Senior Family Services Specialist

General Statement of Duties

Closing Date: This position closes on Monday, September 30, 2024.

Provides professional, intensive, specialized continuing case management services involving concentration in the areas of child and adult welfare; performs a broader scope of duties requiring routine utilization of greater professional knowledge and independent application of professional skill; performs other duties as assigned.

Essential Duties

Case management to families following Child Protective Services involvement & families with children at risk of foster care or other out of home placement

• Participates in the case assignment & transfer process and removal team meetings to support the placement of children in foster care
• Provides crisis intervention & counseling
• Conducts CANS assessments & trauma screenings
• Writes individualized services plans with families
• Participates in FAPT, Family Partnership Meetings and Child & Family Team Meetings
• Completes case documentation in the child welfare database using COMPASS & eScribers
• Participation in court proceedings through testimony and preparing petitions, affidavits & court reports

Participation in unit, division, agency & community meetings and on committees and task forces related to the work of the department

Coverage for child welfare on-call (CPS, preservation, prevention & foster care) approximately 14 nights per calendar year (when fully staffed)

Participation in shelter team operations as designated by the Emergency Operations Center

Accepts additional assignments when necessary

Considerable knowledge of current social, economic and health concerns; considerable knowledge of the federal Social Security Act and of casework philosophy, methods and practices; considerable knowledge of individual and group behavior and of current literature and trends in the social work field; knowledge of community resources available to meet clients needs; ability to make independent judgments; ability to understand and interpret laws and regulations and to deal effectively with the public; ability to plan and organize work; ability to gather facts and report them accurately and to write reports.

Minimum Qualifications

Four (4) year baccalaureate degree in a relevant social science field in accordance with VA Code § 63.2-219; and three (3) years of relevant social work experience; OR, any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities

Additional Information

This position may be filled as a:

Family Services Specialist II (salary: $60,413.25 - $111,133.01): Four (4) year baccalaureate degree in a relevant social science field in accordance with VA Code § 63.2-219; and two (2) years of relevant social work experience; OR, any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities.

OR

Family Services Specialist I (salary: $55,005.67 - $101,185.51): Four (4) year baccalaureate degree in a relevant social science field in accordance with VA Code § 63.2-219; and one (1) year of relevant social work experience; OR, any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities.

All positions require the following:

Valid driver's license to perform assigned duties at various locations.

Successful completion of all training requirements established pursuant to the VA 63.2-208. Standards for personnel.

Central registry check and criminal history record check & fingerprinting are conducted on all persons conditionally offered employment, including a conditional offer of initial employment, or a conditional offer to promote, demote, or laterally transfer an employee.

How To Apply

Closing Date: This position closes on Monday, September 30, 2024.

You apply for positions with Henrico County general government through our online applicant system, which is available 24-hours a day, 7-days a week with an Internet connection. Please access our job site portal though https://henrico.gov/services/jobs or click on the Jobs link in the upper right-hand corner of our main County page at https://henrico.gov.

Minimum Salary 69537

Maximum Salary 127917

Currency USD

Main Organization General Government

General Government

Employment Status Permanent Fulltime

Permanent Full-time

Amount of Travel

Work At Home