Social Worker III - Foster Care; Adoptions Team Job Nashville area,North Carolina USA,Social Work

Position: Social Worker III - Foster Care (Adoptions Team)

Social Worker III

Employer:

Nash County

Salary: $57,476.00 - $92,560.00 Annually

Location:

Nashville, NC

Job Type: Full Time

Job Number:

Department:
Department of Social Services

Opening Date: 04/06/2026

Closing Date:
Continuous

The primary purpose of the Adoption Unit is to carry out the agency's mandate to facilitate the adoption of children who are legally cleared or whose permanency plan has been changed to adoption; to provide case management services to a small number of children who are neglected, abused and or dependent; to provide counseling to prospective placement families and to recruit, assess and provide training based on the Trauma Informed Partnering for Safety and Permanence:
Model Approach to Partnerships in Parenting (TIPS-MAPP) for prospective placement families.

The primary purpose of the social worker in this position is to execute the agency's mandate to arrange and support substitute care appropriate to a child's needs and work towards obtaining permanence by:

Providing services to children who are in agency custody or placement responsibility as a result of their parents or caretakers being unable or unwilling to provide adequate protection or care:

Providing services to biological families/caregivers that will help them improve the conditions that led to agency intervention, thus facilitating reunification;

Providing support to foster families or other substitute caregivers to ensure a positive experience for all involved;

Developing alternative options for permanence should reunification fail; and

Working towards a safe, permanent home within one year for children in agency custody/placement responsibility.

The general work schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 am. to 5:00 p.m. with an hour for lunch. The worker may sometimes have an early morning, late afternoon or evening appointment which may necessitate the eight-hour workday being managed differently. In such cases, supervisory approval is needed. Work requires radio coverage duty during the week on a rotating basis. The worker is occasionally on call for emergency child welfare issues and disruption of placement between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. on weeknights and also around the clock on weekends.

This may include overnight stay in the agency with a foster child that has disrupted placement.

Thorough knowledge of social work principles, techniques, and practices and their application to complex casework and community problems in order to effectively work with the wide cross section of clients and their presenting problems. Considerable knowledge of family and group dynamics and a range of intervention techniques. Considerable knowledge of developmental stages and tasks human behavior, and socioeconomic problems and their treatment as the worker is responsible for identifying children who are abused, neglected, or dependent, assessing the contributory factors and making recommendations for solutions to the identified problems.

Considerable knowledge of governmental and private organizations and other resources within the community. Considerable knowledge of laws, regulations, and policies which govern Child Protective Services. General knowledge of methods and principles of casework supervision and training. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients, associates, administrative superiors, social, medical, legal, civic and religious organizations. Ability to train or orient lower-level employees, students or Interns.

Ability to express ideas clearly and concisely — orally and in writing Ability to plan and execute work effectively. Ability to operate an automobile. Ability to use a personal computer and access the State Network. Ability to effectively function under stress and to deal with conflict situations and personalities. Ability to function with a high level of autonomy.

Master's degree from an accredited School of Social Work;
Bachelor's degree from an accredited School of Social Work and completion of the Child Welfare Collaborative;
Bachelor's degree in social work from an accredited school of social work and one year of directly related experience;
Master's degree in a human services field and one year of directly related experience;
Bachelor's degree in a human services field from an accredited college or university and two years of directly related experience;
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and three years of directly related experience

Minimum North Carolina automobile liability insurance. Valid North Carolina driver's license is required.

Nash County offers cafeteria-style benefits including:

Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Life Insurance
Vision Insurance
Supplemental Health Benefits (Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity Insurances)
Disability Insurance (Long-Term and Short-Term Disability)
Retirement Membership in the North Carolina Local Government Employees Retirement System is a requirement for all regular full-time and regular part-time…