Title Description:General Description and Conditions of Work:This is a case management position under the supervision of a Family Services Supervisor that performs responsible professional work in the support and assistance of County and City residents involved in the foster care system. General responsibilities include following case management requirements established by the Family Services Supervisor, conducting assessments, providing referrals for community based services, placing and monitoring children in foster homes, participating and testifying in legal proceedings, maintaining communication with clients and professionals, completing monthly visits with foster children, maintaining case records, participating in treatment team, family partnership, and case planning meetings, ensuring independent living skills development is provided to age-appropriate foster children, and performing other assigned duties. Assists in providing emergency shelter as mandated and required.The FamilyServices Specialist III is distinguished from the Family Services Specialist IV class by the latter’s functioning as a lead worker, or an expert resource specialist.
General responsibilities include but not limited to:
Assists in providing emergency shelter as mandated and required.
Knowledge of: Considerate knowledge of social work principles and practice; individual and group behavior; independent living skills; social, economic, health, and family relations problems; and laws, policies, and regulations relating to human services program areas; investigating and interviewing techniques; legal procedures as related to program area; and social, economic, and health problems.
Skills in: operating a motor vehicle and personal computer with associated software.
Demonstrated ability to: Plan, organize, and manage own work activities including service delivery, prepare technical reports and correspondence, and keep records and related activities; understand and interpret laws, policies, and regulations; effectively communicate ideas both orally and in writing; interview, assess needs, counsel and refer clients to other resources as needed; develop and implement service plans in order to ensure the delivery of appropriate services; make sound judgments within the framework of existing laws, policies, and regulations; respond to the client’s emotions in order to accomplish services objectives; establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients, associates, other social service agencies and the general public; work as a part of a team; work with teenagers and young adults in the development of independent living skill areas; and stay abreast of current trends and developments in the social work field.
Minimum Qualifications (Education, Experience, Licensure, Certification):
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 (Section 22VAC40-670-20 of the Administrative Code of Virginia). Considerable experience in the 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.
Commonwealth of Virginia Social Worker license is desirable.
Special Requirements:
Applicants may be subject to a Criminal History Background search, Central Registry search, DMV/driving record check, and/or pre-employment drug screen. This investigation may include State Police, FBI checks, local agency checks, employment verification and references, verification of education (relevant to employment), credit checks (relevant to employment) and other checks requested by the hiring authority.Possession of a valid driver’s license in order to operate a motor vehicle in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Driving records must meet agency requirements. Must pass the agency’s background checks.search, DMV/driving record check, and/or pre-employment drug screen. This investigation may include State Police, FBI checks, local agency checks, employment verification and references, verification of education (relevant to employment), credit checks (relevant to employment) and other checks requested by the hiring authority.Possession of a valid driver’s license in order to operate a motor vehicle in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Driving records must meet agency requirements. Must pass the agency’s background checks.
All offers are contingent upon satisfactory results of the required checks and screening.
Employee must be willing to work in the community emergency shelter in the event of a natural disaster or emergency.
APPLICATIONS AND REFERENCES FOR THIS POSITION MUST BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY THROUGH THIS WEBSITE. A RESUME MUST BE SUBMITTED WITH APPLICATION. MAILED, EMAILED, FAXED, OR HAND-DELIVERED APPLICATIONS AND RESUMES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
Consideration for an interview is based solely on the information provided. Applications/Resumes must include complete work history.
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.
