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Also called certified child youth and family social worker, child abuse worker, child advocate and child and family services worker.
$59,550
Median pay a year
392,550
People do this work
6
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Child, Family, and School Social Worker
1 certification
Summary
Child, family, and school social worker providing social services to enhance the well-being and academic performance of children and their families, while addressing issues such as truancy and misbehavior
Experience
Child, Family, and School Social Worker
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Maintained case history records and prepared reports for client assessments
Interviewed clients individually, in families, or in groups to assess their situations and determine required services
Served as a liaison between students, homes, schools, and various services to assist children facing problems
Developed and reviewed service plans in consultation with clients and performed follow-ups on service quality
Counseled parents with child-rearing problems, interviewing families to assess the need for further action
Consulted with parents, teachers, and school personnel to identify causes of issues like truancy and misbehavior
Referred clients to community resources for services such as job placement, legal aid, and medical treatment
Skills
Core Skills
Interviewing for progress, Evaluating home problems, Evaluating individual characteristics, Helping clients access services, Arranging health services, Advocating for community needs, Counseling clients on relationships, Collecting client information, Conducting research on social issues
Leading & Coordinating
Counseling clients or patients
Education
Bachelor's Degree Your college, Year
Certifications & Licenses
State license for this work Your state board, Year
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Maintained case history records and reportsInterviewed clients to assess their situationsServed as liaison between families and servicesDeveloped and reviewed service plans with clientsCounseled parents on child rearing issuesReferred clients to community resources for services
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Maintained detailed case history records and prepared comprehensive reports to track client progress and service effectiveness
Served as a liaison between families and various services, ensuring effective communication and support for client needs
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Maintained detailed case history records and prepared comprehensive reports every week for each client to track progress and service effectiveness
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Every week for each clientRegularly throughout the caseAt least once a month
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Served as a liaison between families and various services, ensuring effective communication and support for client needs
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Clients received timely supportFamilies felt more connected to servicesCommunication gaps were reduced
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Interviewing for progress
Evaluating home problems
Evaluating individual characteristics
Helping clients access services
Arranging health services
Advocating for community needs
Counseling clients or patients
Counseling clients on relationships
Collecting client information
Conducting research on social issues
Evaluating counseling effectiveness
Developing patient treatment plans
The work itself
What a Child, Family, and School Social Worker does
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Provide social services and assistance to improve the social and psychological functioning of children and their families and to maximize the family well-being and the academic functioning of children. May assist parents, arrange adoptions, and find foster homes for abandoned or abused children. In schools, they address such problems as teenage pregnancy, misbehavior, and truancy. May also advise teachers.
What it pays
How much does a Child, Family, and School Social Worker make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$48,270
Median
$59,550
75th percentile
$76,070
About 392,550 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AK
$50,590
$62,630
$76,290
AL
$41,890
$46,660
$59,560
AR
$37,350
$43,330
$52,130
AZ
$45,870
$50,150
$57,540
CA
$52,270
$65,200
$82,080
CO
$51,540
$63,720
$82,820
CT
$62,030
$78,970
$100,510
DC
$59,730
$73,550
$99,500
DE
$47,440
$48,520
$58,670
FL
$47,130
$56,550
$64,940
GA
$41,600
$47,510
$60,250
HI
$58,290
$68,270
$79,860
IA
$45,460
$52,250
$65,040
ID
$47,860
$59,840
$74,190
IL
$52,320
$63,220
$81,650
IN
$46,780
$50,470
$59,610
KS
$48,050
$54,300
$61,470
KY
$46,230
$59,100
$67,260
LA
$41,640
$56,800
$63,310
MA
$61,150
$75,570
$94,650
MD
$56,920
$76,390
$93,940
ME
$56,720
$63,290
$76,630
MI
$47,740
$59,270
$75,380
MN
$56,510
$67,450
$81,720
MO
$44,300
$48,520
$55,740
MS
$40,190
$46,530
$53,730
MT
$45,380
$56,780
$59,520
NC
$49,010
$59,610
$68,120
ND
$57,070
$64,560
$74,520
NE
$44,180
$47,770
$55,980
NH
$50,680
$71,010
$80,810
NJ
$59,530
$76,280
$97,500
NM
$45,470
$56,160
$78,090
NV
$49,960
$61,080
$76,630
NY
$56,230
$65,100
$79,510
OH
$47,310
$51,520
$61,160
OK
$40,250
$43,950
$52,210
OR
$54,420
$64,130
$80,130
PA
$44,700
$50,820
$63,480
PR
$36,300
$43,620
$53,440
RI
$50,760
$69,870
$85,770
SC
$44,810
$51,800
$57,550
SD
$46,010
$51,100
$59,100
TN
$46,660
$56,310
$68,720
TX
$46,330
$55,680
$63,870
UT
$43,410
$52,000
$73,230
VA
$49,600
$61,330
$78,530
VT
$58,570
$67,340
$74,940
WA
$58,920
$74,480
$86,700
WI
$47,980
$59,280
$70,010
WV
$45,510
$52,220
$58,720
WY
$36,680
$56,420
$61,490
Other names
Other names for this job
certified child youth and family social worker, child abuse worker, child advocate, child and family services worker, child and family specialist, child care counselor, child development consultant, child family and school social workers, child protection specialist, child protective investigator, child protective services social worker, child protective services specialist.
More names for this work
child welfare caseworker, child welfare consultant, child welfare counselor, child welfare social worker, child welfare specialist, child welfare worker, certified children youth and family social worker, children's counselor, adolescent counselor, adoption agent, adoption coordinator, adoption counselor, adoption social worker, adoption specialist, adoption worker, c cyfsw, case manager, case worker, casework supervisor, caseworker, community organization worker, cps social worker, delinquency prevention social worker, early intervention specialist, early interventionist, family advocate, family caseworker, family intervention specialist, family manager, family preservation caseworker, family preservation worker, family protection specialist, family resource coordinator, family service caseworker, family service worker, family services specialist, family support specialist, family support worker, field representative, field service representative, foster care social worker, foster care worker, group worker, income maintenance caseworker, interventionist, juvenile counselor, juvenile officer, juvenile specialist.
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This page is about the occupation Child, Family, and School Social Workers. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.