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07/18/2025

Knox County Ongoing Caseworker

Knox County Children Services


Title: Social Services Worker 2 – Ongoing Caseworker
Department: Knox County Job & Family Services, Children Services Division
Position Type(s): Full-time, 40 hours per week, Non-Exempt, Classified, Bargaining Unit
Typical Work Schedule: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, on-call as assigned
Starting Wage: $19.81/per hour

 

Objective:

Knox County Children Services is seeking an Ongoing Caseworker who will be responsible for providing case management services to families where child abuse, neglect and/or dependency has taken place or there is moderate to high risk of maltreatment to a child. The caseworker works closely with families and community partners to assist in ensuring the safety well-being of all children.

Knox County Job & Family Services offers competitive wages and a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, life insurance, paid time off, paid holidays, Employee Assistance Program, tuition reimbursement and Public Student Loan Forgiveness.

 

Essential Job Functions:

• Evaluate safety and risk of all children being served in all interactions.

• Provides case management services to children who have been removed from their parents and/or are high risk of being removed from their parent’s custody.

• Engage and motivate clients in achieving case plan goals to resolve the safety concerns that has led to Agency’s involvement.

• Visits with all children and their caregivers as required by Ohio Administrative Code, agency policy and/or as directed by chain of command. These visits may include in-home, in the community and/or in the office.

• Develops case plans, updates case plans, and completes reviews of case plan progress as required by Ohio Administrative Code.

• Attends and participates in supervision meetings as established by the employee’s chain of command and based on the needs of the worker/caseload; attends and participates in all agency meetings including unit, department, division, and all-staff meetings.

• Remove children from unsafe situations if safety can not be arranged with a less restrictive option.

• Make referrals to community resources.

• Testify in Court as required.

• Consult with Agency attorney for court involved cases or situations of a child being imminent risk of serious harm.

• Prepare accurate and detailed written reports for Agency attorney and legal assistant.

• Serves as on-call caseworker as assigned on on-call yearly schedule.

• Attends trainings as identified by the chain of command regarding child welfare and meets the annual requirements for working as a Caseworker in the State of Ohio.

• Completes documentation in the SACWIS and Traverse systems pursuant to agency and departmental guidelines.

• Attends and participates in placement staffing, administrative case conferences, family team meetings (FTM) and all other meetings related to the families on their caseload.

• Reports suspected child abuse or elder abuse as required.

• Maintains regular and predictable attendance.

• Provides culturally competent service to all clients, the public and colleagues.

• Performs related non-essential functions as needed.

*See full position descriptions for more details.

 

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Behavioral Science, Social Services, Early Childhood Development Technology or education in a Social Services or a related field. Must have 101 hours of CORE training within the first year of employment and continuing education of 36 hours per year required thereafter. Must possess a valid Ohio Driver ’s License and acceptable driving record. Must meet and maintain qualifications for driving on county business as a continued condition of employment. All required licenses and certificates must be maintained as a condition of continued employment.

 

Apply:

Interested and qualified applicants should apply by submitting a resume, cover letter and application online at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/knoxcounty or email them to Courtney L. Lower, Knox County Human Resources Director, at courtneylower@knoxcounty.oh.gov. Thank you!

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