(SOCIAL SERVICES) Social Worker II - Adult and Family Services

Sampson County•Clinton, NC

About The Position

The Social Worker II position in Adult and Family Services implements daily duties associated with the Work First Family Assistance Program and Special Assistance In-Home services. The role includes on-call duties and providing general and supportive services to higher-level social workers working with individuals, families, and facilities served by these programs. The position requires applying social work principles and techniques to individual casework, group work, and community problems; understanding psychosocial, socioeconomic, and behavioral problems and their treatment; and using knowledge of relevant organizations, community resources, laws, regulations, and program policies. General knowledge of medical terminology, disease processes, and treatment is required in certain programs or settings. Applicants must meet one of the listed education and experience combinations: a bachelor's degree in social work; a bachelor's degree in a human services field plus one year of directly related experience; a bachelor's degree plus two years of directly related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Bilingual skills and/or DSS experience may be preferred. A North Carolina State Application form (PD-107) and college transcripts are required. Employment offers are conditional on pre-employment alcohol and drug testing with satisfactory results and eligibility to work in the United States.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in social work from an appropriately accredited institution; or a bachelor's degree in a human services field from an appropriately accredited institution and one year of directly related experience; or a bachelor's degree from an appropriately accredited institution and two years of directly related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Considerable knowledge of social work principles, techniques, and practices and their application to individual casework, group work, and community problems.
Knowledge of psychosocial, socioeconomic, and behavioral problems and their treatment.
Knowledge of governmental and private organizations and community resources.
Knowledge of laws, regulations, and policies governing the program.
General knowledge of medical terminology, disease processes, and their treatment, as required in certain programs or settings.
Skill in establishing rapport with clients and applying techniques for assessing psychosocial, behavioral, and psychological aspects of client problems.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with administrative superiors, caseload members and their families, and civic, medical, social, and religious organizations.
Ability to train or instruct lower-level social workers, students, or interns.
Ability to express ideas clearly and concisely and to plan and execute work.
Submit a completed North Carolina State Application form (PD-107) and college transcripts.
Meet U.S. citizenship or authorized-work status requirements; employment offers are conditional on satisfactory pre-employment alcohol and drug test results.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual skills.
DSS experience.

Responsibilities

Implement daily duties associated with the Work First Family Assistance Program.
Provide services associated with Special Assistance In-Home services.
Perform on-call duties.
Provide general and supportive services to higher-level social workers as they work with individuals, families, and facilities.
Assess psychosocial, behavioral, and psychological aspects of clients’ problems.
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients, their families, supervisors, and civic, medical, social, and religious organizations.
Plan and execute work, and express ideas clearly and concisely.
Train or instruct lower-level social workers, students, or interns.