What are the responsibilities and job description for the Part-Time - Social Worker I/A/T position at Randolph County, NC?
Salary : Depends on Qualifications
Location : Asheboro, NC
Job Type : Part Time
Job Number : 202300622
Department : Social Services
Opening Date : 01 / 10 / 2025
Closing Date : 1 / 24 / 2025 5 : 00 PM Eastern
Description
This is advanced, professional level casework part-time position providing protective, investigative, counseling and case management services for children who are at risk for neglect and / or abuse, and / or dependency.
Employee provides social work services including treatment and immediate response to crisis situations for at-risk children in the most complex cases. Work may involve any number of tasks associated with investigation and / or assessment of alleged abuse, neglect, or dependency and substantiation of the allegation as prescribed by federal and state guidelines, providing expert testimony in court hearings, and following-up with case management and preventive services for clients. Employee analyzes situations and determines appropriate courses of action immediately or in short time spans and often under very stressful conditions. CPS social workers are responsible for accessing, identifying, and documenting abuse and neglect cases and finding the appropriate services to enhance child welfare. CPS social workers must be able to identify immediate threats made to a child and provide arrangements that comply with state and federal laws and agency procedures. These duties may include, but are not limited to :
Receive referrals of clients with a variety of problems which require social work assessment and / or intervention and make initial contact. Investigations and / or assessments must be initiated within the timeframes defined by NC General Statutes and related CPS policy manuals and can be immediate depending on the nature of the allegation(s).
- Petition the court for immediate custody of the child or children and arrange for placement in a licensed foster home or in an approved relative placement in situations where it is determined that the children are at immediate risk and the family is unable or unwilling to provide a safe, alternate plan.
- Maintain the case, including making all required contacts and completes all required documentation, until case transfer to a foster care social worker is complete.
Conduct investigations / assessments using a standard of fact-finding through interview, home visits, collateral contacts and / or other investigations in accordance with NC General Statues and CPS policy. Timely face-to-face contact with the family is required throughout the investigation and / or assessment phase.
Maintain detailed case records and develop and prepare statistical reports as required. Documentation must be clear, concise, professional, and up to date. Contacts with children, parents, and collaterals must be thoroughly documented. Collateral contact may include, but are not limited to, extended family members, neighbors, school personnel, medical personnel, mental health professionals.
Use prescribed tools and / or forms as required by policy. These tools / forms may be part of a technology system such as an electronic case management system, electronic document storage system, or NC FAST and can be part of a web-based interface or standalone software driven.
Employee performs on-call duties when assigned.
Employee provides court reports and / or expert testimony in court as required.
Employees engages in relationship building : Builds rapport up, down, and across the organization; Establishes collaborative relationships to achieve objectives; Seeks win-win solutions to conflict; Develops network of professional contacts; Displays empathy and tolerates diverse viewpoints.
Minimum Education and Experience
Master's degree from an accredited school of social work and one year of social work experience; or a Bachelor's degree from an accredited school of social work and two years of social work or counseling experience; or Master's degree in a counseling field and two years of social work or counseling experience; or a four-year degree in a human services field or related curriculum and three years of social work or counseling experience; or graduation from a four-year college or university and four years of experience in rehabilitation counseling, pastoral counseling or a related human service field providing experience in the techniques of casework, group work or community organization; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
One year of work experience can be credited for completion of the social work collaborative.
OFFICIAL College transcripts must accompany application in order for application to be considered complete.
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