Social Worker III - Prevention REPOST

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Location : Washington, NC

Job Type : Full Time

Job Number : 113-40-175

Department : Children's Services

Opening Date : 01 / 15 / 2025

Closing Date : 1 / 29 / 2025 5 : 00 PM Eastern

Description of Duties

This is a reposted position. Previous applicants will be considered.

Please note : All education, including high school, and all employment history must be included in the body of the application for the application to be considered complete.

Hiring salary - $53,058

Rate after successful completion of 12-month probationary period - $55,711

MSW / BSW degrees are preferred. College transcripts are required.

Applicants with qualified work against status may be considered at lower salary and grade.

5,000 will be added to base pay for selected applicants who have successfully completed their Masters of Social Work degree.

The primary role of the worker is to provide direct and preventive services to children and families in an effort to prevent child abuse, neglect and dependency. This position will explore and assess the family's strengths and needs to determine the level of intervention needed; locate and arrange for the provision of appropriate services and assist families in utilization of services and community resources. The Prevention Social Worker will also provide information, referrals and services to promote family's independence, self-sufficiency and problem solving skills. This position will also provide child welfare services. These services include screening reports for abuse, neglect and dependency, assessments for safety and risk of harm to children, conducting home visits, making courtesy requests for neighboring counties as well as conducting home studies and making placement recommendations. This position could be responsible for providing in-home services to families when they have been found to be in need of further services. This position could be responsible for foster care services for children. This could include but is not limited to : counseling foster children and their families concerning complex family and personal problems; supervising activities and counseling with neglected, abused, or emotionally disturbed children and their relatives; analyzing family dynamics and child rearing problems; exploring feasible goals of possible return of a child to the home; and if return to the home cannot be accomplished, seeking alternative permanent plans which may require petitioning the court to terminate parental rights. This position will be responsible for other duties as needed, to include investigation of allegations of elder abuse or neglect.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Thorough knowledge of social work principles, techniques and practices and their applications to complex casework, group work 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 caseload 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. Ability to perform manual work exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and / or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Minimum Training and Experience

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 and one year of directly related experience; Master's degree in a human services field and one year of directly related experience; Bachelor's degree in human services field from an accredited college or university and two years of directly related experience; Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and three years of directly related experience.

• Directly related experience is defined as human services experience in the areas of case management, assessment and referral, supportive counseling, intervention, psycho-social therapy and treatment planning. Other combinations of education and experience will be considered for "work-against" status.

BSW or MSW degrees are preferred. College transcript is required. All degrees must be from an accredited institution. Fluency in Spanish desired.

Supplemental Information

Application Procedure :

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Health Insurance - North Carolina State Health Plan for Teachers

and State Employees : Administered by : Blue Cross / Blue Shield of NC

Standard 80 / 20 Plan Cost to employee $50.00 monthly with one wellness activity

Basic 70 / 30 Plan Cost to employee $25.00 monthly

Prescription Drugs - 80 / 20 plan

Prescription Drugs - 70 / 30 plan

State Health Plan Premiums

Standard 80 / 20 - One Wellness Activity Basic 70 / 30

Delta Dental

Life Insurance / Accidental Death and Dismemberment

Retirement - NC Local Government Employees' Retirement System

Death Benefit - NC Local Government Employees' Retirement System

Longevity - 5-year interval % increase to base salary

First 5-year interval (5 years of service) 1.5% increase

Work Hours

Leave

5 but less than 10 years : 11.333 hours per month - 17 days per year

10 but less than 15 years : 13.333 hours per month - 20 days per year

15 but less than 20 years : 15.333 hours per month - 23 days per year

Holidays - In accordance with the state schedule

Other Benefit Options - Employee Paid

Do you have experience in a Human Services and / or Government Agency? If so, how long?

Please check the response that best summarizes your education and experience.

Do you have a four year degree or an associates in Human Services Technology, Social Services Associate, Paralegal Technology, Criminal Justice, Business Administration, Secretarial Science, or a closely related curriculum?

Do you have a thorough knowledge of social work principles, techniques and practices and their application to specific casework and community problems?

Do you have considerable knowledge of the laws, regulations and policies which govern social work programs?

Do you have any record keeping experience (examples include entering data / information manually or in a computer system, record or log in order to maintain, retrieve and update record information)? If yes, how many years?

Do you have experience reading and interpreting various laws, policies and procedures, codes, reports, and records?

Do you have experience reviewing referral case records and evidence in a social services or court environment?

Do you have experience completing daily documentation sheets?

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In order to receive credit for the supplemental questions in which you answered, you must provide supporting information within the body of the application, to support your answer. Your application should also reflect all education and all professional work experience acquired, including high school. It is critical to our screening and salary determination process that applications contain comprehensive candidate information. Have you provided such information within the body of the application? (Information should be provided in the appropriate areas, to include the following : Education-including high school, Work Experience-each position should be listed separately, Certificates & Licenses, Skills and Additional Information)

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