Community Social Services Assistant

Stokes County • Danbury, NC

13d

About The Position

The Community Social Services Assistant works with the Children’s Service Unit and provides support to social workers. The role transports foster children to visits with parents and takes clients to medical and other appropriate appointments. It also supervises parent-child visits, assists clients with tasks approved by social workers, and helps staff maintain records, forms, reporting requirements, and other documentation. Other duties may be assigned.

The schedule is not the typical 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. workday. The position involves working many hours outside that timeframe because of the locations of the children and visits. Applicants must complete and submit a State Application PD-107.

Requirements

• Completion of high school.
• At least one year of experience performing tasks similar to those assigned, demonstrating the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• 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 communicate findings verbally.
• Ability to perform duties in a stressful work environment.
• Complete and submit a State Application PD-107.

Responsibilities

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

What This Job Offers

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