Sr. Social Worker; CPS

Overview

Forsyth County's Department of Social Services is currently seeking to hire Sr. Social Workers in the (CPS) Child Protective Service, Foster Care, and Adoptions divisions to provide social work services to children who have been identified as victims or potential victims of child abuse, neglect and/or dependency as defined by North Carolina General Statutes.

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• Selected candidate must understand and utilize correctly all Federal, State, and local laws, policies, and procedures relevant to child abuse, neglect and dependency.
• Candidate must be mobile because most of the job takes place outside the DSS office (such as in clients  homes, courtrooms, schools, etc.).
• Must be able to observe and report observations and communicate effectively with persons from a range of social and economic backgrounds and a variety of mental capacities, conveying information obtained in a concise and accurate format.
• Master s degree in social work from an accredited school of social work or;
• Bachelor s degree in social work from an accredited school of social work and completion of the Child Welfare Collaborative or;
• Bachelor s degree in social work from an accredited school of social work and one year of directly related experience or;
• Master s degree in counseling in a human services field and one year of social work or counseling (Department of Social Services) or;
• Bachelor s degree in a human services field from an accredited college or university and two years of directly related experience or;
• Bachelor s degree from an accredited college or university and three years of directly related experience (Department of Social Services).
• Valid driver s license required.

If you do not meet the minimum  experience requirements  as listed above for the position, you may apply for consideration as a possible  Work Against  status. Consideration for  Work Against  applicants will be considered if recruitment for qualified Sr. Social Worker is unsuccessful.

Hiring Rate for Work Against is $47,359.96

THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR A BACHELOR S DEGREE. YOU MUST SUBMIT COLLEGE TRANSCRIPT WITH APPLICATION.

• Excellent communication and customer service skills;
• Assessing and evaluating the family s strengths and needs;
• Identifying safety factors and the appropriate safety response;
• Assessing the child s safety and developing safety response plans with the parent/caretaker to include identifying interventions;
• Initiating court intervention to ensure the child s safety, if needed;
• Providing ongoing assessment/evaluation of the family toward its goals;
• Maintaining required contacts with the child, parents, and other collateral contacts;
• Completing documentation in a timely manner based on county, state, and federal requirements to ensure appropriate service provision to children and families;
• Documenting all interactions and maintaining this documentation in the case record;
• Completing and submitting documentation to supervisor at established time frames;
• Collaborating and consulting with team members, community agencies, and service providers as appropriate;
• Completing all documentation related to initial legal and court proceedings and;
• Attending at least 24 hours of ongoing professional development training each appraisal year.