DSS Social Worker II-Adult Services

The Orange County Department of Social Services has an opening for a Social Worker II in Adult Services. An employee in this class is responsible for providing counseling, case management, and supportive and preventive services to at-risk individuals, including adults or families with children and teens. Work includes conducting assessments; developing service plans; providing care coordination; parenting education, developing a working knowledge of all program areas within social services, making evaluations to determine the need for services to adults, families or children, and arranges for the provision of service in accordance with existing laws, rules and regulations and providing information and referral services to individuals and agencies.

This position is located in our Adult Services unit and provides services to multiple program areas including Special Assistance In Home, In Home Aide Services, and Placement Services. This position also performs some duties of Adult Protective Services. This position does require occasional after-hours, on-call duties.

Work is performed under the general supervision of a Unit Supervisor with some leeway to exercise independent judgment within the framework of applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures, in the performance of duties, both in terms of planning and accomplishing work and in making decisions regarding client needs and requests. Supervision may be a responsibility of this class depending on the assignment.

Does related work as required.

Hiring range is based on the Orange County Social Services Step Plan. The Step Plan is based on years of DSS Social Worker II experience. Full credit is given for years of experience performing the same job functions. Partial credit is given for years of experience performing related job functions. The top half of the scale is reserved for career employees with senior level experience in the same role.

* This is a safety sensitive position and participation in the Drug and Alcohol Program is required.
Background check and SBI background check with fingerprinting is required.

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• Graduation from an accredited School of Social Work in an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's Degree in Social Work;
• OR Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's Degree in a human services field and one (1) year of human services experience in the areas of case management, assessment and referral, supportive counseling, intervention, psycho-social therapy and treatment planning;
• OR Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's Degree and two (2) years of human services experience in the areas of case management, assessment and referral, supportive counseling, intervention, psycho-social therapy and treatment planning.

• Possession of or ability to readily obtain a valid driver's license issued by the State of North Carolina for the type of vehicle or equipment operated may be required depending on the departmental need.
• All offers of employment are conditional upon successful clearance of a background check and pre-employment drug test. Employment cannot commence until the employee has been cleared.
• Must be able to provide after-hour coverage as needed to meet the demands of the assigned caseload. After-hours, on-call coverage is required.
• Additional certifications or training may be required, depending on position.
• Bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply.
• In accordance with Section 28 of the Orange County Code of Ordinances, and/or relevant State and Federal statutes, candidates for employment may be required to undergo fingerprinting and a criminal history background check based on the job responsibilities of the position. A fingerprinting check is conducted by the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) and a criminal history background check is conducted by an authorized Federal or State regulatory agency to determine eligibility for appointment.
  
  Employment is contingent upon successful clearance through these checks, which are mandated for certain roles depending on the nature of the job and applicable laws. Further, all offers of employment are contingent upon the satisfactory verification of your eligibility for employment, successful completion of the required pre-employment testing and/or screening, including drug testing when required and the submission and approval of all new hire documentation completion of your new hire paperwork.
• Please attach transcript with application.
• As with all positions with the Department of Social Services, this position may be required to serve in shelters in time of natural and man-made disasters including overnight and weekends. The duties assigned during this time may vary from your regularly assigned duties. Assigned duties will be at the discretion of the Social…