SOCIAL WORKER II

Stokes County Government; Danbury (NC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Stokes County Government is seeking a social services professional to support the Child Welfare program. The role focuses on recruiting family foster homes and assisting with adoption services, with the primary duty of locating placement providers for children in foster care.

Additional duties may be assigned as needed. The ideal candidate will apply social work principles to casework, collaborate with families and community organizations, and maintain compassionate, professional service under

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in social work from an accredited institution.
• Bachelor’s degree in a human services field plus one year of directly related experience.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution and two years directly related experience.
• Directly related experience includes case management, assessment and reference, supportive counseling, intervention, psycho-social therapy, and treatment planning.

Responsibilities

• Recruitment of family foster homes and assisting with adoption services.
• Search for placement providers for children in foster care.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Social work knowledge

Case management

Communication skills

Intervention planning

Staff training abilities

Education

Bachelor’s degree in social work

Bachelor’s degree in a human services field

Job description

Description

DESCRIPTION OF WORK:

The employee in this position will be responsible for duties primarily in the Child Welfare area, such as recruitment of family foster homes and assisting with adoption services. The biggest responsibility will be searching for placement providers for children in foster care. This position will include other duties as assigned.

Requirements

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Considerable knowledge of social work principles, techniques and practices and their application to individual casework, group work and community problems. Knowledge of psychosocial, socioeconomic and behavioral problems and their treatment. Knowledge of governmental and private organizations and community resources. Knowledge of laws, regulations and policies, which govern the program. General knowledge of medical terminology, disease processes and their treatment is required in certain programs or settings. Skill in establishing rapport with a client and applying techniques of assessing psychosocial, behavioral psycho-social aspects of client’s problems. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with administrative superiors, members of caseload and their families and with civic, medical, social and religious organizations. Ability to train or instruct families, social workers, students or interns. Ability to express ideas clearly and concisely and to plan and execute work. Ability to produce results with limited resources. Ability to work under pressure.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree in social work from an accredited institution; bachelor’s degree in a human services field from an accredited institution and one year of directly related experience; bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution and two years directly related experience.

• *Directly related experience is defined as human services experience in the areas of case management, assessment and reference, supportive counseling, intervention, psycho-social therapy and treatment planning.

Note

For those not fully qualified for the Social Worker II level, there is the possibility of working below the II level to gain the balance of experience required.