SOCIAL WORKER II

Stokes; North Carolina; Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Stokes is seeking a qualified social worker to support Child Welfare initiatives. The role focuses on recruiting family foster homes and assisting with adoption services, with primary duties centered on finding placement providers for children in foster care.

The position requires knowledge of social work principles and the ability to work with families, clients, and community resources. Additional duties may be assigned as needed.

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.

Responsibilities

• Recruit family foster homes and assist with adoption services.
• Search for placement providers for children in foster care.

Skills

Case management

Assessment

Psycho-social therapy

Treatment planning

Rapport building

Communication

Work under pressure

Intervention

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.