Bilingual CPS Social Worker
About The Position
The Orange County Department of Social Services is seeking to fill a bilingual CPS Social Worker position in Home and Permanency Planning program areas. The work involves the responsibility for providing professional social work services for children and families where child abuse, neglect and/or dependency have occurred, which includes assessments/investigations, in-home services, or foster care/permanency planning. The successful candidate will possess child welfare experience, strong social work, communication, critical thinking, and time management skills. This position does have rotational child welfare after-hours, on-call responsibilities. Work is performed under the general supervision of the Social Work Supervisor III or Social Work Program Manager with some leeway to exercise independent judgment within the framework of applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures in the performance of duties, both in terms of planning and accomplishing work and in making decisions regarding client/family needs and requests. Supervision is not required of this class. Does related work as required. This position is for bilingual applicants with fluency in English and Spanish. Hiring range is based on the Orange County Social Services Step Plan. The Step Plan is based on years of CPS Social Worker experience. Full credit is given for years of experience performing the same job functions. Partial credit is given for years of experience performing related job functions. The top half of the scale is reserved for career employees with senior level experience in the same role. This is a safety sensitive position and participation in the Drug and Alcohol Program is required. An SBI background with fingerprinting is also required.
Requirements
- Graduation from an accredited college or university with a master’s degree in social work AND one (1) year of social work experience; OR Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree in social work AND two (2) years of social work experience; OR Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree in any field AND four (4) years of direct social work experience.
- Fluency in English and Spanish.
- Possession of or ability to readily obtain a valid driver's license issued by the State of North Carolina for the type of vehicle operated.
- Successful clearance of a pre-employment drug test and background check.
- Fingerprinting and a criminal history background check.
- Satisfactory verification of eligibility for employment.
- Successful completion of required pre-employment testing and/or screening, including drug testing when required.
- Submission and approval of all new hire documentation and completion of new hire paperwork.
Nice To Haves
- Child welfare experience
- Strong social work skills
- Strong communication skills
- Strong critical thinking skills
- Strong time management skills
- Flexibility and adaptability to be re-assigned to assist with other DSS-related functions.
- Flexibility with working hours as established schedules may change and ability to adjust during quickly changing and stressful situations.
Responsibilities
- Providing professional social work services for children and families where child abuse, neglect and/or dependency have occurred, which includes assessments/investigations, in-home services, or foster care/permanency planning.
- Rotational child welfare after-hours, on-call responsibilities.
- Assisting with disaster management during major weather and other disaster events (i.e. staffs shelters, assists with special outreach and prevention activities and assists with recovery efforts).
- Serving in shelters in time of natural and man-made disasters including overnight and weekends.
Benefits
- Hiring range is based on the Orange County Social Services Step Plan.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
