Social Worker I A & T (CPS

Rockingham County is an equal opportunity employer and will comply with federal and state statutes regarding discrimination in employment.

This posting is continuous and will remain posted to fill vacancies as they become available. Applicants that apply to this posting will be considered for any vacancies of this type and will only need to apply once.

• Paid Medical, Dental, Vision & Life Insurance
• Onsite wellness/medical clinic
• Onsite fitness center
• Retirement
• Flexible Spending
• Paid Vacation, Sick & Holidays
• Bereavement
• Community Service Leave
• Weekends Off (varies by position)
• Flexible Work Schedules & Telework Options (varies by position)
• Tuition Reimbursement
• 401-K & 457 Plans with county match up to 1% of base salary

Performs intermediate advanced human support work receiving and preparing reports of child abuse and neglect, conducting investigations and assessments, providing in-home services to families to ensure safety of children. Prepares and maintains files and records. Preparing reports and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the limited supervision of the Social Work Supervisor III.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Receives and investigates referrals of suspected child abuse and neglect.
• Determines validity of child protective service complaints.
• Completes home studies and/or home visits on ongoing cases.
• Serves as a community liaison for clients and advocates for services for clients within the community.
• Assess safety of child/adult and acts accordingly.
• Performs family assessments and determines service needs.
• Develops family plans with families to ensure the safety of children.
• Educates the community on child abuse/neglect.
• Serves on committees as assigned and attends meetings.
• Prepares a variety of reports and other types of correspondence.
• Prepares and maintains files and records.
• Interprets laws, policies, and regulations to specific area of responsibility.
• Makes appropriate referrals to clients.

• Some knowledge of department policies and procedures; some knowledge of applicable local, Federal, and state rules and regulations.
• Comprehensive knowledge of preparing reports and other types of correspondence.
• Comprehensive knowledge of using standard office equipment and associated software.
• Ability to identify social problems and needs to assess the ability of individuals and families to utilize services in problem-solving.
• Ability to plan and organize work and to understand and interpret laws, policies, and regulations.
• Ability to communicate ideas effectively both orally and in writing.
• Ability to make arithmetic computations; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients, associates, other professional and technical staff, social agencies, and the General public.

• Stooping
  - Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires full use of the lower extremities and back muscles
• Kneeling
  - Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees
• Crouching
  - Bending the body downward and forward by bending legs and spine
• Crawling
  - Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet
• Reaching
  - Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction
• Standing
  - Remaining upright on the feet, particularly for sustained periods of time
• Walking
  - Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another
• Pushing
  - Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force to thrust forward, downward, or outward
• Pulling
  - Using upper extremities to exert force to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion
• Lifting
  - Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the substantial use of the upper extremities and back muscles
• Fingering
  - Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with whole hand or arm as in handling
• Grasping
  - Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm
• Feeling
  - Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature, or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips
• Talking
  - Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; those activities where detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly
• Hearing
  - Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, and…