REPOST CWS Case Worker Assistant / 61061482

About the Department

Do you have a passion to provide meaningful work in the community? Would you like to be part of an organization whose central mission is helping to protect, stabilize and strengthen the lives of children, families, and vulnerable adults? Then the South Carolina Department of Social Services has the right job opportunity for you.

Job Duties:

• The CWS Case Worker Assistant provides services to remedy abuse, neglect, exploitations or self-neglect of adults or children unable to protect themselves. The CWS Case Worker Assistant will assist CWS Case Workers with providing casework services in the area of assessment, family preservation, and foster care. 

• Provides or arranges transportation to resources in the community as a part of social service aide plan. This includes assisting with the transportation of children and adults. 

• Participates as a member of a professional team to plan services for clients.  

• Makes requests for educational, medical, dental, law enforcement, records to include Birth Certificates, Social Security Cards and link assoc. files in CAPSS etc. 

• Makes referrals to service providers, family group conferencing, seneca search, public indexes, sex offenders, etc. 

• Assists with the completion of Foster Care Review Board packets, IV-E packets, Home Studies and ICPC packets etc. 

• Maintains the Human Services file room. Ensuring files are stored properly and sent to State Office for further maintenance as needed. 

• Maintains the allotted County State Fleet Vehicles: Ensuring monthly mileage is obtained monthly, cleanings are completed and proper maintenance is completed.

• Assists with other administrative support functions to include correspondences, copy, fax, email etc.  

• Performs other related duties as directed by supervisor. Perform shelter/emergency response duties when needed and as directed. 

• Ensures that personal identifying information (PII) is properly used, accessed, gathered, shared and disposed. To protect the agency networks and applications by safeguarding systems, equipment and data. 

• Performs additional duties as needed.

Position Duties

A High School Diploma and three (3) years of clerical, administrative, social work, corrections, business administration, or general business experience.

An Associate Degree and one (1) year experience in clerical, administrative, social work, corrections, business administration, or general business. 

Other Qualifications

This application for employment with the SC Department of Social Services must be completed in its entirety. A resume may be included; but shall not be substituted in lieu of the completion of this application in part or in whole. "See Resume" is not acceptable information for the completion of any part of the requirements of this application. If such is submitted, this employment application will be considered incomplete and may not be forwarded as eligible for consideration to hiring managers. 

Must possess a valid driver's license and have access to and be able to operate a motor vehicle. Individuals must comply with necessary field work assignments.

If you certify, by completion and submission of this application, that you possess educational credentials that qualify you for the available DSS positions, you will be required to provide a certified official transcript, if you are selected for job offer.

The South Carolina Department of Social Services offers an exceptional benefits package that includes:

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Agency Information

EmployerState of South CarolinaAgency Department of Social Services Address 1535 Confederate Avenue Extension

Columbia, South Carolina, 29201 Phone803-898-7315 ext. 2