Social Worker III (FC)

Gaston County Government; Gastonia (NC); Sur place; USD 57 000 - 68 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Gaston County Government is seeking a social services professional to perform case management for children in DHHS custody, with a focus on securing permanency and coordinating services across medical, educational, and welfare needs.

The role requires a strong ability to document processes, communicate with families, and collaborate in team-based settings. Candidates must meet education requirements and hold a valid driver’s license.

Qualifications

• MSW in Social Work from an accredited institution.
• MS in Counseling or Human Services with 1 year of related experience.
• BSW from an accredited institution with Child Welfare Collaborative (for Child Welfare roles).
• BSW with 1 year of related experience.
• Bachelors in a human services field with 2 years of related experience.
• Bachelors degree with 3 years of related experience.
• A valid driver’s license is required.

Responsabilités

• Provide case management services for children in DHHS custody and pursue permanency.
• Create and maintain detailed case files documenting life events, records, reports, and court paperwork.
• Transport and accompany child and caretakers to appointments and court.
• Participate in Permanency Planning Team Meetings, Child & Family Team Meetings, and related oversight meetings.
• Attend weekly staffing, trainings, and state-mandated trainings as required.
• Prepare and submit monthly statistical reports.
• Be available for emergency shelters and other duties as assigned.

Connaissances

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Documentation accuracy

Formation

MSW in Social Work

MS in Counseling or Human Services (1y exp)

BSW with Child Welfare Collaborative

BSW with 1y exp

Bachelors in Human Services with 2y exp

Bachelors with 3y exp

Driver's license

Description du poste

Joining the team at Gaston County Government means being part of a community that is dedicated to improving the lives of its citizens. We are a dynamic organization that values innovation, collaboration, and commitment to service.

As an employee of Gaston County, you will have the opportunity to make a difference in your community every day. Whether you are working in public safety, social services, or administration, your contributions will help improve the lives of our residents and build a better future for our county.

The anticipated hiring range for this position is $27.45 to $32.60

The duties listed below are not all of the duties that may be assigned but are those that are considered as essential for an employee to perform.

• Providing case management services for children in custody of the Department of Health & Human Services and aggressively seeking permanence for them, including [1] seeing each child, [2] attending all court hearings and preparing all necessary reports and documentation, [3] contacting and seeing all appropriate family members and collaterals, [4] coordinating and facilitating visits between child and family, [5] advocating for and obtaining all services the child needs (medical, emotional, education, as well as placement), [6] making home visits (announced and unannounced) to removal home and foster home/group facility – all of such as is required by NCDHHS-Division of Social Services Policy, North Carolina Juvenile Statue, and through local court direction.
• Creating a case file that captures and specifically documents a child’s life while in foster care and away from family/caretakers. Social worker prepares pictures, correspondence, medical records, educational records, running narratives that document all DHHS activities, copies of all court paperwork and order, Permanency Planning Team paperwork case plans developed with caretakers, risk assessments, strengths and needs assessments, visitation plans, referrals for child of parent, release of information forms, any mental health records, visitation plans, eligibility for funding forums, all identifying information (such as birth certificates and social security numbers), social histories, home studies, parental information – assessments, criminal histories, past CPS involvements, referred programs progress notes (i.e., DV Groups, Substance Abuse, therapists, parenting groups, etc.).
• Transporting and accompaniment of child (and sometimes caretakers) to appointments that help to achieve the well-being or permanency goals, visitation between child and caretaker, drug screenings of caretakers, and court.
• Participating and preparatory work for Permanency Planning Team Meetings, Child & Family Team Meetings, Treatment Team meetings for children and mental health needs, and Care Review Meetings for oversight of treatment level and appropriate placements.
• Participating in weekly unit/team staffing, individual staffing (as needed), local trainings, professional development trainings, and state-mandated trainings.
• Preparing monthly reports capturing statistical data.
• Must be available to work mandatory emergency shelters & other duties/tasks as needed or assigned.

• Master's degree in Social Work (MSW) from an accredited institution.
• Master's degree in counseling or human services field and 1 year of directly related experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Social Work (BSW) from an accredited institution and completion of the Child Welfare Collaborative **(Child Welfare positions only)
• Bachelor's degree in Social Work (BSW) from an accredited institution and 1 year of directly related experience.
• Bachelor's degree in a human services field and 2 years of directly related experience.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution and 3 year of directly related experience.
• A valid driver's license isrequired.

The ideal candidate will possess good communication skills in working with children & adolescents, and appropriate child development knowledge. Knowledge of separation and loss impact for children being removed from their family and home environment would be especially helpful.

A copy of a transcript must be included with the application.

FAILURE TO ATTACH YOUR TRANSCRIPTS WILL RESULT IN YOUR APPLICATION BEING REJECTED.

The applicant selected must undergo a criminal background check and pass a drug screening test prior to employment.

In compliance with G.S. 153A-94.2 (b), if the position being filled requires an applicant for employment to work with children in any capacity, the County must require the applicant, if offered the position, to be subject to a criminal history record check conducted by the SBI. These checks must be performed in accordance with G.S.143B-1209.26, which authorizes the SBI to provide fingerprint-based state and national criminal record checks to cities and counties.