Social Worker IAT - (Staff Development Trainer)

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 $30.43 - $36.14

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.

• Develops broad training objectives for the Child Welfare Division based upon policy changes, case reviews, results of the trainer's observations, training needs assessment and in discussion with the agency Director, Quality Assurance supervisor, and Child Welfare management.
  
  
• Assesses and arranges training that is appropriate for the identified needs of staff in efforts of increasing accuracy and efficiency. Creates and maintains an electronic tracking system of individual required training needs, participation, and mandated training.
  
  
• Creates training format for both classroom and field work learning using Power Point, skill building, team building, and hands on learning of child welfare policies, procedures, forms, and field work.
  
  
• Assists in identifying needs, objectives, and strategies for programs, work performance and training through staff consultation and routine needs assessments.
  
  
• Assists in the recruitment, selection, and retention practices for the Child Welfare Division.
  
  
• Works with management to develop and write consistent policies, practices, and guidelines to enhance the delivery of social work practice among all staff. Provides policy research and development based upon trends identified in supervisory conferences, audits, and management requests.
  
  
• Conduct client follow up surveys or supervise staff doing this task through coordination with the Continuous Quality Improvement staff and all training staff.

• MSW from an accredited school of social work and one year of social work experience
• MSW from an accredited school of social work and completion of the Child Welfare Collaborative **(Child Welfare positions only)
• Master’s degree in counseling or human services field and two years of directly-related experience
• BSW and completion of the Child Welfare Collaborative and one year of directly-related experience **(Child Welfare positions only)
• BSW from an accredited school of social work and two years of social work or counseling experience
• Bachelor’s degree in a human services field and three years of directly-related experience
• Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university and four years of directly-related experience
• A valid driver's license is required.

Considerable knowledge of techniques and methods of conducting formal and informal training programs and of theory, practices, and principles of human behavior and performance. Knowledge of social work principles, techniques and practices and their applications to casework of abuse or neglect of children; of federal and state laws, policies and procedures, and program rules; of adult learning theory; and of program evaluation techniques. Working knowledge of office equipment, audiovisual equipment, and computers and applicable software applications. Ability to adapt and communicate information to a wide range of audiences and situations; to formulate ideas and communicate them effectively in oral and written form; to interpret and administer federal and state guidelines and apply them to individual programs; to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates, co-workers, community agencies and the general public; and to attend work regularly. 

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.