POSITION VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
Social Worker III – Foster Care/Adoptions/Licensure
POSITION TITLE:
SALARY RANGE:
$34,952.00 - $44,564.00
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
See Attached
SPECIALIZED SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES REQUIRED:
See Attached
APPLICATION DEADLINE:
April 22, 2015
STARTING DATE:
As soon as possible
Hertford County Employees Only
Qualified applicants must submit a completed State application (PD-107) and a copy of the college
transcript (required) to:
Viola Benthall
Hertford County Social Services
P. O. Box 218
Winton, NC 27986
(252) 358-7830
*If you are not currently a Hertford County employee – you must submit your application through NC
Works (Job Link)
The Hertford County Department of Social Services is recruiting for the following vacancy April 22, 2015.
Social Worker III – Foster Care, Adoptions, Licensure
Hertford County Department of Social Services
Non-Hertford County Employees
Qualified applicants must submit a completed State application (PD-107) and a copy of the college
transcript (required) to:
NC Works / Division of Workforce Solutions (DWS). Contact DWS for additional information and referral.
NC Works/Job Link
109 Community College Rd.
Ahoskie, NC 27910
Phone #
252-862-1257
Fax#
252-862-1270
AA/EOE
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Hertford County is an Equal Opportunity Employer /AA
Hertford County Department of Social Services
Social Worker III
Foster Care, Adoptions, Licensure
The primary purpose of this position in the Children’s Services Unit is to recruit, train, license, and re-license foster homes,
to serve as a placement specialist for the Children’s Services Unit, and to facilitate adoptions. The primary purpose of the
unit is to provide intensive services to children and their families in which abuse and/or neglect has been substantiated
ultimately striving for permanence. The Social Worker in this position is required to work with the unit as a team player
accomplishing the team’s goals. Other duties include receiving intake calls on abuse or neglect situations, investigating
situations involving abuse and neglect, writing court summaries, and completing home studies.
The children served in this unit are between the ages of birth to eighteen whom have been reported and substantiated as
being abused and/or neglected by their parent of caretakers. The children may be physically injured or neglected and/or
suffering emotional abuse. Foster care cases may be served until the age of twenty-one.
Children in foster care are in the custody of DSS. These case managers provide overall services for foster children
including placement and ensuring that their overall needs are being met.
The social worker in this position is responsible for these and any other duties or responsibilities assigned by their
supervisor or by the director.
The worker spends approximately 50% of their time in the office. Paper work including the completion of forms, case
studies, home studies, documentation for treatment services, investigative summary forms, letter to reporters, parents,
court reports, etc. is completed in this office. Also, other responsibilities in the office are the arrangements of services such
as mental health counseling, medical examinations, etc.
Great accuracy is required. If the worker is not accurate and complete in making thorough investigations, a child could be
separated from their family unnecessarily or a child could remain in danger. Intense mental concentration as well as visual
accuracy and awareness is required at all times to assure all facts are gathered and recorded and correct decisions are
made based on these facts.
The worker must subject him/herself to hazardous and dangerous situations, often in unsafe environments.
Investigations/assessments are usually conducted in client’s homes where clients are sometimes hostile and verbally
abusive. Social workers are required to take additional staff or law enforcement with them when they anticipate these
situations.
This position does not require a lot of physical effort other than being able to enter structures with little or no steps, walking
carefully in poorly maintained structures, protecting one’s self from dangerous situation, and lifting infants and children.
Our working hours are from 8:30am to 5:00pm, Monday through Friday.
Overtime is required when deemed necessary. Workers are given one day of leave (in addition to regularly earned leave)
for each week they are on beeper duty. They also receive credit(s) for any hours actually worked after hours during these
weeks. Workers are encouraged to take the overtime worked off within the same pay period in which it is earned.
All employees of the Department of Social Services are expected to work shelter duty in the event of a disaster.
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Hertford County is an Equal Opportunity Employer /AA
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
Master’s degree from an accredited school of Social Work and one year of Social Work or counseling experience; or a
bachelor’s degree from and accredited school of social work and two years of social work or counseling experience; or a
master’s degree in a counseling field and two years of social work or counseling ; or four year degree in a human services
field or related curriculum including at least 15 semester hours in courses related to social work or counseling and three
years of social work or counseling experience; or graduation from a four year college or university and four years of
experience in Rehabilitation counseling, Pastoral counseling, or a related human services field providing experience in the
techniques of casework, group work, or community organization; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
No special license or certification is required.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
This position has specific responsibilities that require certain knowledge, skills, and abilities. They include, but are not
limited to:
The ability to communicate effectively, appropriately, and professionally with others including clients and other agency
representatives. Basic social work skills. The ability to enhance people’s problem-solving capabilities. The ability to
assess problems and collect data. The ability to establish goals and negotiate contracts. The ability to handle stressful
situations and make informed, appropriate decisions. The ability to assess whether neglect and/or abuse has occurred
and to evaluate whether or not it is safe for a child to remain in the home. The ability to interview people from various
professions and diverse socio-economic and ethnic groups. The ability to maintain accurate and organized records. The
ability to work together with co-workers as a team player. A basic knowledge of child development. The ability to
communicate well with children on different age appropriate levels. The ability to speak in a prepared and professional
manner to groups and civic clubs with the purposing of educating them on Foster Care, Adoption and Child Abuse issues.
The ability to prepare lesson plans and conduct a classroom setting. The ability to use a telephone, cellular phone,
beeper, copying machine, fax machine and computer. A valid North Carolina driver’s license.
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Hertford County is an Equal Opportunity Employer /AA