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Social Worker III- Foster Care

Rockingham County is an equal opportunity employer and will comply with federal and state statutes regarding discrimination in employment.

This posting is continuous and will remain posted to fill vacancies as they become available. Applicants that apply to this posting will be considered for any vacancies of this type and will only need to apply once.

Benefits:

Paid Medical, Dental, Vision & Life Insurance
Onsite wellness/medical clinic
Onsite fitness center
Retirement
Flexible Spending
Paid Vacation, Sick & Holidays
Bereavement
Community Service Leave
Weekends Off (varies by position)
Flexible Work Schedules & Telework Options (varies by position)
Tuition Reimbursement
401-K & 457 Plans with county match up to 1% of base salary

General Definition of Work
Performs intermediate advanced human support work in the support and assistance of agency clients with personal, social, health, and mental health and economic needs. Investigating adult and child abuse and neglect complaints, interviews individuals, assess need, develops service plans, manages case, maintains records and files, prepares reports and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the limited supervision of the assigned supervisor.

Examples of Duties

Handles referrals for counseling and mental health services.
Completes home studies and/or home visits on ongoing cases.
Reviews intervention plans and staffing with family and supervisors on case progress to determine if families are meeting established goals.
Assesses parental ability to provide for children's physical and emotional needs.
Assess adult clients to determine if there is a need for a guardian.
Gathers information from physicians to determine diagnosis and mental status.
Assists wards who reside in group homes, family care homes, assisted living facilities, skilled nursing facilities, etc. as an advocate for their medical, social, and environmental, and mental health needs on an ongoing basis.
Assists individuals and their families by arranging for placement via interviews to determine client needs.
Assists with completion required applications.
Investigates child protective service complaints from schools, hospitals, etc.; performs family assessments and determines validity of child protective service complaints.
Conducts continuous assessment of client and family needs and develops appropriate treatment plans.
Arranges placements in day care centers, nursing and/or rest homes, foster homes, and adoptive homes.
Makes referrals for adult and child protective services.
Interprets laws, policies, and regulations to a specific area of responsibility.
Develops and prepares service plans to meet needs in areas such as physical/mental health and housing.
Testifies in criminal and civil court cases.
Provides services to women experiencing unwanted or unplanned pregnancies.
Assists women in contacting maternity homes and accessing maternity home funds.
Receives adult protective services phone calls and office visits, gathers information, and determines if an Adult Protective Services investigation is warranted in accordance with established criteria.
Prepares a variety of reports and other types of correspondence.
Submits required reports to State.
Maintains files and records and enters a variety of data into the computer system.
Coordinates service with other agency services and programs.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Thorough knowledge of department policies and procedures.
Thorough knowledge of applicable local, Federal, and State laws, rules, and regulations.
Thorough knowledge of community resources.
Thorough knowledge of preparing reports and other types of correspondence.
Thorough knowledge of the use of standard office equipment and associated software (e.g. WIRM, NC ID, NC MUST, and NC TRACKS).
Ability to plan and organize work and to understand and interpret laws, policies, and regulations.
Ability to multi-task.
Ability to make arithmetic computations, compute rates, ratios, and percentages.
Ability to apply governmental accounting practices in maintenance of financial records.
Ability to assess and analyze budgets; ability to communicate effectively in oral and written form.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients, associates, court staff, law enforcement staff, mental and medical health providers, social agencies, and the General public.

Physical Activities, Visual Acuity, and Working Conditions for this Position

Stooping - Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires full use of the lower extremities and back muscles
Kneeling - Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees
Crouching - Bending the body downward and forward by bending legs and spine
Crawling - Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet
Reaching - Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction
Standing - Remaining upright on the feet, particularly for sustained periods of time
Walking - Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another
Pushing - Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force to thrust forward, downward, or outward
Pulling - Using upper extremities to exert force to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion
Lifting - Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the substantial use of the upper extremities and back muscles
Fingering - Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with whole hand or arm as in handling
Grasping - Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm
Feeling - Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature, or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips
Talking - Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; those activities where detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly
Hearing - Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communications, and making fine discriminations in sound
Repetitive Motions- Making substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands and/or fingers
Sedentary Work- Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met
Employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts and/or operation of machines (including inspection); using measurement devices and/or assembly or fabrication of parts at distances close to the eyes
None: Employee is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions (typical office or administrative work)

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience:
Bachelor's degree with coursework in human services, or related field and moderate experience in social work in a community setting or equivalent combination of education and experience.

License or Certification Requirements:

Must complete required certification and training requirements as determined by the County and within the specified time frames for the position, based upon the area of assignment.
NC Driver's License.

Supplemental Information

Note: In accordance with State mandates and the Rockingham County Emergency Operations Plan, Rockingham County Health and Human Services staff from the Divisions of Social Services, Public Health and Integrated Health are required to staff emergency shelters during times of disaster. Please be advised that every staff person is eligible to be assigned to an emergency shelter or Emergency Operations Center.

The Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program is intended to encourage individuals to enter and continue to work full-time in public service jobs. If you have student loans and you are selected for full-time employment with Rockingham County, you may qualify for forgiveness of the remaining balance due on your William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan after you have made 120 qualifying payments on those loans while employed full-time by certain public service employers. Click on the link below to see whether you might qualify.

https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service