Social Worker ( Visitation)

The Forsyth County Department of Social Services is seeking to hire a full-time Social Worker to serve the primary purpose of 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.  This Social Worker will supervise and coach visitation interactions with parents and their children to ensure children are visiting in a safe environment; this is accomplished by providing observation, praise, mediation, coaching, and redirection as needed. Visitation interactions and activities must be documented to address appropriateness, needs and outcomes of the parent-child interactions.  Participation in Child and Family Team meetings and Permanency Planning Review meetings is expected. Collaboration and communication with social workers, GAL's, and other case involved parties is required. This Social Worker will participate in treatment teams and provides input to Social Workers on case plan recommendations for helping parents and families become successful toward an identified plan of permanency.  The person hired for this position may be responsible for providing transport for child(ren) to and from supervised visitation at the Department/Community Venues/Homes, medical appointments, and school as needed. Primary Work Schedule: Monday - Friday:  9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Flexibility in scheduling is needed to meet the needs of the families served and teh mandated time frames. 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. A higher education level may be considered as a substitution for all or part of the experience requirement. Bilingual (English/Spanish) speaking candidates are a plus. Valid driver's license required.