglect and other dependency conditions Required Skills: Child Welfare Academy, Social caseworker practice, Laws pertaining to child abuse and neglect, Casework techniques Benefits: Paid Holidays: Gilpin County provides 13 paid holidays per calendar year. An employee will be paid ten (10) hours per holiday., Vacation: The first year of employment, (based on the anniversary of the hire date) full-time employees are given 40 hours of vacation and earn 3 hours of paid vacation leave bi-weekly. After that time, leave shall accrue as follows: | | | | | --- | --- | --- | | | Lump Sum on Date of Hire (Hours) | Hourly Accrual Rate (bi-weekly) | | Zero – 12 months | 40 | 3 | | 13 – 60 months | - | 5 | | 61 – 120 months | - | 7 | | 121+ months | - | 8 | Full-Time employees are encouraged to take their earned vacation leave each year. Vacation time accrual shall cap at the maximum amount and shall not exceed the maximum accrual amount, based on total months of service. | | | | --- | --- | | Months of Service | Maximum Vacation Accrual | | Zero – 60 | 248 | | 61 – 131 | 268 | | 132 – 192 | 288 | | 193 – 239 | 308 | | 240+ | 328 |, Sick Leave: Full-Time employees shall accrue four (4) hours of sick leave each bi-weekly pay period. The maximum sick leave that may be accumulated by such an employee is 600 hours., Medical Plans: Gilpin County offers two medical plans with Kaiser and United Health Care. Gilpin County offers a Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) for all employees to cover co-pays, deductibles, and other medical expenses. Employees are eligible for benefits the first of the month following 30 days of service. This HRA card will have $3,000.00 on it for an individual or $6,000.00 for a family. Both plans have a max out of pocket for $1,000 individual or $2,000 per family after the use of the HRA card for in network expenses., United Health Care Monthly Employee Cost: Employee Only/Employee and Spouse/Employee and Child(ren)/Employee and Family $80.85/$167.72/$149.40/$234.30, Kaiser Permanente Monthly Employee Cost: Employee Only/Employee and Spouse/Employee and Child(ren)/Employee and Family $72.60/$152.62/$134.47/$210.90, Dental Plan: Gilpin County offers dental coverage through Delta Dental with PPO and Premiere network coverages. Individual deductible at $50 and family deductible at $150. In network coverage for preventative and diagnostic services are covered 100%, basic services covered at 80%, major services at 50%, and ortho covered at 50% with a $2,000 max. The plan offers a “Right Start 4 Kids” plan that covers most children basic services up to their 13th birthday at 100% with no deductible (some exclusions apply). Annual max this plan pays for covered dental services is $2,000 per individual covered on the plan., Delta Dental Monthly Employee Costs: Employee Only/Employee and Spouse/Employee and Child(ren)/Employee and Family $0.00/$28.71/$54.00/$72.50, Vision Plan: Gilpin County offers vision coverage through VSP. In network coverage includes copays at $10 copays with an allowance of $175 per pair of either one prescription eyeglasses or contacts yearly on a 12-month calendar basis and discounts on Lasik., VSP Vision Monthly Employee Costs: Employee Only/Employee and Spouse/Employee and Child(ren)/Employee and Family $0.00/$3.20/$3.40/$5.60, Retirement: Two retirement savings plans are available through the Colorado Retirement Association: 401(a) and 457 Deferred Compensation Plans The 401(a) has a 5% required full match with a 4-year vesting period. The 457 Plan is optional and has Pre-tax and Roth Options available. After four years of service, this plan could also include a County match as described below., Short-Term Disability: Short-term disability pays 60% of your earnings with a max of $1,000 per week for up to 11 weeks. Benefits begin on day 15 and your first two weeks you will have to cover with sick, personal, or vacation time. Gilpin County covers 100% of the premium cost of this plan for the employee., Long-Term Disability: Long-term disability kicks in after 90 consecutive calendar days of a qualified disability. The plan will pay 60% of your earnings with a max of $5,000 monthly. Gilpin County covers 100% of the premium cost of this plan for the employee., Employee Assistance Program (EAP): EAP is provided through Triad All one Health for employees and members of your household. Services are confidential and available 24/7. A wide variety of services including but not limited to: Emotion well-being support with up to 6 Counseling sessions per issue each year. Daily life assistance guidance on a variety of topics. Online resources with articles, assessments, search tools, webinars. Free 30-minute consultations on legal services and financial services. A discount center to find deals on products, services, travel and more!, Gilpin County Parks & Recreation:  Employees receive free memberships, as well as 20% discounts on most services such as childcare, leagues, rentals, in house classes but does not include contract classes., Sick Leave: Leave accrues at the rate of 1 hours of sick leave per 30 hours worked to a maximum of 45 hours per year., Retirement: As a part time or temporary employee, you may participate in the optional 457b or 457 Roth plan. These plans may be started, stopped, and changed anytime during your employment., Employee Assistance Program (EAP): EAP is provided through Triad All One Health for employees and members of your household. Services are confidential and available 24/7. A wide variety of services including but not limited to: Emotion well-being support with up to 6 Counseling sessions per issue each year. Daily life assistance guidance on a variety of topics. Online resources with articles, assessments, search tools, webinars. Free 30-minute consultations on legal services and financial services. A discount center to find deals on products, services, travel and more!, Retirement: Gilpin County offers optional 457b or 457 Roth plans. The optional 457b plans may be started, stopped, and changed anytime during your employment, Gilpin County Parks & Recreation: Employees receive free membership, as well as 20% discounts on most services such as childcare, leagues, rentals, in house classes but does not include contract classes.