Community Social Services Technician

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 human support work providing support and services to families and individuals who are at risk for abuse, neglect, dependency. Provides training to families on childcare, budgeting, parenting skills, collaborating with community service providers to meet the needs of clients, and housing placements, transporting clients to medical and other appointments, preparing reports, and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the moderate supervision of the Social Worker 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.

• Monitors home visits between children and family members.
• Re-enforces need for healthy nutrition, family planning, education, housekeeping skills, and budgeting.
• Provides parental education, promoting, and reinforcing normal child development and childcare skills.
• Promotes appropriate roles within the family unit.
• Prepares a variety of reports and other types of correspondence; prepares and maintains files and records.
• Testifies in court as needed.
• Attends staff meetings and training programs.
• Transports clients to visitation, medical appointments, etc.
• Services as liaison between clients and service providers.

• General knowledge of the programs and related rules, regulations and procedures of the unit assigned.
• General knowledge of modern office practices.
• Some knowledge of human behavior.
• Some knowledge of the current social, economic and health problems of the community.
• General knowledge of operating standard office equipment and associated software.
• General knowledge of preparing reports and other types of correspondence.
• Ability to give oral and written instructions.
• Ability to plan, organize, and prioritize work.
• Ability to make arithmetic computations.
• Ability to maintain detailed records.
• Ability to communicate ideas effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to establish and maintain working relationships with clients, associates, 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…