Posting number: 2027-00518
Department: Department of Community and Human Services
Division: CENTER FOR CHILD AND FAMILY
Job classification: FAMILY SERVICES SPECIALIST II / GS20
Posting type: Open & Promotional
Categories: Clerical & Data Entry, Community Services, Human Resources, Social Services, Child Support, Training, Community and Social Services, Child Care, Program Management
Family Services Specialist II
The City of Alexandria is located in northern Virginia and is bordered by the District of Columbia (Potomac River), Arlington and Fairfax counties. With a population of approximately 150,000 and a land area of 15.75 square miles, Alexandria is the seventh largest city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Alexandria has a charming waterfront and is a unique and historic place to live and work. If you are interested in working for the vibrant City of Alexandria, we invite qualified candidates to apply for our Family Services Specialist II position.
What we do and how we do it is driven by our 4 Guiding Principles:
An Overview
A Family Services Specialist II provides intensive, specialized, culturally competent services to children and families, with complex psychosocial diagnoses and histories of abuse/neglect, to ensure the safety and well-being of children in foster care, while working toward permanency within State/Federal timelines. The work may involve providing independent living services to foster youth not living in a family-like setting, while maintaining family supports. The work may also include ongoing support services or prevention services; to support a relative or interested party, who may have stepped forward to raise the child/ren or services to prevent child abuse/neglect, if the child/ren are reunified with a prior custodian.
How To Apply
To apply for this positing or get more information, click here to view the full posting on its official Virginia state job page.
Alexandria is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The city has an area of 15.75 square miles and had an estimated total population of 160,035 in 2017. Alexandria is located in Northern Virginia south across the Potomac River, just minutes from Washington, D.C.
