Alexander County
Employment Opportunity
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Department:
Alexander County Department of Social Services
Position:
Community Social Services Technician
Salary Grade:
58
Posting Date:
1/13/2014 - 1/24/2014
Range: $20,724.25 - $29,282.82
Description of Work: This position is organizationally located within the Child Welfare
Unit, under the direct supervision of a CPS Social Work Supervisor III. The position
supports the Social Work Team which responds to reports of abuse, neglect, and
dependency of children assessing risk of harm and providing services (either voluntary
or mandated) to reduce risk and promote safety, including invoking the court system
when necessary. The duties of this position include scheduling and transporting clients
to appointments for meeting their medical, psychological, educational, and various other
needs. Also, transporting children and families to and from visits. Supervising visits with
children and their families, as advised/ordered by the courts or requested by a social
worker, also documenting observations from these visits. Preparing and testifying in
court. Scheduling, supporting, and teaching MAPP and Shared Parenting activities.
Recruiting and supporting the training of potential foster and adoptive parents.
Assisting clients with household management, utilizing community resources,
employment, looking for housing or remedying evictions, money management, food
preparation and safety issues, hygiene issues, home cleanliness, organizational skills,
and addressing unsafe living conditions and basic life skills. Organizing/scheduling
permanency planning meetings, organizing/scheduling child protection team and child
fatality meetings (including taking minutes), organizing and calculating foster parents'
monthly payments and updating foster parents information book. Helping social
workers schedule and coordinate times and dates for CFTs (child and family team
meetings), as well as facilitating these meetings.
Education and Experience: High School Diploma and a demonstrated possession of
knowledges, skills, and abilities gained through two years of experience in performing
similar instructional and community placement tasks; or graduation from a two-year
associate degree program designed to prepare support personnel for human services
agencies which includes a six month practice/internship in a similar setting (one year of
the above experience may be substituted for the practice).
Application Process: Application must be submitted before the closing date to
Alexander County Human Resources, 621 Liledoun Road, Taylorsville, NC 28681.
Applications can be obtained from Human Resources or downloaded from the link below.
You may also submit your application online by clicking the “Online Application” link below.
Only qualified applicants will be referred for an interview.
*Pre-employment Screening including Drug and Alcohol Testing, Criminal
Background Check and Physical are required*
Alexander County does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, national
origin, religion, age or disability in employment or provisions of service.