Case Coordinator - Bilingual Spanish/English Social Worker - Harlingen, TX

Type of Requisition:

Pipeline

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

None

Suitability:

Public Trust/Other Required:

Other

Job Family:

Functional Experts

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Child Welfare, Juvenile Justice, Social Work

Certifications:

Experience:

5 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

No

Job Description:

We are GDIT. The people supporting and securing some of the most complex government defense, and intelligence projects across the country. We ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work has meaning and impact on the world around us, but also on us, and that's important.

GDIT is your place. You make it your own by embracing autonomy, seizing opportunity, and being trusted to deliver your best every day.

We think. We act. We deliver. There is no challenge we can't turn into opportunity. And our work depends on a Bilingual Case Coordinator joining our team to support project activities in the Harlingen, Texas area.

Job Responsibilities:

• Thoroughly reviews, assesses, and completes third party release recommendations related to family reunification options.
• Visits care provider sites to conduct weekly staffing reviews. 
• Confers weekly with customer staff and direct care providers to discuss cases employing perspectives from child welfare, juvenile justice, and mental health in adherence with policy.
• Writes reports on progress and tracking/elevating issues related to program trends.
• Assists care providers to recognize potential victims of trafficking.
• Provides technical assistance to grantees related to policies and procedures.

Location:

• This position is physically based in the Harlingen, Texas area. While you may work from home, you will be handling cases in the Harlingen, Texas and surrounding areas, and remotely dependent on need. 

Job Requirements:

• MA/MS in Social Work or a social science related discipline +2 years postgraduate child welfare experience, or +3 years of post-undergraduate child welfare experience, or
• BA/BS in Social Work or a social science related discipline and +5 years of post-degree demonstrated child welfare experience, or
• BA/BS in a non-social science related discipline and +7 years of post-degree child welfare experience
• Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish (will be tested)
• Prior experience working with immigrant youth and families is highly preferred (case management, psycho-social assessments, direct mental health therapy, etc.).  Juvenile justice experience can be a differentiator.
• Position requires fingerprint background checks and child abuse / neglect checks.
• Position requires a Tier 2 Public Trust investigation.

The likely salary range for this position is $47,320 - $87,859. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

10-25%

Telecommuting Options:

Hybrid

Work Location:

USA TX Home Office (TXHOME)

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

We are GDIT. A glo