Social Worker III Trainee Child Protective Services Assessor
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Job Location:
Asheville, NC - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
4 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Do you feel the call to help others Do you want to help families safely care for their children Assessors work to determine the validity and severity of child abuse or neglect reports. They make sure that children and families in crisis get what they need to address the identified issues. We are looking for fast-paced passionate and engaging human services professionals to join our Social Work Department in Buncombe County NC. If the typical 8-to-5 job is not for you and you have the desire to help children and work with families in crisis then consider starting your career as a Social Worker III Trainee with Buncombe County Social Work Services. This posting is for ongoing recruitment for the Social Work Child Protective Services division.
Learn more about the job from our Social Workers in these 1-minute videos: Pamela Brenda George and Emily.
Please note the following:
Candidates hired as Social Worker III Trainees are expected to advance to a Social Worker III position once the employee becomes fully qualified. At that time the selected candidate will be promoted and compensated as a qualified Social Worker III.
Candidates are required to submit transcripts with their application.
Candidates will be required to submit to a drug test if selected for the position. Please note that CBD or Delta-9 Hemp products may cause a positive drug test.
Social Worker Trainees are required to work in the office (no teleworking) for their first 6 months of employment to ensure they receive the appropriate level of support and training.
The hourly rate for a Social Worker III Trainee is $27.58.
Purpose of the position:
The primary purpose of this position is to ensure child safety in compliance with state and federal statutes regarding child protective services.
Minimum Education Training and/or Experience for a fully qualified Social Worker III:
Bachelors degree in Social Work and one (1) year of directly related experience
or
Bachelors degree in Criminal Justice Sociology Psychology or Human Services and two (2) years directly related experience
or
Bachelors degree in another field and three (3) years of directly related experience
or
An equivalent combination of training and experience.
*BSW and Social Work Collaborative Students preferred.
To qualify for the Investigative Social Worker III Trainee position candidates must meet the minimum requirements within two years of their start date.
Additional Training and Experience: English/Spanish bi-lingual speakers preferred. Certificate of completion of the NCDHHS Pre-Service Training: Child Welfare in North Carolina is preferred.
License or Certification Required by Statute or Regulation: A current valid North Carolina drivers license.
Essential Functions of the position:
Develop and monitor service plans with families involved in Child Protective Services and provide or refer services as needed. Make recommendations to the court including services needed progress and barriers to permanent plan.
Provide direct services to children and their parents/caretakers through which a timely and comprehensive assessment is conducted to determine if abuse/neglect/dependency exist and provide for ongoing intervention if warranted.
Ensure safety planning for children in compliance with state and federal statutes and policies. If children cannot remain safely in their home a petition to the court and/or non-secure custody is sought.
Assess support supervise and counsel families involved with child protective services to ensure child safety wellbeing and permanence. Evaluate available information to determine the appropriateness for intervention and level of services required.
Prepare legal documents court reports and court testimony when warranted in compliance with state and federal statutes and policies. Ensure all required documentation forms and reports are completed and maintained in a timely and consistent manner in accordance with local state and federal requirements.
Provide state mandated case management services for children in DSS Legal Custody.
Develop and monitor service plans with families and provide or refer services as needed.
Make recommendations to the court including services needed progress and barriers to permanent plan.
Establish rapport with children families and appropriate professionals/non-professionals in the community to provide a strengths-based family centered approach in working with families throughout child welfare involvement.
Performs other related duties as assigned.
Knowledge Skills Abilities:
Ability to prioritize identify and assess risks problems and needs often in stressful situations with clients who are hostile emotionally confused and resistant; Ability to effectively de-escalate individuals.
Knowledge of medical behavioral and socio-economic problems and their treatment.
Knowledge of numerous funding sources and how to utilize them.
Knowledge of basic criminal justice procedures elements of medical and mental disorders personality theory family systems dynamics interpersonal relations and cultural differences values and lifestyles.
Skills in establishing constructive relationships with resistant clients and utilizing family-centered SW practice.
Skills and counseling in interviewing and the ability to express ideas clearly and concisely and to plan and execute work effectively; and skills in creating resources when none are readily available.
Thorough Knowledge of social work principles techniques and practices and their application to specific casework and community problems.
Thorough knowledge of agency procedures and resources community systems and resources manual material state and federal regulations permanency planning philosophy and laws governing protective services for children.
Buncombe County Government realizes the importance of a diverse professional workforce and the need to foster a responsive and innovative organizational culture one that fully engages all of our employees honoring and building on each employees unique experiences opinions and perspective.
It is the policy of Buncombe County to provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all persons regardless of race natural hair or hairstyles ethnicity creed color sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression national origin or ancestry marital or familial status pregnancy veteran status religious belief or non-belief age or disability or any other legally protected class under federal or NC State law. EEO practices and employment decisions regarding recruitment hiring assignment promotion and compensation shall not be based on any of these protected addition the County expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment or discrimination.
Required Experience:
Intern
