Social Services Specialist Iii - Fairfax, United States - Fairfax County Government

Fairfax County Government

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Fairfax, United States

4 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Salary
- $69, $115,540.88 Annually
Location

ALEXANDRIA (KP10), VA
Job Type
FT Hourly W BN
Job Number

Department

Family Services
Opening Date
04/20/2024
Closing Date
5/3/2024 11:59 PM Eastern
Pay Grade
S25
Posting Type
Open to General Public
Job Announcement:

This position includes a signing bonus of $2,500 (full-time) for new county hires.

Appointees to this position will receive an environmental stipend. This stipend will be paid out at a rate of $138.46 per pay period (26 pay periods annually).

Works within the Division of Children, Youth and Families (CYF). This position provides clinical casework services to stabilize and support families experiencing abuse/neglect or atrisk of further abuse/neglect. DFS is committed to strengthening the wellbeing of its diverse community by protecting and improving the lives of all children, adults, and families through assistance, partnership, advocacy, outreach, and quality services. To learn more about DFS and its Mission, Vision, and Values, please click here.
This position is a part of the Protection and Preservation Services (PPS) program assigned to the South County regional office. Work hours are Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., however, evening and/or weekend work is required as well as being part of an oncall rotation for CPS that includes evening, overnight, weekend, and holiday hours which may require immediate response into the field are required.
Duties of the SSS II include:
Provides clinical casework services for a caseload of children at risk of abuse or neglect and their parents or caretakers.-
Casework responsibilities include completion of comprehensive assessments and service plans, care coordination, crisis intervention, and brief counseling.-
Attends court hearings and provides professional and legal testimony as needed.-
Completes casework and documentation in compliance with federal, state and local policies and procedures.-
Develops partnerships with community agencies to provide a holistic approach to service delivery, guaranteeing collaboration and coordination of services offered to children and their families.-
Coordinates and attends intra-agency and inter-agency meetings.-
Mentors and trains staff and provides supervision in the absence of the unit supervisor.-
Uses automated information systems to maintain case documentation.-
Will receive Child Protective Services (CPS) cases as needed

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Ability to analyze case information and to reach sound decisions on the basis of such information;
Ability to maintain professional ethics and confidentiality of client information;
Knowledge of regulations and guidelines relating to the assigned area of social service specialization;
Ability to schedule and manage workload sufficiently to meet deadlines;
Ability to assess safety and risk;
Ability to assess trauma and root causes of dysfunctional family dynamics;
Ability to engage with families;
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a variety of individuals;
Ability to meet deadlines and keep up with documentation;
Ability to participate in and attend home visits, school visits, and court hearings.

All Fairfax County Government employees are expected to adhere to the Standards of Conduct.

In maintaining a drug free workplace, employees are prohibited from manufacturing, distributing, possessing, using or being under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs while at work or on county premises.

Illustrative Duties:

- (The illustrative duties listed in this specification are representative of the class but are not an all-inclusive list. A complete list of position duties and unique physical requirements can be found in the position job description.)_

Assists the supervisor in planning and carrying out training for new staff, providing guidance to staff. May directly supervise staff, and covers for the supervisor in their absence;
Serves as a policy expert in an area of social work specialization;
Conducts comprehensive clinical assessments and prepares and implements service plans;
Works with clients to develop a plan of service to meet social, health, emotional and economic needs. With the client, formulates objectives and identifies actions to resolve the clients' problems;
Conducts home visits to families for the purpose of monitoring, counseling and supervision;
Provides crisis intervention on a timely basis to clients or families whose well being is seriously and immediately threatened, to include Child Protective Services after-hours;
Conducts mediation services to families in conflict;
Makes assessment of risks posed to clients in accordance with state and local policies, and works to ensure risks are eliminated or minimized;
Performs emergency removal of children from their homes when required, places children in foster homes and residential pr