START Social Worker III/ or Trainee
About The Position
Buncombe County is hiring a START Social Worker III. This individual will report to a START Social Work Supervisor III. The Social Work START team follows the national, child welfare-based model known as Sobriety Treatment and Recovery Teams (START). This position is unique in that the START Social Worker III is partnered with a START Family Mentor who is an individual with lived experience. The START Social Worker and Family Mentor will co-work child welfare cases that have been identified to need mandated Child Protective Services. This position will primarily work Family In Home cases. The START model is an intensive intervention model for substance-abusing parents and families. This model integrates addiction and recovery services, family preservation, community partnerships, and best practices in child welfare and substance use disorder treatment. START aims to address system issues that prevent families access to services. Specialized training or experience working with families with young children impacted by Substance Use Disorder is preferred. This position will start in-person. Over time, a hybrid schedule will be allowed. The selected candidate must relocate or reside within a 2-hour drive from 200 College Street, Asheville NC 28801 within 6 months of hire. Typical work schedule: M-F 8:00 am to 5:00PM, and some evenings and weekends with time-and-a-half leave accrued for hours worked over 40. This position will be hired as a fully-qualified Social Worker III or a Social Worker III Trainee depending on candidate qualifications. Salaries are calculated based on education and experience above minimum qualifications. The Pay Range for a Social Worker III is $29.51 - $35.50 an hour. The Pay Range for a Social Worker III Trainee is $25.77 - $31.01 an hour. Candidates hired as Social Worker III Trainees are expected to advance to a Social Worker III position once the employee becomes fully qualified. At that time the selected candidate will be promoted and compensated as a qualified Social Worker. Purpose of the position: The purpose of this position is to provide mandated services to children and families affected by parental substance use and to ensure safety, permanency, and well-being of children in our community.
Requirements
- Master's degree in Social Work; or a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work and one (1) year of directly related experience; or a Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice, Sociology, Psychology, or Human Services and two (2) years directly related experience; or Bachelor’s degree in another field and three (3) years of directly related experience; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
- A current, valid North Carolina driver's license.
Nice To Haves
- Specialized training or experience working with families with young children impacted by Substance Use Disorder is preferred.
- BSW and Social Work Collaborative Students preferred.
- English/Spanish bi-lingual speakers preferred.
- Certificate of completion of the NCDHHS Pre-Service Training: Child Welfare in North Carolina is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Ensure children who cannot safely return to their birth families achieve a safe and legally secure placement via adoption or guardianship.
- Provide services through which a plan for temporary substitute care appropriate to a child’s needs is evaluated, arranged, maintained, and supervised in Court sanctioned placement or a licensed facility when the child’s own family is unable to care for him/her adequately due to safety/risk factors.
- Provide direct services to children and their pre-adoptive caregivers to ensure the protection, safety, and permanency of the children.
- Assess, prepare, place and monitor children cleared for adoption.
- Provide state mandated case management services for children in DSS Legal Custody.
- Develop and monitor service plans with families and provide or refer services as needed.
- Make recommendations to the court, including services needed, progress and barriers to permanent plan.
- Establish rapport with children, families, and appropriate professionals/non-professionals in the community to provide a strengths-based, family centered approach in working with families throughout child welfare involvement.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Benefits
- time-and-a-half leave accrued for hours worked over 40
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
