Family Services Specialist IV

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Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential duties satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Additionally, employee shall:

• Interprets and applies laws, policies and regulations to specific area(s) of responsibility; areas of responsibility include Child Protective Services, Adult Protective Services and/or Foster Care/Adoption.
• Provides direct intervention and service delivery for difficult, complex social work cases, and coordinates casework;
• Functions as a lead worker providing guidance and training to other staff and is a support to supervision;
• Provides guidance, consultation and supervision to other staff in the absence of the supervisor;
• Acts as a mentor to Family Services Specialists by providing training, consultation and support;
• Develops and conducts training for staff, interns and other professionals in the community;
• Supervises social work interns by guiding them in their service delivery, assessing their strengths and weaknesses, and communicating with the school liaison about their progress;
• Coordinates program functions, develops programs, and evaluates materials,
• Monitors, coordinates and administers specific programs as assigned;
• Coordinates services within specific area of responsibility;
• Conduct off-site visits in clients' homes, schools, service provider sites and other locations. Overnight travel required periodically;
• Transports children and families as needed;
• Interviews and assesses customer strengths, needs and other relevant factors — such as education/skill levels, abilities, interests, and support systems;
• Provides crisis intervention services;
• Administers uniform assessment instruments as recommended by best practice standards and/or funding criteria;
• Conducts family finding as appropriate and engages families as the core of a wraparound service team;
  Facilitates or participates in Family Partnership meetings, as needed;
• Conducts utilization review as part of a team;
• Conducts home studies;
• Informs clients of related service programs rules/regulations, and right to participate;
• Presents cases to determine appropriate services and writes/implements service plans;
• Provides reliable, comprehensive court testimony;
• Provides case management services to monitor compliance;
• Tracks expenditures, prepares/submits budget estimates and ensures payment for services;
  Prepares complex statistical reports as requested;
• Completes necessary federal, state and local planning and reporting requirements;
• Coordinates with other agencies and participates effectively in multi-disciplinary and interagency teams providing services to customers;
• Conducts overall monitoring of programs in specific area of responsibility;
• Serves as resource to clients and the community in area of expertise;
• Performs back-up supervisory on-call duties for after hour on-call coverage.
• Provides after hours on-call coverage and responds to emergencies in Child Protective Services, Adult/Adult Protective Services and/or Foster Care/Adoption.
• Works assigned shift(s) to set up temporary emergency shelters should Winchester declare a state of emergency, and;
• Within 90 days, driving commute must be within a one-hour time frame of the City of Winchester limits.

Education and/or

Experience:

Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in a Human Services field or minimum of a Bachelor's degree in any field and 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). Considerable experience in assigned program area and completion of required training programs. Work experience in a leadership role. Equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities. Possession of a BSW or MSW degree and a Commonwealth of Virginia Social Work license are desirable.

VDSS is one of the largest Commonwealth agencies, partnering with 120 local departments of social services, along with faith-based and non-profit organizations, to promote the well-being of children and families statewide. We proudly serve alongside nearly 13,000 state and local human services professionals throughout the Social Services System, who ensure that thousands of Virginia's most vulnerable citizens have access to best services and benefits available to them.