Family Services Specialist III
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Employer: Virginia Jobs
Industry: Family Services
Salary: $57816.70 per year
Job type: Full-Time
Hiring Range: $57,816.70 to $89,615.89
Full Time or Part Time: Full Time
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Job Duties:
A $2,500 hiring bonus is being offered for this position. Hiring bonuses shall only be for new hires of original employment or reemployment as defined in Human Resources Policy No. 5.0.
The successful candidate will be motivated, and skilled at partnering with families to ensure child safety, well-being, and permanency. The ideal candidate has a successful record of providing foster care services for families, mentoring new team members, and training new team members.
Duties:
https://virginia-beach-departments-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/city/job-descriptions-pay-plans/Family-Services-Specialist-III-02309.pdf
Working Conditions:
https://workingcondition-summary-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/B.005532.2.pdf
Minimum Requirements:
MINIMUMS: Requires a Bachelor's degree in a human services field (social work, counseling, gerontology, guidance and counseling, family and child development, psychology or sociology) and five (5) years of experience in a human services field; or possess a Bachelor's degree in any field accompanied by a minimum of seven (7) years of related experience in a human services area. Must have a current and valid driver's license. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Experience requirements must include three (3) years in Child Protective Services. All employees may be expected to work hours in excess of their normally scheduled hours in response to short-term department needs and/or City-wide emergencies.
Additional Requirements:
DMV Transcript: Required
CDL: Not Required
DOT History: Not Required
CPS Check:Required
Physical: Not Required
Respirator: Not Required
Polygraph Review: Not Required
Psychological Screening: Not Required
Attachments Required:
Preferences:
MSW or Equivalent
Experience mentoring & training new Social Work staff members
Three (3) or more years experience with Child Protective Services or In-Home Services
Experience with crisis intervention
Experience testifying in court
Experience with community resources and prevention programs
Special Instructions:
This position is open until filled. Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis. Once the appropriate applicant pool has been established, it will be closed.
Drug Free Workplace: The City of Virginia Beach maintains a drug free workplace.
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Full Time or Part Time: Full Time
Additional Detail
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Job Duties:
A $2,500 hiring bonus is being offered for this position. Hiring bonuses shall only be for new hires of original employment or reemployment as defined in Human Resources Policy No. 5.0.
- $500 will be awarded in the first paycheck.
- $750 will be awarded upon completion of the six (6) month interim performance evaluation with an overall rating of "Meets Expectations".
- $1,250 will be awarded upon completion of the employee's one (1) year probationary period and a performance evaluation with an overall rating of "Meets Expectations".
The successful candidate will be motivated, and skilled at partnering with families to ensure child safety, well-being, and permanency. The ideal candidate has a successful record of providing foster care services for families, mentoring new team members, and training new team members.
Duties:
- Assist with training and professional development of Family Services Specialist I and II positions in the Child Welfare Program in the full spectrum of child welfare and the following core competencies to include: Cultural Diversity, Family Centered Practice, Understanding Child Welfare Laws, Understanding Juvenile & Domestic Relations Court, Case Documentation, Separation and Loss, Risk Assessing, Safety Assessment, Suitability Assessing, Concurrent Planning, Differential Response, Genogram Formulation, Casework, Documentation, Family Centered Intervention/Family Preservation, Human/Child Development, Cultural Competence, Court & Legal Understanding, Permanency Planning, Teaming, Home Visitor Safety, and Self-Care.
- Develop training curriculum and carry a caseload of complex cases in safety or permanency programs based on the needs of the agency.
- Orient new supervisory and non-supervisory staff members to the City of Virginia Beach and Virginia Beach Human Services Department.
- Work independently with staff members that are in need of performance improvement in case work activities.
- Accompany the assigned family services specialist to court and participate in case-related staffing with supervisors and other community professionals.
- Maternity/paternity and parental leave
- Leave donation program
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Employee Assistant Program
- Professional Development
https://virginia-beach-departments-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/city/job-descriptions-pay-plans/Family-Services-Specialist-III-02309.pdf
Working Conditions:
https://workingcondition-summary-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/B.005532.2.pdf
Minimum Requirements:
MINIMUMS: Requires a Bachelor's degree in a human services field (social work, counseling, gerontology, guidance and counseling, family and child development, psychology or sociology) and five (5) years of experience in a human services field; or possess a Bachelor's degree in any field accompanied by a minimum of seven (7) years of related experience in a human services area. Must have a current and valid driver's license. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Experience requirements must include three (3) years in Child Protective Services. All employees may be expected to work hours in excess of their normally scheduled hours in response to short-term department needs and/or City-wide emergencies.
Additional Requirements:
DMV Transcript: Required
CDL: Not Required
DOT History: Not Required
CPS Check:Required
Physical: Not Required
Respirator: Not Required
Polygraph Review: Not Required
Psychological Screening: Not Required
Attachments Required:
Preferences:
MSW or Equivalent
Experience mentoring & training new Social Work staff members
Three (3) or more years experience with Child Protective Services or In-Home Services
Experience with crisis intervention
Experience testifying in court
Experience with community resources and prevention programs
Special Instructions:
This position is open until filled. Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis. Once the appropriate applicant pool has been established, it will be closed.
- Please complete the application in its entirety and include your resume if required by the posting.
- Your responses to any "Supplemental Questions", if attached to this requisition, must be supported by the information you provide on your application and/or resume; or otherwise demonstrated during the hiring process.
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Drug Free Workplace: The City of Virginia Beach maintains a drug free workplace.
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Created: 2024-07-02
Reference: 2380_pTi8AJjtP44E
Country: United States
State: Virginia
City: Virginia Beach
ZIP: 23459
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