Family Services Specialist - Interstate Compact ment of Children; ICPC

Family Services Specialist

The Chesterfield-Colonial Heights Department of Social Services is hiring a Family Services Specialist to help individuals and families in Chesterfield County and Colonial Heights by providing services through the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC) program.

What You Do and How You Do It:

As a Family Services Specialist for ICPC, you will conduct home studies and provide supervision for foster children in custody of another state through the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children program. You will conduct court-ordered home studies for custody cases. In this role, you'll also be responsible for assisting Senior Family Services Specialists with local ICPC cases, act as a liaison with the State ICPC office and provide complex casework/counseling.

Other duties in this role include engaging families in prevention strategies; interviewing and assessing families as placement resources using trauma-informed practices and assuring compliance with minimum standards for foster home approval; writing reports, correspondence, and case narratives; and testifying in court. You'd also perform other work as required.

Here's What You Need:

• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in a Human Services field or minimum of a Bachelor's degree in any field with a minimum of two years of appropriate and related experience in a Human Services area (Section 22
  
  VAC
  40-670-20 of the Administrative Code of Virginia).
• Any combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.

We're Looking for Ideal Candidates Who Have (Preferred Qualifications):

• Possession of a BSW or MSW degree and a Commonwealth of Virginia Social Worker license are desirable.
• Experience in foster care programs preferred.
• Knowledge of trauma-informed practices preferred.
• Excellent organizational, time management, oral/written communication, public relations, and interpersonal skills preferred.
• Knowledge and ability to apply social work principles and practice to children and families preferred.
• Ability to demonstrate exceptional critical thinking and decision-making skills during crisis situations preferred.
• Computer proficiency preferred.
• Exceptional ability to collaborate and achieve performance goals preferred.
• Ability to work on a flexible schedule and outside of the normal business hours as needed.

Current valid driver's license and good driving record required. Pre-employment drug testing and FBI criminal background check are required. A Chesterfield County application is also required and must be submitted online by the deadline.

This position is part of an Emergency Shelter Team during times of natural disaster, reporting to shelter duty as required.

Chesterfield County offers an attractive benefits package. Chesterfield-Colonial Heights Department of Social Services may offer incentives, approved through the Virginia Department of Social Services, to candidates hired who possess additional relevant training, skills and experience.

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