Child and Family Specialist III

6 days ago

Crawley, West Sussex, United Kingdom Commonwealth of Virginia Full time
Job Overview
The Commonwealth of Virginia seeks a skilled Child and Family Specialist III to join our team. This challenging role requires a strong background in social work principles, human behavior, and motivational theory.

About the Role
As a Child and Family Specialist III, you will be responsible for monitoring, coordinating, and administering specific assigned programs. Your duties will include writing service plans, presenting cases, tracking expenditures, preparing budget estimates, and ensuring payment for services. You will also interpret laws, policies, and regulations as applied to your area of responsibility and complete necessary federal, state, and local planning and reporting requirements.

Responsibilities
Some of the key responsibilities of this role include:
  • Monitors, coordinates, and administers specific assigned programs;
  • Coordinates services within specific areas of responsibility;
  • Writes service plans, presents cases, 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, 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 proceedings, and coordinates cases with attorneys;
  • Provides parent education and support for families in target populations;
  • Conducts intensive in-home counseling; prepares reports to referral sources regarding status of various interventions;
  • Interviews and assesses clients, assigns to appropriate groups;
  • Informs clients of service programs and rules and regulations, and right to participate;
  • Conducts overall monitoring of programs in specific areas of responsibility;
  • Serves as resource to clients and the community in area of expertise;
  • Provides after-hours on-call coverage and responds to emergencies in child/adult protective services and/or foster care;
  • Performs investigative duties to include screens referrals for validity;
  • Interviews all parties involved; assesses immediate and long-term dangers/risks to children;
  • Develops written services 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;
  • 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 and Qualifications
To succeed in this role, you will need:
  • 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;
    Considerable 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;
    Possession of a BSW or MSW degree and a Commonwealth of Virginia Social Worker license are desirable.

Estimated Salary
Based on industry standards and location, the estimated salary for this position is between $39,662 and $53,550 per year.

About the Commonwealth of Virginia
We value diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace and strive to create a welcoming environment for all employees.

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