Job Advertisement
Family Services Specialist (Foster Care)
Starting Salary Range: Minimum $53,408 - Mid.
$69,431 -
Max.
$85,453
Are you looking to start a career in child welfare? Maybe
looking for a career change? Do you want to make a difference in your
community? Have a bachelor's degree? If you answered yes, please see below to
see if you are up for the challenge! The City of Fredericksburg Department of
Social Services is recruiting for the position of Family Services Specialist
(Foster Care) and offers a competitive salary and benefits package! The City is a member of the Virginia
Retirement System and offers competitive health, dental and vision insurance, generous
vacation/sick leave benefits, 14 paid holidays a year, 8 hours per year of paid
volunteer hours to be completed at your charity of choice, employee assistance
programs for counseling on many topics, tuition assistance program, and
more! If you are tired of your mundane
job and are ready to Work with a Purpose with a close-knit, hard-working group
of people in a positive work environment, then read on!
Summary of Duties:
Under general supervision, performs difficult
case management duties for programs administered by the City Social Services
Department.
Employees in this class handle those cases that require greater
involvement in sensitive and traumatic situations and complex duties such as:
interviewing/investigating in cases involving suspected child/adult
abuse/neglect, out-of-home placements, guardianships, emergency protective
orders, and adoptions; testifying in legal proceedings; and placing children in
foster/adoptive homes.
Employee establishes and maintains effective
relationships with clients, families, and other human service agencies; and
works to coordinate services and resources for clients of assigned caseload.
Employees have contacts with others and influence outcomes by participating on
task forces, in permanency planning team meetings, and Family Partnership
Meetings.
Program areas generally include Adult Protective Services, Child
Protective Services, Foster Care, and Adoptions.
Employees are also responsible
for general case management duties to include maintaining a variety of records
and files pertaining to assigned cases, writing, and preparing various required
reports.
There will also be other duties
as assigned depending on team make-up and agency need.
Minimum Qualifications: Minimum of a bachelor"s degree in Social Work
or a Human Services Field or a minimum of a bachelor"s degree in any field
accompanied by a minimum of 2 years" appropriate and related experience in a
Human Services related area (Section 22VAC40-670-20 of the Administrative Code
of Virginia).
https://law.
lis.
virginia.
gov/admincode/title22/agency40/chapter670/section20/
The City of Fredericksburg is a great place to work.
Come join our knowledgeable and energetic team,
which is committed to the City"s
Core Values of Agile Innovation, Abundant Compassion, Outstanding
Customer Service, Energized Work Environment, Essential Engagement, and
Unwavering Stewardship.
Please
complete the City Application and submit a cover letter and resume to Beth
Girone and email it to Elizabeth.
girone@dss.
virginia.
gov by 5 p.
m.
on December 15th.
In your cover letter please include any
prior experience working for a DSS agency or Human Services Agency and/or case
worker experience.
The City of Fredericksburg provides equal employment
opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits
discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color,
religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected
veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other
characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
City of Fredericksburg
Human Resources Department
715 Princess Anne Street, Room 209
P.
O.
Box 7447
Fredericksburg, VA
22404-7447
HR@fredericksburgva.
gov
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