Hiring Range for this position is $73,840 - $101,524.80, DOE.
Position is open until filled.
A post-offer, pre-employment background check, education and employment verification, fingerprinting, drug test, and motor vehicle record check will be conducted on the selected incumbent.
Interested parties must apply on the VDSS employment website to be considered for this opportunity.
- Monitors, coordinates and administers specific assigned programs;
- Coordinates services within specific area of responsibility;
- Writes service plans, and presents cases to determine appropriate services;
- Tracks expenditures, prepares/submits budget estimates and ensures payment for services;
- Interprets laws, policies and regulations as applied to specific area of responsibility;
- Completes necessary federal, state and local planning and reporting requirements;
- Manages program waiting lists;
- Provides case management services to monitor compliance;
- Provides foster care casework services;
- Trains foster parents; submits progress reports to the court;
- Refers families to treatment resources within the community;
- Transports children to placements, meetings, therapy sessions, doctor and dental appointments, and for visitation with families;
- Attends court, testifies in court and coordinates cases with attorneys;
- Provides parent education and support for families in target population;
- Conducts intensive in-home counseling; prepares reports to referral sources regarding status of various interventions;
- Interviews and assesses clients and assigns to appropriate groups;
- Informs clients of service programs and the rules and regulations, and right to participate;
- Conducts overall monitoring of programs in specific area of responsibility;
- Serves as resource to clients and the community in area of expertise;
- Provides after hours on-call coverage and responds to emergencies in child/adult protective services and/or foster care;
- Performs investigative duties to include screens referrals for validity;
- Interviews all parties involved; assesses immediate and long-term dangers/risks to children;
- Develops written services plan documenting goals, objectives and details of the services provided for each case;
- Provides program administration and caseload management services;
- Conducts visits and maintains contact with other professionals;
- Accompanies victims and their families to court appearances;
- Serves as support for the family; files petitions;
- Testifies in criminal and civil cases; prepares court ordered home assessments and custody home studies;
- Establishes and maintains case records;
- Codes, enters and updates new and on-going cases in the state computer information system; and
- Represents the agency at various functions such as making speeches at civic and business associations, providing training and workshops on child/adult abuse and neglect for public and private organizations.
Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in a Human Services field or minimum of a Bachelor's degree in any field with a minimum of two years of appropriate and related experience in a Human Services area (Section 22VAC40-670-20 of the Administrative Code of Virginia). Considerable experience in assigned program area and completion of required training programs or equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities. Possession of a BSW or MSW degree and a Commonwealth of Virginia Social Worker license are desirable.
Interested parties must apply on the VDSS employment website to be considered for this opportunity.
Employment Type: Full Time