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Chesterfield County Human Resource Management Senior Family Services Specialist in Chesterfield, Virginia
*[Senior Family Services Specialist - CPS In-Home *[Social Services *[Hiring Range: $59,452 - $69,855 *[Deadline: 11:59 p.m. May 5, 2024
[We know you: youre flexible, adaptable and well-organized; compassionate, understanding, and assertive; able to support staff in the delivery of services to children and families. Youre committed to the children who need a voice and dedicated to their safety. And you know what? You might be exactly who were looking for.
Customer Experience: Its Our Business. Its Our Passion. The Chesterfield-Colonial Heights Department of Social Services is hiring a Senior Family Services Specialist - Child Protective Services (CPS) In-Home staff who will be responsible for the case management of In-Home and Family Support case types that are transferred from CPS Investigations and Family Assessment for continued monitoring for families experiencing abuse/neglect, provide prevention services to family and respond to referrals alleging child abuse/neglect in Chesterfield County and City of Colonial Heights.
What You Do and How You Do It: As a Senior Family Services Specialist you will:]{helvetica",sans-serif"=""}]{helvetica",sans-serif"=""}]{helvetica",sans-serif"=""}]{helvetica",sans-serif"=""}]{helvetica",sans-serif"=""}
- Hold a caseload and complete monthly home visits for continued monitoring of children and families who have experienced abuse/neglect, address other identified needs/concerns and coordinate services or resources to assist, and monitor compliance with agency recommendatons
- Work with staff who investigate abuse/neglect allegations or are continuing to monitor safety of children by asking families personal and/or difficult questions on how the children are being raised that contribute to their safety and well-being.
- Engage and empower families to make positive change
- Help customers connect with community resources to receive the services they need.
- Provide support to children and families through cases that are transferred from CPS Investigations and Family Assessment for continued monitoring
- Complete Child Protective Services Family Assessments
- Complete all documentation through OASIS and/or COMPASS systems
- Complete after-hours Child Protective Services on-call
- Perform other work duties as assigned and/or based on agency need.
[Here's What You Need: [We prefer a worker with experience in public child welfare, preferably Child Protective Services with the mandated Virginia CPS trainingor experience working with children and families in the home.A masters degree in social work is preferred.A bachelors degree in social workor another human services field; one year of work experience is preferred; or an equivalent combination of training and experience. ]{helvetica",sans-serif"=""}]{helvetica",sans-serif"=""}
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