Social Worker III- Foster Care

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 Planswith county match up to 1% of base salary

Performs intermediate advanced human support work in the support and assistance of agency clients with personal, social, health, and mental health and economic needs. Investigating adult and child abuse and neglect complaints, interviews individuals, assess need, develops service plans, manages case, maintains records and files, prepares reports and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the limited supervision of the assigned supervisor.

• Handles referrals for counseling and mental health services.
• Completes home studies and/or home visits on ongoing cases.
• Reviews intervention plans and staffing with family and supervisors on case progress to determine if families are meeting established goals.
• Assesses parental ability to provide for children's physical and emotional needs.
• Assess adult clients to determine if there is a need for a guardian.
• Gathers information from physicians to determine diagnosis and mental status.
• Assists wards who reside in group homes, family care homes, assisted living facilities, skilled nursing facilities, etc. as an advocate for their medical, social, and environmental, and mental health needs on an ongoing basis.
• Assists individuals and their families by arranging for placement via interviews to determine client needs.
• Assists with completion required applications.
• Investigates child protective service complaints from schools, hospitals, etc.; performs family assessments and determines validity of child protective service complaints.
• Conducts continuous assessment of client and family needs and develops appropriate treatment plans.
• Arranges placements in day care centers, nursing and/or rest homes, foster homes, and adoptive homes.
• Makes referrals for adult and child protective services.
• Interprets laws, policies, and regulations to a specific area of responsibility.
• Develops and prepares service plans to meet needs in areas such as physical/mental health and housing.
• Testifies in criminal and civil court cases.
• Provides services to women experiencing unwanted or unplanned pregnancies.
• Assists women in contacting maternity homes and accessing maternity home funds.
• Receives adult protective services phone calls and office visits, gathers information, and determines if an Adult Protective Services investigation is warranted in accordance with established criteria.
• Prepares a variety of reports and other types of correspondence.
• Submits required reports to State.
• Maintains files and records and enters a variety of data into the computer system.
• Coordinates service with other agency services and programs.

• Thorough knowledge of department policies and procedures.
• Thorough knowledge of applicable local, Federal, and State laws, rules, and regulations.
• Thorough knowledge of community resources.
• Thorough knowledge of preparing reports and other types of correspondence.
• Thorough knowledge of the use of standard office equipment and associated software (e.g. WIRM, NC , NC MUST, and NC…