SCOTLAND COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
P.O. Box 1647 . Government Complex . 1405 West Boulevard
Laurinburg, North Carolina 28353-1647
JAMES CLARK, Interim Director
CLASSIFICATION:
HIRING RANGE:
STARTING DATE:
RECRUITING PERIOD:
TELEPHONE: (910) 277-2500
FAX: (910) 277-2402
RECRUITMENT ANNOUNCEMENT (REVISED)
Social Worker II – Intake
UNIT: Children's Services Unit
Grade 67 34,020 – 34,896
SALARY RANGE: 34,020 – 49,308
Immediate Upon Hire
A completed State Application Form (PD-107) AND OFFICIAL CERTIFIED COLLEGE
TRANSCRIPT OF THE HIGHEST DEGREE must be received by Scotland County DSS,
Attn: Personnel, P.O. Box 1647, Laurinburg, NC 28352 no later than December 5, 2014 at
5:00 PM.
Applications can be obtained on the following websites: www.scotlandcounty.org,
or www.oshr.nc.gov/jobs/general.htm, or in hard copy from Scotland County Department
of Social Services.
RESPONSIBILITIES: The primary purpose of the agency is to strengthen family relationships; assure minimal economic security;
provide for protective intervention to certain groups and/or individuals at risk of harm and/or exploitation; and to promote individual
independence and self-worth. The primary responsibilities of this position as they relate to the overall purpose of the agency include
the following: early detection and prevention of child abuse and neglect. The primary responsibilities include receiving and screening
all reports of child abuse and neglect.
Access to an automobile for in and out of county travel is a requirement. Unit staff rotates on-call coverage and carry a beeper, making
a Children's Services worker available 24 hours per day. Applicants must be able to respond to the beeper and when necessary appear
on site within 30 minutes.
KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
 Thorough knowledge of social work principles, techniques, and practices, and their application to complex
casework, group work, and community problems.
 Considerable knowledge of a wide range of medical, behavioral, and/or psychosocial problems and their treatment
theory.
 Considerable knowledge of family and group dynamics and a range of intervention techniques, governmental and
private organizations, and resources in the community, laws, regulations, and policies which govern the program.
 General knowledge of the methods and principles of casework supervision and training.
 In certain settings, considerable knowledge of medical terminology, disease processes and their treatment as they
relate to decisions regarding clinical interventions and appropriate therapies based on medical or psychological
diagnosis.
 Skill in establishing rapport with a client and in applying techniques or assessing psychosocial, behavioral and
psychological aspects of client’s problems.
 Ability to supervise, train, or instruct lower-level social workers, students, or interns in the program.
 Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with members of case load and their families, as
well as civic, legal, medical, social and religious organizations.
 Ability to express ideas clearly and concisely and to plan and execute work effectively.
MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
Bachelor’s degree in social work from an accredited school of social work; Bachelor’s degree in a human services field from an
accredited college or university and one year directly related experience; Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
and two years of directly related experience.
(Directly related experience is defined as human services experience in the areas of case management, assessment and referral,
supportive counseling, intervention, psycho-social therapy and treatment planning.) Degrees must be received from appropriately
accredited institutions.
All applications will be considered but not necessarily interviewed. In lieu of no qualified applicants, trainees will be considered.
References will be required. Criminal Background Check and a Drug/Alcohol Screen will be completed on applicant hired. Bi-lingual
(Spanish/English) preferred.
An Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer
November 19, 2014