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FAMILY SERVICES WORKER III - IN HOME PREVENTION

Company: Spotsylvania County- VA
Location: Virginia Beach
Posted on: September 30, 2024

Job Description:

Salary: $64,843.12 - $92,077.24 Annually

Location : VA 22553, VA

Job Type: Regular Full-Time (Non-Exempt)

Job Number: 02389

Department: Social Services

Division: Services

Opening Date: 07/11/2024

Closing Date: Continuous

General Statement of Job

Under limited supervision, performs social work and case management in the provision of social services for individuals in need of assistance. Employee is responsible for investigating allegations of abuse or exploitation of elderly/disabled adults, investigating cases of suspected child abuse/neglect with lead role responsibilities in cases involving criminal abuse/neglect or sexual abuse, assisting clients in achieving self-sufficiency, or implementing activities associated with other social services. Work involves performing case management, providing crisis intervention and/or counseling, assessing client needs, coordinating provision of needed services, and maintaining case records. Work may regularly involve two or more program areas.

This position is essential. Personnel occupying this position may be scheduled to work regardless of weather conditions and/or when general County offices are closed. If chosen for this position, the employee will be required to be part of an on-call rotation that includes evenings, weekends, overnight visits, and holiday hours that may require immediate response into the field.

Special Duties & Responsibilities

IN-HOME SERVICES:

  • Informs clients of In-Home service program regulations and right to participate.
    • Interprets laws, policies, and regulations as applied to specific areas of responsibility.
      • Interviews and assesses clients through a trauma-informed lens to identify strengths, needs and other relevant factors such as safety concerns, risk factors, adverse childhood experiences, and support systems.
        • Collaborates with private and community service providers and resources to ensure clients receive evidence-based services.
          • Make sound judgements within the framework of existing laws, policies and regulations.
            • Respond to client's emotions in order to accomplish service objectives.
              • Presents cases to FAPT to determine appropriate services as well as writing and implementing service plans.
                • Provides case management services that includes completing service plans, safety assessments, risk reassessments, CANS, and reasonable candidacy assessments.
                  • Monitoring families to ensure compliance with regulations and guidelines of the program while constantly re-evaluating the needs of the client.
                    • Facilitates Child and Family Team Meetings.
                      • Tracks expenditures, prepares/submits budget estimates, and ensures payment for services within the In-Home Services program.
                        • Completes necessary federal, state, and local planning and reporting requirements.
                          • Performs other duties as assigned to ensure child safety and improve outcomes in families and improve outcomes in families.
                            • Perform on-call duties in rotation with the team to provide coverage and support during evenings, weekends, and holiday hours that may require immediate response into the field.

                              Minimum Training & Experience

                              Bachelor's Degree in Social Services, Sociology, Human Services, Psychology, or closely related field and a minimum of three (3) years of appropriate and related experience in a Human Services area to include relevant, direct experience in two (2) or more service areas of social services work; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job. A Master's degree in a related field may be substituted for one year of the required experience.

                              Must possess and maintain a valid Virginia driver's license.

