Social Worker III (FC)

Gaston County Government • Gaston County Department of Social Services, NC

14h • Onsite

About The Position

Joining the team at Gaston County Government means being part of a community that is dedicated to improving the lives of its citizens. We are a dynamic organization that values innovation, collaboration, and commitment to service. As an employee of Gaston County, you will have the opportunity to make a difference in your community every day. Whether you are working in public safety, social services, or administration, your contributions will help improve the lives of our residents and build a better future for our county.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Social Work (MSW) from an accredited institution.
• Master's degree in counseling or human services field and 1 year of directly related experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Social Work (BSW) from an accredited institution and completion of the Child Welfare Collaborative (Child Welfare positions only)
• Bachelor's degree in Social Work (BSW) from an accredited institution and 1 year of directly related experience.
• Bachelor's degree in a human services field and 2 years of directly related experience.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution and 3 year of directly related experience.
• A valid driver's license is required.
• Good communication skills in working with children & adolescents, and appropriate child development knowledge.
• Knowledge of separation and loss impact for children being removed from their family and home environment would be especially helpful.
• A copy of a transcript must be included with the application. FAILURE TO ATTACH YOUR TRANSCRIPTS WILL RESULT IN YOUR APPLICATION BEING REJECTED.
• The applicant selected must undergo a criminal background check and pass a drug screening test prior to employment.

Responsibilities

• Providing case management services for children in custody of the Department of Health & Human Services and aggressively seeking permanence for them, including seeing each child, attending all court hearings and preparing all necessary reports and documentation, contacting and seeing all appropriate family members and collaterals, coordinating and facilitating visits between child and family, advocating for and obtaining all services the child needs (medical, emotional, education, as well as placement), making home visits (announced and unannounced) to removal home and foster home/group facility – all of such as is required by NCDHHS-Division of Social Services Policy, North Carolina Juvenile Statue, and through local court direction.
• Creating a case file that captures and specifically documents a child’s life while in foster care and away from family/caretakers.
• Transporting and accompaniment of child (and sometimes caretakers) to appointments that help to achieve the well-being or permanency goals, visitation between child and caretaker, drug screenings of caretakers, and court.
• Participating and preparatory work for Permanency Planning Team Meetings, Child & Family Team Meetings, Treatment Team meetings for children and mental health needs, and Care Review Meetings for oversight of treatment level and appropriate placements.
• Participating in weekly unit/team staffing, individual staffing (as needed), local trainings, professional development trainings, and state-mandated trainings.
• Preparing monthly reports capturing statistical data.
• Must be available to work mandatory emergency shelters & other duties/tasks as needed or assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level