Social Worker III

Franklin County (NC); Louisburg (NC); In loco; USD 58.000 - 61.000; Tempo pieno

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Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Short-term disability

Vision insurance

Voluntary term life

Local government retirement

401(k) with 4% employer contribution

13 county-observed paid holidays

Wellness program

Employee assistance program

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Franklin County, North Carolina seeks a Social Worker to provide permanency planning and adoption services for children in the agency's custody. The role includes establishing permanent plans, coordinating with courts, and recruiting adoptive families.

Responsibilities cover out‑of‑home placement planning, conformity with state mandates, and collaboration with other agencies to deliver required services to families and children.

Competenze

• Master's degree in social work from an accredited school of social work
• Bachelor's degree in social work from an accredited school of social work and completion of the Child Welfare Collaborative
• Bachelor's degree in social work from an accredited school of social work with one year directly related experience
• Master's degree in a human services field with one year of related experience
• Bachelor's degree in a human services field from an accredited college or university with two years related experience
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with three years related experience

Mansioni

• Provide permanency planning and adoption services for children in agency custody, establishing and pursuing permanent plans
• Develop and implement substitute out-of-home placement plans and ensure all state mandates are met
• Coordinate with attorneys, judges, GAL, and other court officials to obtain permanency recommendations for court submission
• Recruit and prepare adoptive families, handle adoption paperwork and post-adoption services
• Collaborate with other agencies to provide required services to families
• Advise and support families through court reviews and related processes

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Compensation

$57,963-$60,861

To be determined based on experience and qualifications.

Benefits

• Benefit options include medical and dental insurance
• Elective supplemental insurance options such as short-term disability, vision, and voluntary term life
• Local government retirement
• 401(k) with a 4% employer contribution (no employee match required)
• Generous paid leave that includes 13 county-observed paid holidays per year
• An employee wellness program inclusive of a county sponsored gym and an employee assistant program

Responsibilities

The primary purpose of this position is to provide permanency planning and adoptions services to children in the agency's custody. These services include establishing and achieving a permanent plan for each child. A permanent plan may be reunification with the family, legal custody to a relative/caretaker or adoption. Social Worker is responsible for the necessary work in achieving the identified plan for permanence.

Permanency Planning/ Adoption Services Caseworker must develop, plan and provide substitute, out-of-home placement for children in agency's custody. Employee must develop and implement permanent plan for each child. All state mandates and standards for services must be met and documented by social worker. Employee must assess current plan for permanence and make recommendations for alternative plans when necessary. Employee must follow state statute in regards to court reviews and involvement. If adoption is the plan for permanence, employee must recruit and recommend the appropriate family for each child. Adoption services encompass all aspects of the adoption procedure including adoptive home recruitment and training, preparation of children for the adoptive placement, supervision of adoptive placements, all necessary adoptive paperwork, and post adoptive services. Employee is also responsible for coordinating with other agencies to provide the family with any and all services identified, not limited to Child Protective Services. Social Worker interacts with attorneys, judges, GAL, and other court officials in establishing permanent homes for children. Social Workers provide court testimony, develop recommendation to the court, and prepare documents for submission to the court.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Thorough knowledge of social work principles, techniques, and practices, and their application to complex casework, groupwork, and community problems. Considerable knowledge of a wide range of medical, behavioral, and/or psychosocial problems and their treatment theory. Considerable knowledge of family and group dynamics and a range of intervention techniques, governmental and private organizations, and resources in the community, laws, regulations, and policies which govern the program. General knowledge of the methods and principles of casework supervision and training. In certain settings, considerable knowledge of medical terminology, disease processes and their treatment as they relate to decisions regarding clinical interventions and appropriate therapies based on medical or psychological diagnosis. Skill in establishing rapport with a client and in applying techniques or assessing psychosocial, behavioral, and psychological aspects of client's problems. Ability to supervise, train, or instruct lower-level social workers, students, or interns in the program. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with members of case load and their families, as well as civic, legal, medical, social, and religious organizations. Ability to express ideas clearly and concisely and to plan and execute work effectively.

Qualifications

Master's degree in social work from an accredited school of social work; Bachelor's degree in social work from an accredited school of social work and completion of the Child Welfare Collaborative (Child Welfare positions only); Bachelor's degree in social work from an accredited school of social work and one year directly related experience; Master's degree in a human services field and one year of directly related experience; Bachelor's degree in a human services field from an accredited college or university and two years directly related experience; Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and three years of directly related experience