                              Special Requirements
                              • Knowledge of the policies, procedures, and activities of the County and of departmental practices as they pertain to the performance of duties relating to the position of Family Services Worker.
                              • Knowledge of the principles, practices, and methods associated with social services work, with particular knowledge of services and resources relating to both primary and secondary area of assignment.
                              • Knowledge of the terminology, principles, and methods utilized within the department.
                                • Knowledge of the laws, ordinances, standards, and regulations pertaining to the essential duties and responsibilities of the position.
                                  • Knowledge of child protection laws, rules, and regulations.
                                    • Knowledge of conducting child protective services assessment and investigation.
                                      • Knowledge of foster care and adoption laws, rules, and regulations.
                                        • Ability to interview, assess needs, counsel, and refer clients to other resources as needed.
                                          • Ability to assess safety, risk, and protective capacity.
                                            • Possess critical thinking skills, ability to apply critical thinking, knowledge, and research to multiple scenarios in the field as well as an office setting.
                                              • Ability to meet deadlines and maintain case documentation within a case management system.
                                                • Ability to work collaboratively with families to identify solutions to specific issues and/or challenges such as parenting, behavior management, childcare, financial stability, housing, mental health, substance abuse, etc.
                                                  • Requires the ability to develop goals and to use decision-making tools and resources for the safety and well-being of children.
                                                  • Ability to assess situations relating to social problems such as child abuse or elderly abuse/neglect, and to provide or coordinate appropriate intervention.
                                                  • Ability to comprehend, interpret, and apply regulations, procedures, and related information.
                                                  • Ability to keep abreast of any changes in policy, methods, computer operations, equipment needs, policies, etc., as they pertain to departmental operations and activities.
                                                  • Ability to conduct effective client interviews and to exercise considerable tact, courtesy, and discretion in contact with clients and family members.
                                                  • Ability to effectively communicate and interact with clients, court personnel, supervisors, and members of the general public, and all other groups involved in the activities of the department.
                                                  • Ability to assemble information and make written reports and documents in a concise, clear and effective manner.
                                                  • Ability to use independent judgment and routinely work with little direct supervision.
                                                  • Ability to exhibit mathematical ability to handle required calculations.
                                                  • Ability to demonstrate knowledge and proficiency with computers and related software programs.
                                                  • Ability to evaluate, audit, deduce, and/or assess data using established criteria. Includes exercising discretion in determining actual or probable consequences and in referencing such evaluation to identify and select alternatives.
                                                  • Ability to inform and guide others by applying principles of professional counseling in addressing specific situations.
                                                  • Ability to read a variety of informational documentation, directions, instructions, and methods and procedures.
                                                  • Ability to write reports with proper format, punctuation, spelling and grammar, using all parts of speech.
                                                  • Ability to speak with and before others with poise, voice control, and confidence using correct English and well-modulated voice.
                                                  • Ability to apply principles of influence systems, such as motivation, incentive, and leadership, and to exercise independent judgment to apply facts and principles for developing approaches and techniques to resolve problems.
                                                  • Ability to utilize a wide variety of reference, descriptive, and/or advisory data and information.
                                                  • Ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division; the ability to calculate decimals and percentages; the ability to utilize principles of fractions; and the ability to interpret graphs.
                                                  • Ability to communicate respectfully and professionally.
                                                  • Must be adaptable to performing under moderate stress when confronted with an emergency.

                                                    The following programs offered by Spotsylvania County provide our employees with benefits that promote employee health, well-being and financial stability, now and in the future. The County's variety of comprehensive and competitive benefit programs* include:

                                                    Health Insurance with Dental & Vision

                                                    Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

                                                    Health Insurance Plans

                                                    Life Insurance

                                                    Opt-Out Program

                                                    Paid Holidays

                                                    Paid Leave

                                                    Sick Leave Bank

                                                    Supplemental Insurance Plans

                                                    Tuition Assistance Program

                                                    Retirement Plan

                                                    Required Notices

                                                    Deferred Compensation - 457 Plans

                                                    *Some benefits are exclusive to full-time employees. To learn more, please contact the Department of Human Resources.

                                                    01

                                                    Have you ever been convicted of a felony?
                                                    • Yes
                                                    • No

                                                      02

                                                      Have you been convicted of a misdemeanor in the last five years?
                                                      • Yes
                                                      • No

                                                        03

                                                        If you answered Yes to the felony or misdemeanor questions. Please provide nature of the offense and outcome of your charge.

                                                        04

                                                        Have you ever been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated or Driving Under the Influence? (A conviction does not automatically mean that you cannot be employed. The nature and date of the offense will be considered)
                                                        • Yes
                                                        • No

                                                          Required Question

Keywords: Spotsylvania County- VA, Virginia Beach , FAMILY SERVICES WORKER III - IN HOME PREVENTION, Other , Virginia Beach, Virginia

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