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Social Services Specialist Iii

3 months ago

Reston, Virginia, United States Fairfax County Government Full time
Job Announcement

This position includes a signing bonus of $2,500 (full-time) for new county hires.

Are you committed to ensuring the long-term stability, health and safety of children who have exited the child welfare system? This position works within the Division of Children, Youth and Families (CYF) to support adoptive parents and kinship guardians who are permanently caring for children formerly in foster care. If you are looking to work in a diverse community to strengthen the permanency and well-being of children and families, then this opportunity may be ideal for you.

Grow your career with Fairfax County
With more than 16,000 employees, Fairfax County is a diverse workforce offering employees stimulating and challenging opportunities across a broad scope of career opportunities. As a Fairfax County employee, you impact the well-being of our community every day.

This is an exciting time to join Fairfax County Government as we shape racial and social equity policies in the county through the One Fairfax Policy. Using this framework, we intentionally consider equity when making policies or delivering programs and services. To learn more, we highly encourage you to watch the Becoming One Fairfax—An Introduction to Key Concepts video by clicking here and visit the One Fairfax webpage here.

The Department of Family Services (DFS) is committed to strengthening the well-being of its diverse community by protecting and improving the lives of all children, adults, and families through assistance, partnership, advocacy, outreach, and quality services. To learn more about DFS and its Mission, Vision, and Values, please click here.

This position is a member of the Foster Care and Adoption, Resource and Support Program, based in the Fairfax office. Under general supervision of the Social Services Supervisor, performs tasks independently to protect children and build family resilience as articulated by local, state, and federal policies and laws. Working hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., however, evening, overnight, weekend, and holiday hours may be required. Occasional travel is required to our regional offices in Reston, Annandale, and South County. Occasional driving to other county locations and outlying areas is also required.

Duties and responsibilities include the following:Providing supportive counseling and crisis intervention to adoptive and kinship families via telephone or in-personUsing trauma-informed practice and a strength-based approach to help and guide parents to find the most beneficial servicesMonitoring appropriateness and progress of residential care, home based services, outpatient counseling, and other services provided to families through post adoption servicesProcessing applications and responding to inquiries for adoption and kinship assistance servicesDetermining eligibility for subsidy and negotiating agreements for services with adoptive familiesAdvocating for families during negotiations with the Virginia Department of Social Services (VDSS)Responding to requests provided by the VDSS for adoption record disclosures and searchesUsing systems such as Accurint, , social media, and internet search engines to identify and locate adoptees and/or birth family members for the goal of exchanging informationEmploying advanced clinical skills to share sensitive information with adoptees, birth family members, and adoptive parentsCompleting reports of investigation for adoptive families in Fairfax County when ordered by the Court.Ensuring all paperwork is completed accurately and deadlines are metMaintaining client data, case records, and correspondence in electronic databases and filing systemsCollecting and analyzing data for the unit to improve outcomesProviding subsidy policy interpretation to peer and child welfare staffContributing to the development of protocols and procedures to ensure that the unit effectively meets the needs of youth and familiesFunctioning as a leader and mentor to other team members.Providing supervisory coverage and support to the team in the absence of the supervisorAttending supervision, unit and program meetings, work group meetings, training sessions, interdepartmental meetings, red team, and case consultationsPerforming other duties as assigned
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
Knowledge of child protection laws, rules, and regulations;Knowledge of foster care and adoption laws, rules, and regulations;Ability to interview, assess needs, counsel, and refer clients to other resource as needed;Ability to analyze case information and to reach sound decisions on the basis of such information;Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing;Ability to use automated technology to establish and maintain case records;Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a variety of individuals;Ability to schedule and manage workload sufficiently to meet deadlines;Ability to provide management and oversight of a program or project;Ability to provide guidance, direction, supervision and coaching to less-experienced staff.

