COMMUNITY SOCIAL SERVICES TECH. – PART TIME Position Available In Haywood, North Carolina

COMMUNITY SOCIAL SERVICES TECH.

•PART

TIME 3.5 3.5

out of 5 stars Haywood County, NC

COMMUNITY SOCIAL SERVICES TECH.

•PART TIME Posting start & end date06/18/2025•07/10/2025 Code 202500|75 Type

INTERNAL & EXTERNAL

Salary Range $15.87•15.87 Job Class

COMM SOC SERV TECH

Location

SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Group

NO ACCRUAL

Position Description Job Title:

Community Social Services Technician Department:

Health and Human Services Pay Grade:

60

FLSA Status:

Non-Exempt

AGENCY MISSION, YOUR MISSION

Haywood County Health and Human Services’ mission is to enhance the health, safety, and full potential of our community. In the Social Services Division, you would serve the most vulnerable in the community, assisting families and individuals. All members of our team must uphold the confidentiality of Haywood County’s citizens, safeguarding their privacy and dignity at all times.

HOW WILL WE KNOW YOU’RE

“THE ONE”? Maintain social, ethical, and organizational norms. Firmly adhere to codes of conduct and ethical principles Build and maintain positive, productive relationships with peers, colleagues, managers, providers, the community and other professionals. Dealing with others in difficult and complex situations to achieve resolution or adherence to laws and/or regulations. Use appropriate interpersonal skills and methods to reduce tension and resolve conflict. Make decisions without regard to personal prejudices, biases, and experiences. Stay with a job or plan until the desired objective is achieved or is no longer reasonably attainable. Recognize and respect the value of individual differences at all levels of the organization.

JOB SUMMARY

The primary responsibility of this position is to supervise and monitor court ordered visitations. Additional duties include transporting foster children to and from visits, communicating with social workers regarding visits or any issues, counseling parents about their visits to improve their bond with their children, provide childcare, assist social workers with tasks, and the scheduling and documenting of visits.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Provide transportation to children in the care of Haywood County. Professional-level work dealing with people, and technology that relates to administrative, or legal skills. Documenting and scheduling visits. Supervising/monitoring visits between children in foster care and their biological parents. Testimony in court, on occasion, regarding child/parent visitations. Completion of day sheets in a timely and accurate manner. Assisting social workers with filing and other office duties. Ensuring that the visitation rooms are clean and free from any hazards. Communicating with social workers regarding the context of parent/child visitations. Providing parenting skill instruction to the parents during visitations to help them with ensuring the children are safe and appropriately cared for. Attending training provided by Regional, State, or County staff. Employees are required to maintain compliance with all State and Federal laws and program requirements including but not limited to confidentiality laws (HIPAA, Juvenile Code, PII, etc.). Employees are expected to adhere to Agency, Countywide and Departmental policies and procedures regarding information security and confidentiality, and to report any suspected unauthorized disclosure or loss of information immediately. Employees must ensure security of all County data, equipment, and information in both electronic and paper form that is accessed as part of job duties to minimize risk of improper disclosure or data breach. Emergency Response, including but not limited to support of the Federally mandated and State statutory responsibilities including, but not limited to Public Health and Mass Care duties. Perform other related duties as assigned.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS TO PERFORM WORK

High school diploma or equivalent. Six (6) months of directly related experience; Or equivalent training, education, and/or experience. Must be at least twenty-one years of age to drive a County vehicle. Valid state driver’s license. Must have no more than three (3) points showing on current DMV records in order to operate County vehicles.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Ability to express ideas clearly and concisely and to plan and execute work effectively. Ability to establish relationships and communicate effectively with other employees and the general public. Knowledge of state and county ordinances, policies, and procedures. Skill in the use of computers and applicable software programs.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Requires sedentary work that involves sitting or standing virtually all the time and may involve exerting up to ten (10) pounds of force occasionally to move objects, or considerable skill, adeptness, and speed in the use of fingers, hands or limbs in tasks involving repetitive motions and the use of standard office equipment. The job requires normal visual acuity and field of vision, hearing and speaking abilities, depth and texture perception, and color perception.

Work Schedule:

Typical work hours are Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m., however an alternate work schedule (40 hours per week) may be considered upon request. The supervisor must pre-approve any overtime. In cases of a community emergency or disaster, the worker will be required to be available to work in an emergency response, and the hours worked in emergency response could vary from hours worked in the office.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Nature of Working Conditions•Employees work in settings which range from human services agencies, schools, hospitals, or offices, but often involve visits to a client’s home or the child’s placement. Hazards•Includes contacts with clients and/or family members who may be hostile, resistant, and violent. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions herein described. Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in the job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were actually written out in this job description. Haywood County has the right to revise this position description at any time and does not represent in any way a contract of employment. Haywood County is an equal opportunity provider and employer.