Family Services Specialist III

2 weeks ago

Cannock, Staffordshire, United Kingdom Commonwealth of Virginia Full time
Job Title: Family Services Specialist III

Hiring Range: $70,969 to $83,397

Full Time or Part Time: Full Time

Job Summary:

This is a specialist-level position in the Family Services class series. The Family Services Specialist III specializes in program areas and assumes more complex duties such as interviewing and investigating cases involving suspected child/adult abuse/neglect, out-of-home placements, guardianships, emergency protective orders, and adoptions. The specialist also testifies in legal proceedings, places children in foster/adoptive homes, and has contacts with others and influences outcomes by participating on task forces, strategic planning, mentoring, teaching, and conducting outreach.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Monitors, coordinates, and administers specific assigned programs.
  • Coordinates services within specific areas of responsibility.
  • Writes service plans and presents cases to determine appropriate services.
  • Tracks expenditures, prepares/submits budget estimates, and ensures payment for services.
  • Interprets laws, policies, and regulations as applied to specific areas of responsibility.
  • Completes necessary federal, state, and local planning and reporting requirements.
  • Manages program waiting lists.
  • Provides case management services to monitor compliance.
  • Provides foster care casework services.
  • Trains foster parents and submits progress reports to the court.
  • Refers families to treatment resources within the community.
  • Transports children to placements, meetings, therapy sessions, doctor and dental appointments, and for visitation with families.
  • Attends court, testifies in court, and coordinates cases with attorneys.
  • Provides parent education and support for families in target populations.
  • Conducts intensive in-home counseling and prepares reports to referral sources regarding status of various interventions.
  • Interviews and assesses clients and assigns to appropriate groups.
  • Informs clients of service programs and the rules and regulations and right to participate.
  • Conducts overall monitoring of programs in specific areas of responsibility.
  • Serves as a resource to clients and the community in areas of expertise.
  • Provides after-hours on-call coverage and responds to emergencies in child/adult protective services and/or foster care.
  • Performs investigative duties, including screens referrals for validity.
  • Interviews all parties involved, assesses immediate and long-term dangers/risks to children.
  • Develops written service plans documenting goals, objectives, and details of services provided for each case.
  • Provides program administration and caseload management services.
  • Conducts visits and maintains contact with other professionals.
  • Accompanies victims and their families to court appearances.
  • Serves as support for the family, files petitions, and testifies in criminal and civil cases.
  • Prepares court-ordered home assessments and custody home studies.
  • Establishes and maintains case records.
  • Codes, enters, and updates new and ongoing cases in the state computer information system.
  • Represents the agency at various functions, such as making speeches at civic and business associations, providing training and workshops on child/adult abuse and neglect for public and private organizations.
Requirements:
  • Considerable knowledge of social work principles and practices, human behavior and motivational theory, laws, policies, and regulations relating to human services program areas, investigating and interviewing techniques, legal procedures as related to program areas, and social, economic, and health problems.
  • Skill in operating a personal computer and the associated software and licensed operation of a motor vehicle.
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing, interview, assess needs, counsel, and refer clients to other resources as needed, investigate high-risk cases, testify in court proceedings, develop and present training programs and other presentations, interpret program laws, policies, and regulations, develop and implement service plans to ensure the delivery of appropriate services to clients, analyze case information to make sound judgments within the framework of existing laws, policies, and regulations, respond to the client's emotions to accomplish service objectives, develop speeches and represent the agency on program training and workshops, work in stressful situations and maintain diplomacy, plan and manage own work activities, including service delivery, preparing reports, and correspondence, record-keeping responsibilities, and related activities, establish and maintain effective relationships with others, and stay abreast of current trends and developments in the social work field.
  • 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 22VAC40-670-20 of the Administrative Code of Virginia).
  • Considerable experience in assigned program area and completion of required training programs or equivalent combination of training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
  • Possession of a BSW or MSW degree and a Commonwealth of Virginia Social Worker license are desirable.
Special Requirements:

Applicants will be subject to a Criminal History Background search, Central Registry search, DMV/driving record check, and pre-employment drug/alcohol screen. The investigation may include fingerprint checks, employment verification/references & credit checks (relevant to employment), and other checks requested by the hiring authority. All offers of employment are contingent upon satisfactory results of the required checks and screenings. Employee must be willing to work in the community emergency shelter in the event of a natural disaster or emergency. Employee must be willing to provide after-hours on-call services for CPS, APS, and FC.

Special Instructions to Applicants: Applicants are encouraged to provide a complete listing of relevant work experience and qualifications on the application and/or resume. Applications/resumes for this position must be submitted electronically through this website. Mailed, e-mailed, faxed, or hand-delivered applications/resumes will not be accepted. The website will provide a confirmation when the application/resume is submitted for consideration. Consideration for an interview is based solely on the information within the application/resume.

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