Family Safety Practitioner II -Adult Services - Virginia Staffing : Job Details

Make a difference in our community by protecting older adults and adults with disabilities from abuse, neglect, and exploitation. Work with a team of dedicated professionals to stabilize emergency situations and coordinate with community organizations as needed to implement services to improve the quality of life of older adults and adults with disabilities. Use your expertise and compassion to positively change people's lives. This is an exciting time to join Fairfax County Government as we shape racial and social equity policies in the county through the One Fairfax Policy. Using this framework, we intentionally consider equity when making policies or delivering programs and services. To learn more, you are highly encouraged to watch the Becoming One FairfaxAn Introduction to Key Concepts video and visit the One Fairfax webpage.

Under supervision, this position works as part of a comprehensive adult services program. Many of the duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Serves as the policy expert and contributes to the development of policy, protocols, and procedures.
• May coordinate contracts related work to perform APS services with the assistance of the Supervisor and Program Manager and manage a county credit card for emergency expenditures. The contract work may be related to Home Base Care services.
• Assesses the need and extent of protective services required and in collaboration with the client, their support systems, and other public and private service providers, arranges for the necessary services to prevent/ameliorate the abuse, neglect, or exploitation.
• Responds to emergency cases to stabilize the situation.
• Attends court hearings and provides professional testimony.
• Coordinates the daily activities of the team to include staff supervision support.
• Provides limited oversight of administrative functions/requirements associated with quality assurance and evaluation of the program for its impact/effectiveness and making recommendations for changes or improvements.
• Serves as a consultant, trainer, and policy expert for division social workers and staff from other agencies.
• Serves as a resource and member of interdisciplinary teams and work groups.
• Makes public presentations to promote community awareness of services available to prevent and address abuse, neglect, and/or exploitation.

Employment Standards

Minimum Qualifications: Any combination of education, experience, and training equivalent to the following: Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree in social work, psychology, sociology, or a related field; plus, two years of experience in social work, psychology, sociology, or a related experience. A master's degree in a related field may be substituted for one year of the required experience. For Virginia Child Welfare Stipend Program graduates: A master's degree in social work, plus eligible practicum in child welfare may be substituted for two years of the required experience. A related field/experience is based solely on the position description.

Certificates and Licenses Required: Valid driver's license. Positions within this class are required to complete the state mandated training in the functional area within a specified time period.

Necessary Special Requirements: The appointee to the position must satisfactorily complete a criminal background check, driving record check, and a Child Protective Services check. This position is considered essential personnel and will be required to report to work during times designated countywide as approved for unscheduled leave regardless of the emergency situation (i.e., weather, transportation, other disaster). Schedule requires evenings and weekends as needed.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters in social work
• Experience in working with older adults and/or adults with disabilities
• Adult protective services experience
• Experience in working with diverse multicultural populations
• Previous work experience with a public, state, or local social services agency
• Experience providing case management
• Experience conducting home visits

Physical Requirements: Work requires performing administrative tasks to support the general work of advocacy, well-being, and protection for older adults and adults with disabilities. Job requires walking, standing, sitting (for long periods of time), kneeling, reaching, bending, climbing stairs; uses hands to grasp, handle, or feel Ability to read data on a computer monitor/screen Ability to operate keyboard driven equipment Ability to enter, retrieve, and use computer data in the execution of job duties Ability to operate a motor vehicle Sufficiently mobile to work with clients, service providers, and community groups outside the office Ability to lift and carry 15 lbs. Ability to work effectively in a variety of work environments Ability to access locations not accessible via public transportation. All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.

Selection Procedure: Panel interview; may include practical exercise. The population of Fairfax County is very diverse where 39% of residents speak a language other than English at home (Spanish, Asian/Pacific Islander, Indo-European, and others) and we encourage candidates bilingual in English and a foreign language to apply to this opportunity. Fairfax County Government prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, political affiliation, or military status in the recruitment, selection, and hiring of its workforce. Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. TTY 703-###-####. [email protected] EEO/AA/TTY.