Social Worker III IA&T - In Home​/Foster Care; Bilingual

Are you a compassionate, bilingual social worker ready to make a real impact for children and families? Join a collaborative, mission-driven team dedicated to protecting vulnerable children and strengthening families. We offer a supportive team environment, a healthy work-life balance, and a strong focus on employee wellness and mental health—along with competitive benefits that reflect how much we value our staff.

If you’re looking for meaningful work in an organization that truly cares, we’d love to connect with you.

• Monitor the safety of children in their homes where neglect or abuse has been identified and conduct assessments that accurately reflect the strengths and needs of the family system;
• Assess the safety of children and risk of continued harm;
• Actively works with parents and families to engage them in the case planning process and guide them towards safety and permanence for their children;
• Work with families to strengthen their capacity to protect and nurture children through referrals to community resources;
• Conduct home visits to see children, placement providers, and families face to face and in their home environments per NC DHHS policies;
• Coordinate the medical, dental, educational, mental health, and psychiatric services for children in foster care;
• Facilitate shared parenting with placement providers, and family time between children, parents, and siblings;
• Participate in Child and Family team and Permanency Planning review meetings;
• Work collaboratively with a wide array of partners including the parents, Guardian ad Litem program, foster and relative placement providers, treatment providers, and attorneys in case planning activities;
• Develop comprehensive family services agreements to outline the activities that the social worker and parents will do to be able to safely maintain their children in the home &/or to return them to the home safely;
• Attend and participate in child planning conferences;
• Prepare comprehensive court reports including recommended plans for permanency, participate in associated court proceedings, and testify in court as needed;
• Thorough and timely documentation of all case activities in the record per local and state policy and required time frames;
• Participate in the rotation for on-call for children’s services;
• Participate in shelter operations or other weather-related incidents as needed;
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Master’s degree from an accredited school of social work and one year of social work experience; or a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited school of social work and two years of social work or counseling experience (one year of work experience can be credited for completion of the social work collaborative); or Master’s degree in a counseling field and two years of social work or counseling experience;

or a four‑year degree in a human services field or related curriculum and three years of social work or counseling experience; or graduation from a four‑year college or university and four years of experience in rehabilitation counseling, pastoral counseling or a related human service field providing experience in the techniques of casework, group work or community organization; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

• Fluency in Spanish and ability to carry out all job functions in both English and Spanish;
• Considerable knowledge of child welfare practice and policy including abuse, neglect, and dependency;
• Considerable understanding of trauma and its impact on children and families involved with the child welfare system;
• Skilled in the ability to manage conflict, remain neutral and fair, engage people and build trust, and promote collaboration and consensus toward positive outcomes;
• Ability to multi‑task, prioritize work assignments, and be flexible with scheduling as needed;
• Ability to quickly and competently assess the risks and safety of the home environment, employ negotiation skills in complex situations, and de‑escalate emotional and tense situations;
• Ability to work independently and manage day‑to‑day tasks;
• Thorough knowledge of social work principles, techniques, and practices, and their…