Social Worker IV

Job Title: Advanced Social Worker

About the Position
This is a challenging role that requires advanced skills in overseeing staff, training and mentoring team members, reviewing case files, consulting on complex cases, and related work as assigned. The work is performed under moderate supervision of the Senior Social Worker Supervisor, with limited supervision exercised over subordinate social workers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Meet with children and families to assess needs and risk of harm.
• Identify needs, make referrals, and ensure delivery of medical, psychological, and educational care for children, placement families, and biological families to establish permanency for children.
• Gather and maintain accurate information in emotionally charged environments; maintain case files and prepare forms according to federal and state mandates.
• Prepare court reports and attorney packets; testify in court hearings.
• Work with families to create treatment plans; encourage families to work towards goals set out in these plans.
• Screen reports of child abuse, neglect, and dependency; assign cases to workers while serving as on-call supervisor and occasional daytime supervisor.
• Cover intake of community reports of child abuse, neglect, and dependency.
• Perform other assigned duties.

Requirements:

• Thorough knowledge of social, economic, and health problems.
• Thorough knowledge of social institutions and methods of the helping process.
• Thorough knowledge of individual and group behavior.
• Ability to identify social problems and needs; assess ability of individuals and families to utilize services in problem-solving.
• Ability to plan and organize work; understand and interpret laws, policies, and regulations.
• Ability to solve problems within scope of responsibility.
• Ability to prepare reports and maintain records.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients, associates, professionals, and the general public.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in social work or related field.
• Considerable experience in social work or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience providing requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.
• Valid driver's license.

Benefits Package:

• 12-30 paid vacation days per year based on length of service.
• 12 paid sick days per year.
• 12 paid holidays per year.
• 3 paid personal leave days.
• Employer-paid medical insurance for employee.
• Life Insurance.
• Local Government Retirement System.
• Automatic 3% contribution into NC Total Retirement 401K Plan.
• Longevity Pay Plan.
• Employee Assistance Counseling Program.
• Transfer of sick leave from another North Carolina state or local government agency considered within 2 months of hire.
• Elective supplemental insurance including short-term disability, vision, dental, term life.