Family Services Specialist IV- CPS Unit- Frederick County, Va

New LHRC External Career Site • Winchester, VA

82d • $66,629

About The Position

This position functions as a lead worker in the Child Protective Services unit. Employees work within established policies, procedures, and guidelines with a high degree of independence, seeking supervisory assistance only in unusually complicated and difficult cases/situations. Ensures that reports of suspected abuse/neglect are assigned to appropriate staff; provides guidance, consultation and supervision to other staff in the absence of the supervisor; develops treatment plans which identify problems, clinical methods for dealing with them, and the means by which services will be provided either within the agency or through referral to other community resources; represents the agency in both civil and criminal court proceedings which involves interpreting laws, filing petitions, preparing court records, testifying before the court, and compiling evidence; provides direct intervention and service delivery for difficult, complex social work cases, and coordinates casework; develops and conducts training for staff, interns and other professionals in the community; functions as a lead worker providing guidance and training to other staff; coordinates program functions, develops programs, and evaluates materials; assist supervisor with FOIA requests; gathers and maintains statistics to provide to supervisor; develops intake and on-call schedule on a monthly basis; acts as a supervisor in the supervisor’s absence and reviews case files; conducts presentations within the community; provides back-up for CPS on-call daily; assigns valid complaints to workers; and screens-out invalid reports and maintains log. The Family Services Specialists IV class is distinguished from the Family Services Supervisor class by the latter’s spending a majority of time in supervisory activities such as handling personnel issues, problems, and evaluating the work of others.

Requirements

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in a Human Services field or a bachelor’s degree in any field with two years of related experience.
• Comprehensive knowledge of social work principles and practices.
• Demonstrated ability to provide guidance and training to other employees.
• Demonstrated ability to investigate and conduct interviews in high profile cases.
• Effective communication skills, both orally and in writing.
• Skill in operating a personal computer and associated software.
• Ability to operate a motor vehicle.

Nice To Haves

• Possession of a BSW or MSW degree.
• Commonwealth of Virginia Social Worker license.
• Considerable experience in understanding and participation in Family Partnership Meetings.
• Considerable experience in CPS and completion of required training.
• Work experience in a leadership role.

Responsibilities

• Assign reports of suspected abuse/neglect to appropriate staff.
• Provide guidance, consultation, and supervision to other staff in the absence of the supervisor.
• Develop treatment plans identifying problems and clinical methods for dealing with them.
• Represent the agency in civil and criminal court proceedings.
• Provide direct intervention and service delivery for complex social work cases.
• Develop and conduct training for staff, interns, and other professionals.
• Coordinate program functions and evaluate materials.
• Assist supervisor with FOIA requests.
• Gather and maintain statistics for supervisor.
• Develop intake and on-call schedule monthly.
• Act as a supervisor in the supervisor’s absence.
• Conduct presentations within the community.
• Provide back-up for CPS on-call daily.
• Assign valid complaints to workers and screen-out invalid reports.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree