Durham County Government · 9 hours ago
SOCIAL WORKER III - 40009575 (INTERN COORDINATOR)
Durham, NC
Internship
Onsite
Intern, Entry, Mid Level
$58K/yr - $78K/yr
1+ years expDurham County Government is home to over 2,000 dedicated professionals working together to deliver essential services. They are seeking a Social Worker III - Intern Coordinator to supervise social work interns, ensuring that their activities meet educational objectives and providing feedback on their performance.
Government Administration
Responsibilities
Supervise Social Work interns in their fieldwork, overseeing the entire range of field experience
Ensure interns' activities are meeting field education objectives
Maintain regular contact with the intern and agency supervisors involved in the internship
Meet with the college's faculty liaison at least once each semester during the interns' internship
Assess intern's skills and abilities and provide feedback on strengths, weaknesses, teaching moments, etc. to the intern in regular supervision, using information provided by the intern's task supervisor
Qualification
Required
Develop, maintain and implement record review tools for each of the Child Welfare programs ensuring that review elements are consistent with state, federal, and other monitoring requirements
Conduct quality reviews of the various Child Welfare Programs (i.e. CPS Investigations and Family Assessment, Foster Care, Adoptions, InHome Services, Intake, and the Screen Out process) using record review tools
Complete in-depth analysis on record reviews to determine error trends and causes of error trends regarding case records and case management
Create summary reports regarding the data analyzed to present to Program Manager and Supervisors
Make recommendations based on findings from data analysis to Program Manager and Supervisors to improve quality of work
Assist in mapping out training plans, design and develop training programs
Deliver training that is relevant to the work that is being conducted as well as on identified error trends through record reviews in Child Welfare
Assist in marketing available training opportunities to employees and provide necessary information to encourage participation
Conduct program wide needs assessment and identify skills or knowledge gaps that need to be addressed
Design and prepare educational aids and materials
Responsible to work with internal stakeholders to help develop and refine the On-Boarding program
Develop and utilize local staff and community relationships to aid in the onboarding process
Assess instructional effectiveness and summarize evaluation reports determining the impact of training on employee skills
Work closely with Child Welfare Services Supervisors to assist and support the program needs regarding quality of work
Attend and participate in all State reviews, audits of Child Welfare and meetings with State Program Representatives to interpret and apply policy
Assist other QAT members with program evaluation and data analysis to improve quality of work
Assist in providing quality soft-skills training to DSS New Hires and refresher trainings to existing DSS employees
Participate in unit/section meetings to discuss quality reviews and training elements
Supervise Social Work interns in their fieldwork, overseeing the entire range of field experience
Ensure interns' activities are meeting field education objectives
Maintain regular contact with the intern and agency supervisors involved in the internship
Meet with the college's faculty liaison at least once each semester during the interns' internship
Assess intern's skills and abilities and provide feedback on strengths, weaknesses, teaching moments, etc. to the intern in regular supervision, using information provided by the intern's task supervisor
Thorough knowledge of social work principles, techniques, and practices, and their application to complex casework, groupwork, and community problems
Considerable knowledge of a wide range of medical, behavioral, and/or psychosocial problems and their treatment theory
Considerable knowledge of family and group dynamics and a range of intervention techniques, governmental and private organizations, and resources in the community, laws, regulations, and policies which govern the program
General knowledge of the methods and principles of casework supervision and training
In certain settings, considerable knowledge of medical terminology, disease processes and their treatment as they relate to decisions regarding clinical interventions and appropriate therapies based on medical or psychological diagnosis
Skill in establishing rapport with a client and in applying techniques or assessing psychosocial, behavioral, and psychological aspects of client's problems
Ability to supervise, train, or instruct lower-level social workers, students, or interns in the program
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with members of case load and their families, as well as civic, legal, medical, social, and religious organizations
Ability to express ideas clearly and concisely and to plan and execute work effectively
Must possess professional judgment, as well as analytical, interpersonal and communication skills
Knowledge of Excel and Microsoft Word is a plus
MSW from an accredited school of social work; BSW from an accredited school of social work; BSW from an accredited school of social work and one year directly related experience; master's degree in counseling in a human services field and one year of social work or counseling; bachelor's degree in a human services field from an accredited college or university and two years directly related experience; bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and three years of directly related experience
Preferred
Strongly prefer knowledge of Child Welfare Services laws, policies and best practices as well as knowledge of other DSS programs
Company
Durham County Government
Durham County Government. State of North Carolina Durham County is consistently ranked as one of the top places in the nation to live and do business.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Susan Tezai
Chief Financial Officer
Tiffany Murray, MBA, CLGFO
Chief Financial Officer
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