FAMILY SERVICES SPECIALIST II / GS20

Family Services Specialist II The City of Alexandria is located in northern Virginia and is bordered by the District of Columbia (Potomac River), Arlington and Fairfax counties. With a population of approximately 150,000 and a land area of 15.75 square miles, Alexandria is the seventh largest city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Alexandria has a charming waterfront and is a unique and historic place to live and work. If you are interested in working for the vibrant City of Alexandria, we invite qualified candidates to apply for our Family Services Specialist II position. What we do and how we do it is driven by our 4 Guiding Principles: Aligning the work we do with our strategic plan Executing against our strategy and ensuring accountability for our results Promoting and encouraging a culture of leadership and ownership at all levels of the organization Promoting a culture of service excellence, creativity and entrepreneurship An Overview A Family Services Specialist II provides intensive, specialized, culturally competent services to children and families, with complex psychosocial diagnoses and histories of abuse/neglect, to ensure the safety and well-being of children in foster care, while working toward permanency within State/Federal timelines. The work may involve providing independent living services to foster youth not living in a family-like setting, while maintaining family supports. The work may also include ongoing support services or prevention services; to support a relative or interested party, who may have stepped forward to raise the child/ren or services to prevent child abuse/neglect, if the child/ren are reunified with a prior custodian. #J-18808-Ljbffr City of Alexandria