Social Worker Child Welfare (Foster Care)

This position is an advanced level of casework providing protective, investigative and case management services for children who are at risk for neglect and or abuse.  Work involves investigation of alleged neglect and abuse, substantiation of the alleged neglect or abuse as prescribed by federal and state guidelines, providing expert testimony in court and following-up with case management and preventative services for families and children. Must be able to interpret and apply Federal and State Law and North Carolina Child Welfare Policies while performing job duties.   Social workers in this position are responsible for identifying risk to children and working to rectify those risks by completing services plans and referring families to needed services delivered by multiple providers.  Social worker is responsible for monitoring the quality of services and the family’s progress toward completion of goals based on assessment.  Social worker is also responsible for documentation of interactions with family, collaterals and other identified family supports as well as on-going consultation with supervisor and agency attorney.  This position must be able to prioritize work tasks in order to ensure the safety of clients while meeting agency and state timeliness guidelines. This position is responsible for taking CPS reports, and assisting with the screening process and rotates on-call duties for after-hours emergencies. This position will provide assistance as needed with Foster Care transportation and supervising visits.   Perform other duties as assigned.