Family & Children Services Coordinator

Gaston Social Services: Protecting, caring for and empowering children and adults who are temporarily or permanently unable to care for themselves through the administrating of federal, state and county programs focused on improving the well-being of our citizens.

The goal of the Gaston County Human Services Center and Division of Social Services is to foster an agency which is professionally responsive to our citizens' needs through daily caring outreach and simultaneously serve as an advocate for those in need. We strive to be community-minded and community-spirited. We abide by federal, state and county operating instructions in providing services and we assist welfare recipients in attaining self-sufficiency.

The anticipated hiring range for this position is $41.97 - 49.84

The duties listed below are not all of the duties that may be assigned but are those that are considered as essential for an employee to perform.

• Provides coordination, guidance, support, and direct management for Foster Care adoptions,and Licensing. Attends meetings, court, training and events as needed.
  
  
• Provides consultation, guidance, and direction to Supervisors/Lead Workers (including monthly individual staffing's). Provides and/or arranges for coverage during absences or vacancies of Supervisors. Works collaboratively with peer Coordinators for both coverage and cross-training to model "blending" from top-down.
  
  
• Reviews financial reports and ensures expenditures are appropriate and meet funding guidelines Responsible for monthly updates to CFS Administrator. Required to work closely with SS accounting staff to ensure timely processing of payables, P-card transactions, and payroll.
  
  
• Works collaboratively with the agency's CPS and Foster Care Trainers, to develop, plan, and deliver in-service training needed by staff. Reviews, interprets, and implements new statutes, state policies and procedures, as well as designing and implementing county/local/agency policy and procedures to guide daily practice.
  
  
• Serves as a community liaison. Receives and responds to concerns and requests coming from clientele served and from community partners and stakeholders (including working to resolve specific complaints on specific cases working in conjunction with workers and supervisors.
  
  
• Participates in and coordinates the local response to the Child and Family Services Review other reviews as such as county/state/federal audits, IV-E reviews,roundtables and etc..
  
  
• Continually assesses budgetary needs and makes recommendations to Administrator, based on requests coming from casework and the expressed needs of the staff. Completes invoices and billing documentation to be submitted to accounting for payment/reimbursement.
  
  
• Participates in hiring, permanency recommendations, disciplinary actions, development and monitoring of corrective action plans, and completion of employee evaluations for both supervisory and front-line level staff.
  
  
• Work mandatory emergency shelters, as needed and other duties assigned.
  
  

• BSW or Four year Human Services degree in a related field
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in the provision, supervision, and administration of children & family services.
• Valid driver's license

Candidates must possess knowledge of NC Juvenile Statutes, including court room testimony, court report or applicable paperwork preparation, knowledge of NCDHHS-Div of SS Policy Manual Materials, knowledge of Gaston County Personnel Policy and Procedures Manual, and knowledge of locally developed policies.

A copy of a transcript must be included with the application. FAILURE TO ATTACH YOUR TRANSCRIPTS WILL RESULT IN YOUR APPLICATION BEING REJECTED.The applicant selected must undergo a criminal background check and pass a drug screening test prior to employment.

In compliance with G.S.153A-94.2 (b), if the position being filled requires an applicant for employment to work with children in any capacity, the County must require the applicant, if offered the position, to be subject to a criminal history record check conducted by the SBI. These checks must be performed in accordance with G.S.143B-1209.26, which authorizes the SBI to provide fingerprint-based state and national criminal record checks to cities and counties.