Illustrative Duties

(The illustrative duties listed in this specification are representative of the class but are not an all-inclusive list. A complete list of position duties and unique physical requirements can be found in the position job description.)
Contributes to the development of protocols, policies, procedures, grants and contracts for a social services program, department, and other entities;
Manages service contracts and provide and directs other contract-related functions;
Assists the supervisor in planning and carrying out training for new staff, providing guidance to staff. May directly supervise staff, and covers for the supervisor in their absence;
Serves as a policy expert in an area of social work specialization;
Coordinates or oversees the daily activities of a program or project to include staff supervision, oversight of administrative functions/requirements associated with the program or project, evaluation of the program or project for its impact/effectiveness, and making recommendations for changes or improvements;
Conducts comprehensive clinical assessments and prepares and implements service plans;
Works with clients to develop a plan of service to meet social, health, emotional and economic needs. With the client, formulates objectives and identifies actions to resolve the clients' problems;
Conducts home visits to families for the purpose of monitoring, counseling and supervision;
Provides crisis intervention on a timely basis to clients or families whose well being is seriously and immediately threatened, to include Child Protective Services after-hours;
Conducts mediation services to families in conflict;
Investigates allegations of abuse and neglect of children, elderly persons and incapacitated adults who live in the community and institutional facilities;
Makes assessment of risks posed to clients in accordance with state and local policies, and works to ensure risks are eliminated or minimized;
Performs emergency removal of children from their homes when required, places children in foster homes and residential programs, and coordinates services for them as needed;
Represents the agency in court proceedings; prepares testimony and testifies in Juvenile, Circuit, Criminal, Civil and Federal Courts;
Interviews and counsels natural parents, adoptive parents, foster parents and children to be placed in foster homes or residential facilities and those involved in adoption placement;
Evaluates child's readiness for placement and recommends placement, ensuring compliance with legal provisions;
Conducts and documents interstate and intrastate family home studies to evaluate and make recommendations as to families' ability to provide a safe and nurturing environment for children;
Evaluates and trains foster and adoptive parents;
Works with the community to identify families, children and individuals needing services and to coordinate these services using a wrap-around approach;
Advocates and assists families and individuals in obtaining services (e.g., mental health, intellectual disability, alcohol and drug, housing referrals, home based services, training and medical services);
Communicates and works with colleagues, clients and the community in a manner that supports the agency and program goals and objectives;
Participates as a contributing member on interagency, multi-disciplinary teams, community groups and professional organizations;
Collaborates and contributes to child specific teams on non-agency cases as assigned to assist in identifying community resources and services for families;
Assesses eligibility for foster care protect/prevent funds;
Participates, collaborates and contributes to Comprehensive Services Act activities for families on caseload;
Provides training and education on a variety of social work topics;
Recruits volunteers and manages volunteer services;
Uses automated technology and hard copy files to maintain and update case data, notes, documents, records, contacts and summaries of information;
Manages and maintains program data and outcomes.

Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities

(The knowledge, skills and abilities listed in this specification are representative of the class but are not an all-inclusive list.)
Thorough knowledge of the principles and practices of social work;
Thorough knowledge of current social service problems and methods/approaches to address issues;
Thorough knowledge of regulations and guidelines relating to the assigned area of social service specialization;
Knowledge of casework supervision practices and procedures;
Ability to analyze case information and to reach sound decisions on the basis of such information;
Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing;
Ability to use automated technology to establish and maintain case records;
Ability to maintain professional ethics and confidentiality of client information;
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a variety of individuals.;
Ability to schedule and manage workload sufficiently to meet deadlines;
Ability to provide guidance, direction, supervision and coaching to less-experienced staff;
Ability to provide management and oversight of a program or project.

Employment Standards

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree, plus three years of professional social work experience. A master's degree in a related field may be substituted for one year of the required experience.

CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES REQUIRED:
Valid driver's license.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background, a driving record check, and a Child Protective Services check to the satisfaction of the employer.

This position is considered essential personnel and will be required to report to work during times designated countywide as approved for unscheduled leave regardless of the emergency situation (i.e., weather, transportation, other disaster).

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:Master's in social work or closely related fieldClinical license, such as LCSW, LPC, or another related fieldMinimum of two (2) years of experience in foster care and adoption
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Must be able to lift 30 pounds. Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing. Ability to use automated technology, including but not limited to computer and cellular phone. Sufficiently mobile to make home visits and attend community events. Sufficient mobility to travel outside the office, county, and state for client contact, court appearances, and community events. Work requires performing tasks with risks of secondary traumatic stress (STS). Ability to navigate through and make decisions in stressful and crisis situations. All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.

SELECTION PROCEDURE:
Panel interview; may include practical exercise.

The population of Fairfax County is very diverse where 38.7% of residents speak a language other than English at home (Spanish, Asian/Pacific Islander, Indo-European, and others) and we encourage candidates bilingual in English and a foreign language to apply to this opportunity.

Fairfax County Government prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, political affiliation, or military status in the recruitment, selection, and hiring of its workforce.

Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Contact for assistance. TTY EEO/AA/TTY.