Salary : $54,825.08 – $63,053.12 Annually
Location : Winston-Salem, NC
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: 06539
Department: Social Services
Division: Family and Children
Opening Date: 10/23/2023
Closing Date: Continuous
General Statement of Duties
Forsyth County Department of Social Services is accepting applications for Sr. Social Workers in our Children’s Services Division. Positions are typically located in Family & Children Services in programs areas such as Adoptions, CPS, F&C AHU, In-Home Services, Foster Care and other departments within DSS.
Positions available are subject to change depending on vacancies at the time of application.
Applicants may be considered for any “Sr. Social Worker” available job openings in the Children’s Services Division at the time of application. Applicants may choose which positions they are interested in applying for in the supplemental questions.
The successful candidate will be highly motivated, compassionate, dependable professional with excellent assessment skills, sound judgement and the ability to serve children and families from all socioeconomic backgrounds with a range of mental capacities without personal bias. Excellent written and verbal communication skills are necessary.
An employee in this class performs professional level social work by providing intensive social work services in serious and complicated cases which require the flexible use of a wide range of social work skills. Work involves investigating alleged neglect or abuse; in-depth assessment of family dynamics and needs; assessment and treatment of patients and/or families with acute to severe medical and/or emotional disorders and mental illnesses; and serving as an expert witness at court hearings (Department of Social Services). Work involves decreasing infant mortality by offering education and support services to high-risk pregnant women and their families; delivering advanced social work activities for complex case referrals involving a highly vulnerable client population with difficult psychosocial issues; and building community capacity to assist individual families and groups in preventing and alleviating social problems through social change. (Public Health). Work is distinguished from the Social Worker II classification by the greater involvement in sensitive and traumatic situations such as custody and removal of client from homes, catastrophic and terminal illness, and therapy/treatment of emotional disorders and/or family dysfunction. Work is performed under general supervision and is evaluated by observation, in discussions, and through review of reports and case records.
There may be occasions with the Social Worker will have to work after 5:00pm to meet the needs of the families.
The Child Protective Services (CPS)/After Hours Unit hours of work is on a rotating schedule Monday-Fridays 4:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.; Monday-Friday 12:00 a.m.-8:00 a.m.; 12 hour shifts on weekends; as well as provide coverage during holidays.
Distinguishing Features
This generic class description gives an overview of the job class, its essential job functions, and recommended job requirements. However, for each individual position assigned to this class, there is available a completed job description with a physical abilities check list which can give further details about that one specific position. Those documents additional detailed information and should be reviewed before initiating a selection process.
Minimum Education and Experience
- Master’s degree in social work (MSW) from an accredited school of social work or;
- Bachelor’s degree in social work (BSW) from an accredited school of social work and completion of the Child Welfare Collaborative (Child Welfare positions only) or;
- Bachelor’s degree in social work (BSW) from an accredited school of social work and one year directly related experience or;
- Master’s degree in counseling in a human services field and one year of social work or counseling experience or;
- Bachelor’s degree in a human services field from an accredited college or university and two years of directly related experience or;
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and three years of directly related experience.
Valid driver’s license required
MUST SUBMIT COLLEGE TRANSCRIPT WITH APPLICATION
Salary negotiable and depends on education and experience
Application for Social Worker will be accepted for consideration for a possible “Work Against” selection if recruitment for qualified Sr. Social Worker is unsuccessful. To be considered for a work against you must meet education requirements of the position there is no substitution for a Bachelor’s degree.
HIRING RATE FOR WORK AGAINST: $22.77 or $47,359.96/annually
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Assess, evaluate, and monitor services to families and children in Forsyth County.
- Provides counseling to alleviate family crises or improve behavior problems and mental health.
- Communicate and interact appropriately with customers during evaluations and collaborate with other agencies in an effort to provide quality services.
- Performs professional level social work by providing intensive social work services in serious and complicated cases that require the flexible use of a wide range of social work skills.
- Performs investigations and in-depth assessments of family dynamics and needs for cases involving protective services, custody, and adoptions; i.e. alleged neglect or abuse.
- Performs complex psychiatric assessment and independent selection and use of varied in-depth therapies in the treatment of patients with various acute/severe mental or emotional disorders and related community liaison and education.
- Document all activities in service records.
- Provide updates to internal and external clients.
- Serves as an expert witness at court hearings, crisis intervention and counseling. Requires understanding and the ability to utilize and follow all Federal, State, local laws, policies, procedures and guidelines.
- Requires independent decision making, assessment skills, professional judgment, intercommunity collaboration, and knowledge of local resources. The person in this role must be able to effectively communicate with a variety of persons from various socioeconomic backgrounds and a variety of mental capabilities.
- Perform related work as required
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The following supplemental questions may be used as a scored evaluation of your knowledge, skills and experience. Be certain that the choices you make correspond to the information you have provided on your application. Please be as honest and accurate as possible. You may be asked to demonstrate your knowledge and skills in a work sample or during a hiring interview.By completing this supplemental evaluation you are attesting that the information you have provided is accurate. Any information you provide may be reviewed by the hiring manager. Any misstatements or falsification of information may eliminate you from consideration or may result in dismissal. “See resume” is not an acceptable answer to the questions.
- Yes I understand and agree
- No I do not agree
02
Do you meet the minimum education and experience requirement listed for this position?
- Yes
- No
03
If you answered yes to the previous question, which of the following education and experience qualifications do you meet? (check all that apply)
- Master’s degree in social work from an accredited school of social work
- Bachelor’s degree in social work from an accredited school of social work and completion of the Child Welfare Collaborative (Child Welfare positions only)
- Bachelor’s degree in social work from an accredited school of social work and one year directly related experience
- Master’s degree in counseling in a human services field and one year of social work or counseling
- Bachelor’s degree in a human services field from an accredited college or university and two years directly related experience
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and three years of directly related experience
- I do not meet any of these qualifications
04
If you do not meet the minimum education and experience as posted and would like to be considered for a work against. Please check which of the following describes your education and experience?
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited school of social work
- Master’s degree in counseling
- Four-year degree in a human service field or related curriculum including at least 15 semester hours in courses related to social work or counseling and six months of social work or counseling experience
- Four-year degree and one year of experience in counseling or in a related human service field which provides experience in techniques of counseling, casework, group work, or community organization
- Four Year degree – no experience related to Social Work, casework, group work, or community organization
- Currently in school but have not graduated
- I do not have a Bachelors degree
05
If you are currently in school please list school you are attending, type of degree?
06
Please select all areas that you would like to be considered for employment.
- Adoptions
- AHU After Hours Unit
- CPS – Child Protective Services
- Foster Care
- Foster Care – ICPC
- Foster Care – Links
- In-Home Services
- Intake
- Any Available position
07
Which position as listed in previous question is your preference?
08
Do you have experience working in a Social Services setting?
- Yes
- No
09
How many years of experience do you have working as a Social Worker within a Social Services setting?
- No experience
- Less than 1 year
- 1 to 3 years
- 3 to 5 years
- 5 to 7 years
- More than 7 years
10
Please describe your Social Work experience as indicated in previous question. If no experience, enter N/A.
11
Are you familiar with the NC Guidelines for Child Protective Services or do you know where to access these guidelines?
- Yes
- No
12
Are you willing and able to work a flexible work schedule?
- Yes
- No
13
Do you have a valid driver’s license?
- Yes
- No
Required Question