DESCRIPTION OF WORK:

The employee in this position will be responsible for duties primarily in the Child Welfare area, such as recruitment of family foster homes and assisting with adoption services. The biggest responsibility will be searching for placement providers for children in foster care. This position will include other duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

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, which govern the program. General knowledge of medical terminology, disease processes and their treatment is required in certain programs or settings. Skill in establishing rapport with a client and applying techniques of assessing psychosocial, behavioral psycho-social aspects of client’s problems. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with administrative superiors, members of caseload and their families and with civic, medical, social and religious organizations. Ability to train or instruct families, social workers, students or interns. Ability to express ideas clearly and concisely and to plan and execute work. Ability to produce results with limited resources. Ability to work under pressure.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree in social work from an accredited institution; bachelor’s degree in a human services field from an accredited institution and one year of directly related experience; bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution and two years directly related experience. 

*Directly related experience is defined as human services experience in the areas of case management, assessment and referral, supportive counseling, intervention, psycho-social therapy and treatment planning. 

Note: For those not fully qualified for the Social Worker II level, there is the possibility of working below the II level to gain the balance of experience required.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Rating of Training and Experience. All applicants must complete a State Application PD-107. Applications are available from the Department of Social Services and on the Stokes County DSS Website (http://www.co.stokes.nc.us/dss).