Family Services Specialist - Interstate Compact ment of Children; ICPC; Chesterfield-Colonial Heights

Family Services Specialist
- Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC) (Chesterfield-Colonial Heights)

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.

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:

• 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. Based on the Virginia DMV point system, record must not reflect a total of six or more demerit points within the twenty-four months preceding the anticipated hire date, or one major violation of six demerit points within the preceding thirty-six months. Out of state driving records must be obtained by applicant and presented at time of interview.

Records must reflect at least three years of history and be dated within thirty days of interview date. 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. As a local Department of Social Services, 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. Those incentives apply to individuals who possess: a Masters or Bachelors Degree in Social Work, Masters in Human Services, LCSW, Child Welfare Stipend participants, completion of COVLC new worker training or are Bilingual (Spanish & ASL).

This position is part of an approved Career Development Plan (CDP) and offers career progression opportunities and salary incentives, as funding permits, based on performance, qualifications, and experience.

Visit careers.chesterfield.gov to view instructions and to complete and submit an application.

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- Friday; 8:30 a.m.

- 5:00 p.m.

Each agency within the Commonwealth of Virginia is dedicated to recruiting, supporting, and maintaining a competent and diverse work force. Equal Opportunity Employer