Family Services Specialist I
Virginia Department of Social Services
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- Location
- Petersburg, VA
- Job type
- Full time
- Posted
- Oct 29
- 1 day ago
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Virginia Department of Social Services
Government administration · 2 to 10 employees
What you'll do
- social work principles and practices;
- human behavior and motivational theory; and
- social, economic, and health problems.
- communicate effectively both orally and in writing;
- interview, assess needs, counsel and refer clients to other resources as needed; develop and implement service plans in order to ensure delivery of appropriate services to the client;
- make sound judgments within the framework of existing laws, policies, and regulations;
- respond to the client's emotions in order to accomplish services objectives;
- plan and manage own work activities including service delivery preparing reports, and correspondence, record keeping responsibilities and related activities;
- establish and maintain effective relationships; and
- stay abreast of current trends and developments in the social work field.
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Family Services Specialist I represents the entry level employees working under close supervision while being trained in program areas such as, Adult/Adult Protective Services, Child Protective Services, Foster Care/’Adoption, Child Care, and Employment Services. Employees perform routine- to journey-level casework activities, and the casework usually is reviewed by the supervisor prior to implementing a case action. Upon completion of the training program and attainment of necessary approvals, the employee shall be redefined to a full-performance Family Services Specialist II and becomes eligible for a pay increase as defined by the local agency compensation plan. The Family Services Specialist I is distinguished from the Family Services Specialist II by the latter’s functioning more independently as a full performance Family Services Specialist.