Social Worker (FHL and Visitation)

About the role

The Forsyth County Department Of Social Services Is Seeking To Hire a Full-time Social Worker To Serve The Primary Purpose Of Visitation to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of children (birth - 21 years old) in Forsyth County who have been reported and/or adjudicated by Juvenile Court to be abused, neglected, dependent, or delinquent juveniles by facilitating the visitation process.

Responsibilities

• visitation request forms and engages in case staffing to identify safety and supportive measures for visitation;
• assesses and evaluates parent/child interactions for children receiving foster care services in an effort to provide a welcoming, supportive, visitation experience and sustain the identified permanent plan;
• determines the strengths and needs regarding the parent/child interactions and provides coaching, feedback, praise, and redirects as needed;
• documents observations during visits and shares information with assigned Social Worker;
• maintains a case file for each family in the required manner and ensures documentation contained in the file is current;
• attends and participates in planning meetings to discuss progress and concerns;
• attends court proceedings to provide visitation information during juvenile review hearings as needed;
• transports children and families to and from their supervised visitation could be required.
• the visitation social worker could be asked to testify in court.

Requirements

• Minimum Education And Experience: Bachelor's degree from an accredited school of social work or; Master's degree in Counseling or; 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 or; 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.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) speaking candidates are a plus.
• Valid driver's license required.

Qualifications

• Essential duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:
• For Visitation Reviews visitation request forms and engages in case staffing to identify safety and supportive measures for visitation;
• Assesses and evaluates parent/child interactions for children receiving foster care services in an effort to provide a welcoming, supportive, visitation experience and sustain the identified permanent plan;
• Determines the strengths and needs regarding the parent/child interactions and provides coaching, feedback, praise, and redirects as needed;
• Documents observations during visits and shares information with assigned Social Worker;
• Maintains a case file for each family in the required manner and ensures documentation contained in the file is current;
• Attends and participates in planning meetings to discuss progress and concerns;
• Attends court proceedings to provide visitation information during juvenile review hearings as needed;
• Completes documentation in a timely manner.

Skills

• Organization and documentation skills to perform job duties and responsibilities.

Benefits

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Pay

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Schedule

Primary hours of work are from 8:00am until 5:00pm but flexibility in scheduling is needed to meet the needs of the families served and the mandated time frames, as well as participating in monthly recruitment events that typically occur after 5pm and on weekends.