Re-entry Specialist; Social Services Specialist II

Position: Re-entry Specialist (Social Services Specialist II)
Salary : $65,474.66 - $ Annually
Location : ADULT DETENTION CENTER, 10520 JUDICIAL DR, FAIRFAX (FJ23), VA
Job Type: FT Hourly W BN
Job Number: 26-00827
Department: Sheriff
Opening Date: 05/30/2026
Closing Date: 6/12/2026 11:59 PM Eastern
Pay Grade: S23
Posting Type: Open to General Public

Job Announcement

*$2,500 Sign-on Bonus

This position serves as part of the Programs Section of the Fairfax County Sheriff's Office. Develops and maintains a comprehensive plan to implement services and oversee the re-entry process for all inmates housed at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center. Serves as the Sheriff's Office liaison with local non-profits, county agencies, medical and mental health professionals to provide inmates with programs, support and services, which are essential for a successful transition to the community.

Additionally, this position will provide services for those inmates identified to take part in the Sheriff's Office Addiction Treatment Program initiative.


* This position includes a sign-on bonus for fully qualified new county employees in the amount of $2,500 (full-time).
Illustrative Duties

(The illustrative duties listed in this specification are representative of the class but are not an all-inclusive list. A complete list of position duties and unique physical requirements can be found in the position job description.)

• Works with clients to develop a plan of service to meet social, health, emotional and economic needs;
• With the client, formulates objectives and identifies actions to resolve the clients' problems;
• Advocates for and assists families and individuals in obtaining services (e.g., mental health, intellectual disability, alcohol and drug, housing referrals, financial assistance for basic needs, home based services, training and medical services);
• Works with the community to identify families, children and individuals needing social services and coordinates these services using a wrap-around approach;
• Provides family counseling and conducts mediation services to families in conflict;
• Performs emergency removal of children from their homes when required, places children in foster homes and residential programs, and coordinates services for them as needed;
• Investigates complaints of alleged abuse or neglect, and in consultation with supervisor, makes assessment of risks posed to clients in accordance with state and local policies, and works to ensure risks are eliminated or minimized;
• Provides crisis intervention on a timely basis to clients or families whose well-being are seriously and imminently threatened, to include Adult Protective Services and Child Protective Services after-hours;
• Represents the agency in court proceedings and prepares testimony and testifies in Juvenile, Circuit, Criminal, Civil and Federal Courts;
• Interviews and counsels natural parents, adoptive parents, foster parents and children to be placed in foster homes or residential facilities and those involved in adoption placement;
• Evaluates child's readiness for placement and recommends placement ensuring compliance with legal provisions;
• Conducts and documents interstate and intrastate family home studies to evaluate and make recommendations on the family's ability to provide a safe and nurturing environment for children;
• Evaluates and may assist in training foster and adoptive parents;
• Communicates and works with colleagues, clients and the community in a manner that supports the agency and program goals and objectives;
• Participates as a contributing member on interagency, multi-disciplinary teams, community groups and professional organizations;
• Collaborates and contributes to child specific teams on non-agency cases as assigned to assist in identifying community resources and services for families;
• Participates, collaborates and contributes to Comprehensive Services Act activities for families on caseload;
• Provides training and community education on a variety of social work topics;
• Assesses and authorizes purchase of social services to qualifying clients that will help to meet their social, health, emotional and economic needs;
• Conducts home visits to families for the purpose of monitoring, counseling and…