Job Specification
SOCIAL WORKER 1
DEFINITION
Under direction of a supervisory official in a state department,
hospital, training school, research unit, or agency, is
responsible for the more difficult and complex field and office
work involved in conducting varied types of social investigations
involving the collection, analysis, and recording of significant
social facts, drawing sound conclusions therefrom, and basing
appropriate action thereon; does other related duties as
required.
NOTE: The examples of work for this title are for illustrative
purposes only. A particular position using this title may not
perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely,
all duties performed on the job may not be listed.
NOTE: Appointments may be made to positions requiring bilingual skills.
60053G - Bilingual in Spanish and English
SPECIAL SKILL
Applicants must be able to read, write, speak, understand, or communicate
in Spanish and English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position.
EXAMPLES OF WORK:
Is responsible for the more complex field and office work in
conducting varied types of social investigations.
Interviews and/or confers with patients and/or inmates, and their
families, physicians, and/or others to obtain significant social,
economic, medical, and other information.
Prepares social histories for diagnostic, rehabilitative, and/or
research purposes.
Cooperates and assists with the planning, implementation, and
carrying out of a program of case work services with the client's
family and others; provides or receives information helpful to
the client.
Schedules and visits the homes and families of patients to obtain
their cooperation with the comprehensive treatment program.
Visits prospective employers and others to develop an
understanding of the problems of individual patients, and to
alleviate potential and actual environmental friction.
May be required to provide consultation and guidance to Social
Worker Trainees or Social Worker 2's.
Prepares and maintains case histories.
Prepares reports containing findings and recommendations.
Prepares correspondence in the course of official duties.
Establishes and maintains essential records and files.
Schedules and visits local communities and the homes of patients
and confers with families, employers, police officers,teachers,
parole and probation staff, physicians and other persons in order
to obtain needed background information.
As required, conducts individual and/or group conferences with
assigned patients and tape records such sessions.
In connection with specific research programs and projects,
interviews, occasionally using a tape recorder, patients, their
families, and others; complies extensive data to utilize as a
basis for preparing analyses and statistical summaries.
Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic
and/or manual recording and information systems used by the
agency, office, or related units.
REQUIREMENTS:
EDUCATION:
Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master's
degree in Social Work.
EXPERIENCE:
One (1) year of experience in social case work, which shall have
involved the responsibility for gathering and analyzing social
information from clients, the determination of their needs, and
the planning and administration of treatment plans geared toward
the needs of individual clients.
NOTE: A Master's degree in Social Work including or supplemented by a
supervised field placement accredited by the Council on Social
Work Education may be substituted for the above stated experience
requirements.
LICENSE:
Appointee will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New
Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee
mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the
position.
KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:
Knowledge of modern social work theory, practices, procedures and
of the methods and principles of social work administration.
Knowledge of the problems likely to be encountered in doing
social work with clients having varied backgrounds and problems.
Knowledge of the community, family, social, economic, health, and
other problems and forces influencing clients.
Knowledge of the public and private social, welfare, health, and
educational agencies and organizations.
Knowledge of modern social work literature and terminology, and
of current social, economic, and community problems.
Knowledge of the methods and principles of modern social service
work, including general and specialized case work services and
their relationship to the development and administration of
policies and standards.
Ability to read and interpret the laws and regulations affecting
parole and apply them to specific situations.
Ability to make essential contacts with institutions officers,
school authorities, families, paroled children, police
departments, and others interested in or concerned with the
specialized services of the agency.
Ability to provide guidance and instruction to Social Workers of
a lower grade.
Ability to collect, tabulate, and analyze basic social data and
to devise appropriate social and other plans for disturbed,
deficient, and/or delinquent children under the care of the
agency.
Ability to determine the need for and to provide consultation
services in the broad field of social work.
Ability to comprehend the economic, social and emotional problems
of persons who are physically and/or emotionally maladjusted or
dependents, or who are confined in a institution.
Ability to work effectively with associates, superior officers,
professional, and clerical employees, and the representatives of
civic, health, welfare, and other organizations interested in or
concerned with the broad field of social welfare or in the
several specialized fields.
Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working
relationships with the units within the department and with other
organizations, groups, agencies, and individuals engaged in the
provision of service to clients.
Ability to function as the representative of the department and
the agency as may be required, and to attend and participate in
professional and lay meetings and conferences.
Ability to keep abreast of new developments and trends of thought
in the field of social welfare.
Ability to prepare correspondence relevant to the consultation
programs and services of the component.
Ability to prepare and supervise the preparation of clear, sound,
accurate, and informative statistical and other reports
containing findings, conclusions, and recommendations.
Ability to establish and maintain essential records and files.
Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual
recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or
related units.
Ability to read, write, speak, understand, or communicate in
English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position.
American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as
acceptable forms of communication.
Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long
as they can perform the essential functions of the job after
reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations. If
the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the
employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.
This job specification is applicable to the following title code(s) which
are different work week or work month and/or variants of the job class title: | | Job
Spec
Code | Variant | State,
Local or
Common | Class of
Service | Work
Week | State
Class
Code | Local
Class
Code | Salary
Range | Note | | 60053 | | S | C | NL | 20 | N/A | P20 | - | | 60053G | Bilingual In Spanish And English | S | C | NL | 20 | N/A | P20 | - |
This job specification is for state government use only.
Salary range is only applicable to state government.
Local salaries are established by individual local jurisdictions.
01/19/1999 |
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