Caseworker - Social Work

Rockingham County is an equal opportunity employer and will comply with federal and state statutes regarding discrimination in employment.

This posting is continuous and will remain posted to fill vacancies as they become available. Applicants that apply to this posting will be considered for any vacancies of this type and will only need to apply once.

Paid Medical, Dental, Vision & Life Insurance

Onsite wellness/medical clinic

Onsite fitness center

Retirement

Flexible Spending

Paid Vacation, Sick & Holidays

Bereavement

Community Service Leave

Weekends Off (varies by position)

Flexible Work Schedules & Telework Options (varies by position)

Tuition Reimbursement

401-K & 457 Plans with county match up to 1% of base salary

General Definition of Work
Performs intermediate advanced human support work receiving and preparing reports of child abuse and neglect, conducting investigations and assessments, providing in-home services to families to ensure safety of children. Prepares and maintains files and records. Preparing reports and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the limited supervision of the Social Work Supervisor III.

Qualification Requirements
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Examples of Duties

Receives and investigates referrals of suspected child abuse and neglect.

Determines validity of child protective service complaints.

Completes home studies and/or home visits on ongoing cases.

Serves as a community liaison for clients and advocates for services for clients within the community.

Assess safety of child/adult and acts accordingly.

Performs family assessments and determines service needs.

Develops family plans with families to ensure the safety of children.

Educates the community on child abuse/neglect.

Serves on committees as assigned and attends meetings.

Prepares a variety of reports and other types of correspondence.

Prepares and maintains files and records.

Interprets laws, policies, and regulations to specific area of responsibility.

Makes appropriate referrals to clients.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Some knowledge of department policies and procedures; some knowledge of applicable local, Federal, and state rules and regulations.

Comprehensive knowledge of preparing reports and other types of correspondence.

Comprehensive knowledge of using standard office equipment and associated software.

Ability to identify social problems and needs to assess the ability of individuals and families to utilize services in problem-solving.

Ability to plan and organize work and to understand and interpret laws, policies, and regulations.

Ability to communicate ideas effectively both orally and in writing.

Ability to make arithmetic computations; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients, associates, other professional and technical staff, social agencies, and the General public.

Physical Activities, Visual Acuity, and Working Conditions for this Position

Stooping - Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires full use of the lower extremities and back muscles

Kneeling - Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees

Crouching - Bending the body downward and forward by bending legs and spine

Crawling - Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet

Reaching - Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction

Standing - Remaining upright on the feet, particularly for sustained periods of time

Walking - Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another

Pushing - Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force to thrust forward, downward, or outward

Pulling - Using upper extremities to exert force to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion

Lifting - Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the substantial use of the upper extremities and back muscles

Fingering - Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with whole hand or arm as in handling

Grasping - Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm

Feeling - Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature, or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips

Talking - Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; those activities where detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly

Hearing - Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communications, and making fine discriminations in sound

Repetitive Motions- Making substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands and/or fingers

Sedentary Work- Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met

Employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts and/or operation of machines (including inspection); using measurement devices and/or assembly or fabrication of parts at distances close to the eyes

None: Employee is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions (typical office or administrative work)

Minimum Education and Experience:
Bachelor's degree with coursework in human services, or related field and moderate experience in social services, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

License or Certification Requirements:

Completed Medical Aspects of Abuse/Neglect, Legal Aspects of Abuse/Neglect, Sexual Abuse, Cultural Competency; Intake/CPS Assessments/Investigations, Domestic Violence, Facilitator, and MRS training or the ability to obtain within one (1) year of employment.

Valid NC Driver's License.

Note: In accordance with State mandates and the Rockingham County Emergency Operations Plan, Rockingham County Health and Human Services staff from the Divisions of Social Services, Public Health and Integrated Health are required to staff emergency shelters during times of disaster. Please be advised that every staff person is eligible to be assigned to an emergency shelter or Emergency Operations Center.

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