Department: Department of Social Services
Pay Grade: 213
Salary Range: $58,093 - $75,521
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
The City of Fredericksburg Department of Social Services (FDSS) is recruiting for a full-time Family Services Specialist to perform the duties of an APS Worker. Are you ready for a challenging but rewarding job where you can Work with a Purpose in a positive work environment? If so, then read on!
Under general supervision, performs difficult case management duties for programs administered by the City Social Services Department. Employees in this class handle those cases that require greater involvement in sensitive and traumatic situations and complex duties such as: interviewing/investigating and responding to referrals in cases involving suspected child/adult abuse/neglect, out-of-home placements, guardianships, emergency protective orders, adoptions, testifying in legal proceedings, and placing children in foster/adoptive homes. Although our Family Services Specialists are cross-trained, the major role for this recruitment is for someone to work with the Adult population. An APS Worker will be required to work those cases involving clients who meet the criteria for Adult Protective Services cases, Adult Services cases, Guardianship cases, and those cases that involve Fraud or Abuse to this population. This person will also be participating in the screening process to establish eligibility for our Adult referrals.
Employee establishes and maintains effective relationships with clients, families and other human service agencies and works to coordinate services and resources for clients of assigned caseload. Employees participate in a variety meetings such as: permanency planning team meetings, Family Partnership Meetings, Family Assessment and Planning Team Meetings (FAPT), and court proceedings. This position requires employee to be part of an on-call rotation that requires a one hour response time. Employees are also responsible for general case management duties to include maintaining a variety of records and files pertaining to assigned cases, writing and preparing various required reports.
Recruitment if for an APS worker and requires candidate to have a minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in Social Work or a Human Services field or a Bachelor's Degree in any field with a minimum of two years of appropriate and related experience in a Human Services area as mandated in Section 22Vac40-670-20 of the Administrative Code of Virginia implemented by the Virginia Board of Social Services.
The work is regularly performed in an environment where the employee must deal with crisis situations that require major decisions involving people, resources, and property. Tasks may risk exposure to high levels of stress from distressed clients and their families.
This position is eligible for telework (2 days a week once fully trained) according to established policy.
The City of Fredericksburg is a great place to work. Come join our knowledgeable and energetic team, which is committed to the City’s Core Values of Agile Innovation, Abundant Compassion, Outstanding Customer Service, Energized Work Environment, Essential Engagement, and Unwavering Stewardship. In addition to offering a great work environment and competitive salary, the City of Fredericksburg provides a generous benefits package. The City is a member of the Virginia Retirement System and offers competitive health, dental and vision insurance as well as generous vacation/sick leave benefits and 13 paid holidays a year.
The City of Fredericksburg provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions herein described. Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in the job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were actually written out in this job description.
The Commonwealth of Virginia is located in the South Atlantic region of the United States. It was the 10th state to be admitted to the Union on June 25, 1788. Home to approximately 8 million residents, Virginia is the 12th most populous state in the United States. The capital is Richmond, and its most populous city is Virginia Beach.
The narrative history of the Commonwealth of Virginia often begins with the founding of Jamestown in 1607, near what is now modern day Williamsburg, Virginia. Jamestown became the first permanent English settlement in the New World, and the Virginia General Assembly, established on July 30, 1619, is now recognized as the oldest legislative body in the western hemisphere. When Virginia became a royal colony in 1624, the robust tobacco trade that had been developing in Virginia helped establish the American colonies as a powerful economic force. During the American Revolution, Virginia witnessed the final surrender of British forces at Yorktown and later became known as the birthplace of many revolution-era figures and future American presidents, including George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. To date, 8 United States presidents have been born in Virginia, more than in any other state.
The modern government of Virginia is nearly identical in structure to the federal government, and is divided into 3 branches, these being the executive, legislative, and judiciary branches. The Virginia General Assembly is comprised of the 100-member House of Delegates and the 40-member Senate. A governor and lieutenant governor are elected every 4 years. Governors cannot be elected to or serve consecutive terms. Virginia’s judicial system consists of the Supreme Court of Virginia and the Court of Appeals of Virginia, the Circuit Courts, and the lower General District Courts and the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Courts. Virginia has 13 electoral votes in presidential elections, and possesses 11 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.
