Social Services Practitioner III - First 5 (Spanish Bilingual)

Required: Bilingual-English/ Spanish



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*ALL APPLICANTS MUST UPLOAD A COPY OF THEIR OFFICIAL AND/OR UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS OF THEIR COMPLETED DEGREE AT AN ACCREDITED COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY.

First 5 Riverside County Children & Families Commission is recruiting for a Social Services Practitioner III t hat will support the west end of Riverside County including Jurupa Valley and the Perris locations.

This position will be assigned to the Children & Families Commission - First 5's pilot site which will be a dynamic and fast paced environment that requires flexibility to changing rules and regulations.

Incumbents will provide training regarding community resources and state and federal programs.

The incumbent will act in a lead capacity to support Western Region of the Children & Families Commission and will be responsible for creating teaching modules for training workshops on community resources; research and gather information on community, state, and federal social service programs; conduct community outreach for advocacy of social service programs; work with clients from diverse socio-economic backgrounds by providing counseling services; oversee casework involving, but not limited to protective services and medical services; provide and interpret complex laws, regulations, policies and procedures for the public; prepare and develop training materials for other Social Services Practitioners and Community Health Workers.

The Social Services Practitioner III is the highest classification of the professionally trained social caseworker in the Social Services Practitioner series Incumbents are characterized by the responsibility for performing full scope social service casework often requiring difficult diagnosis and intensive treatment services.

The Social Services Practitioner Ill is distinguished from the Social Services Supervisor series by the latter's responsibility to provide full time supervision of staff performing casework.

The most competitive candidates will have:



* Strong knowledge of social service and community programs.


* Casework experience as a social worker within a public or non-profit Human Services Agency.


* Knowledge of complex case planning and case management procedures.


* Crisis intervention and counseling skills.


* Working experience within Child Welfare Services (CWS) and family service programs.


* Working experience with Epic System or electronic health records (EHR)


* Experience with training Community Health Workers

Meet the Team!

First 5 Riverside, the Riverside County Children & Families Commission , is primarily funded by tobacco taxes generated by Proposition 10, which passed in November 1998 to help make sure that all of our youngest Californians, from prenatal through 5 years old, get the best possible start in life.

First 5 Riverside also receives state and federal funding to support community programs and initiatives to meet the goals and objectives of the Strategic Pl...