Family Services Specialist III

5 days ago

Winchester, Hampshire, United Kingdom Commonwealth of Virginia Full time
Job Summary

This position functions as a worker in the In-Home Unit and will be responsible for carrying a caseload consisting of In-Home and On-Notices cases. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of social work principles and practices, human behaviors and motivational theory, and laws, policies, and regulations related to human services program areas.

Key Responsibilities
  • Participate in Family Team Meetings and identify and assess safety concerns.
  • Develop goals and activities to meet those goals and conduct risk assessments, risk re-assessments, safety assessments, and candidacy determination.
  • Develop and create service plans with the family and demonstrate ability to develop treatment plans which identify problems, clinical methods for dealing with them, and the means by which services will be provided either within the agency or through referral to other community resources.
  • Prepare and submit budget sheets to ensure timely service delivery to families and interpret laws, policies, and regulations as applied to specific area of responsibility.
  • Complete necessary federal, state, and local planning and reporting requirements and establish and maintain case records to include entering and updating information regarding caseload within the automated system.
  • Assist with transport and supervision for children and families as needed and serve as a resource to clients and community workers.
  • Represent the agency in both civil and criminal court proceedings and provide direct intervention and service delivery for difficult, complex social work cases.
  • Participate in committees as a community member and track expenditures, prepare, and submit budget estimates and ensure payment for services.
Requirements
  • Must have a valid driver's license with a good driving record.
  • 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.
  • Considerable knowledge of social work principles and practices, human behaviors and motivational theory, laws, policies, and regulations related to human services program areas, and social, economic, and health problems.
  • Skill in operating a personal computer and the associated software and the 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, testify in court proceedings, develop and present training programs and other presentations, interpret program laws, policies, and regulations, develop and implement service plans, analyze case information to make sound judgments within the framework of existing laws, policies, and regulations, respond to the client's emotions in order to accomplish services 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.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Considerable experience in Child Protective Services and/or CPS Ongoing Services and completion of any required training programs or equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
  • Considerable experience with Family Partnership Meetings and Child and Family Team Meetings.
  • Bilingual English/Spanish Skills.
What We Offer

The Commonwealth of Virginia offers a competitive salary and benefits package, including health, dental, and vision insurance, retirement plan, and paid time off. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from diverse candidates.

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