COMMUNITY SOCIAL SERVICES ASSISTANT

Stokes County Government • Danbury, NC

13d • $32,654 - $52,200

About The Position

The Community Social Services Assistant primarily works with the Children’s Service Unit, providing transportation for foster children to visit with parents and taking clients to medical and other appropriate appointments. The role supervises parent-child visits and assists clients with other tasks approved by social workers. It also supports staff by maintaining records, forms, reporting requirements, and other documentation, and provides general support to social workers. Work hours are not the typical 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. schedule and often fall outside that timeframe because of the locations of the children and visits. Other duties may be assigned. Applicants must complete and submit State Application PD-107.

Requirements

• Completion of high school.
• At least one year of experience performing tasks similar to those assigned.
• Valid North Carolina driver’s license with no infractions for the past five years.
• Basic knowledge of the social, economic, and environmental conditions of clients served.
• Working knowledge of basic household tasks and management functions, and ability to teach these tasks to others.
• Working knowledge of and ability to enlist available community resources.
• Basic reading, writing, and simple mathematics skills.
• Ability to establish rapport and relate to the population served, service disciplines such as social workers, doctors, and teachers, and community businesses.
• Ability to prepare and maintain simple activity reports.
• Ability to exercise good judgment in appraising situations.
• Ability to verbally communicate findings.
• Ability to perform duties in a stressful work environment.
• Complete and submit State Application PD-107.

Responsibilities

• Transport foster children to visits with parents.
• Transport clients to medical and other appropriate appointments.
• Supervise visits between parents and children.
• Assist clients with tasks approved by social workers.
• Assist staff in maintaining records, forms, reporting requirements, and other documentation.
• Provide support to social workers.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED