Family Services Specialist II Foster CareAdoption Albemarle

Essential Functions:

• Interprets laws policies and regulations as applied to specific area of responsibility.
• Assesses cognitive emotional and behavioral functioning of children and their families and develops and implements sophisticated psychosocial case plans which integrate psychodynamic systemic medical and socialecological intervention approaches.
• Provides direct counseling applying familysystems treatment models to complex family situations in such a way as to strengthen families and prevent family dissolution.
• Plans oversees and participates directly in court intervention to protect children and to achieve goals of safety permanency and wellbeing of children.
• Informs clients of specific and related service programs rules/regulations and right to participate.
• Presents cases in supervisory team and other settings to determine appropriate services and writes/implements service plans.
• Provides case management services and monitors outcomes of services.
• Assesses secures and monitors financial resources for which the child is eligible (e.g. social security child support etc..
• Follows the requirements for funding authorization and service payments for services for children and their families.
• Completes necessary federal state and local planning and reporting requirements including documentation entered into OASIS.
• Coordinates with other agencies and participates in multidisciplinary and interagency teams providing services to customers.
• Serves as resource to clients and the community in area of expertise.
• Provides coverage after hours and on weekends on a rotating oncall basis for emergencies involving abuse or neglect of children and adolescents and for situations requiring immediate attention regarding children in the legal custody of the Department of Social Services.
• Participates in staffing of emergency shelters as required.
• Performs other duties as may be assigned.

Competency: Knowledge/ Skills/Abilities:

• Working knowledge of social work principles and practices;
• Knowledge of social economic and health problems; institutions and the methods of the helping process; individual and group behavior.
• Knowledge of child and adolescent growth and development family structure and dynamics the impact of handicapping physical and mental conditions on families and crisis intervention.
• Skill in using personal computer with associated software;
• Ability to identify social problems and needs and to assess the ability to individual and families to utilize services in problem solving;
• Ability to accept the rights responsibilities and differences of others;
• Ability to work effectively through counseling and other methods with individuals and families in helping them solve their problems;
• Ability to plan and organize work;
• Ability to understand and interpret laws policies and regulations;
• Ability to communicate and establish effective working relationships with clients coworkers other professional and technical staff social agencies and the general public;
• Ability to plan and organize work;
• Ability to prepare reports and maintain records.

Required Education and Experience:

• Minimum of a Bachelors Degree in a Human Services field or minimum of a Bachelors Degree in any field and minimum of two years of appropriate and related experience in a Human Services area.
• Experience in assigned program area and completion of required training programs or equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge skills and abilities.

Preferred Qualifications/Certifications:

• Possession of a BSW or MSW degree and a Commonwealth of Virginia Social Work license are desirable. Masters preferred.

Physical and Mental Requirements:

• Possession of a valid appropriate drivers permit issued by the Commonwealth of Virginia. Workers in this position are required to drive and they must meet eligibility requirements of the Countys safe driver policy.
• Administers work to the public frequently in home settings including remote rural areas.
• Involves officebased work for purposes of documentation and data entry. Frequent contacts with clients and their families; coordination with professionals and representatives of other public and private agencies (i.e. school courts clinics etc. are required.
• Involves frequent driving walking standing.
• Must be able to assist physically dependent individuals.

Remote Work:

This position is not eligible for remote work. All County staff must maintain residence within the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Albemarle County Core Values:

Albemarle County holds its employees to the highest standards in fulfilling the Countys Vision and Mission. We believe in excellence in public service through

Community: We expect diversity equity and inclusion to be integrated into how we live our mission.

Integrity: We value our customers and coworkers by always providing honest and fair treatment.

Innovation: We embrace creativity and positive change.

Stewardship: We honor our role as stewards of the public trust by managing our natural human and financial resources respectfully and responsibly.

Learning: We encourage and support lifelong learning and personal and professional growth

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Contact Information:

For questions related to this posting please contact: Kiersten Trader