Family Services Specialist – Human Services

Description

Application Deadline: Friday, 1/24/2025 5:00 PM Eastern

To Apply: to view the complete job information and to apply, visit our employment website listed. Applications are only accepted online through the City of Charlottesville employment page and must be submitted prior to the listed closing date and time. USE THE FOLLOWING URL TO APPLY ONLINE: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/charlottesville/jobs/4773430/family-services-specialist-human-services

The Department of Human Services is currently seeking qualified candidates for the position of Family Services Specialist. Our department works collaboratively towards building just, equitable, antiracist communities. We envision a world where society and its systems (e.g. education, criminal justice, and health care, housing, the economy, child welfare) are just, fair, and inclusive, enabling all people to participate and reach their full potential. We believe in the dignity, resilience, and humanity of all people. We strive for a healthy and prosperous society that promotes equitable access and opportunity. Systemic and institutional inequities, especially in matters of race, remain significant barriers for people and communities working to reach their full potential. We choose to challenge and dismantle systems that perpetuate inequities which includes addressing and redressing the historic and current work of the Department of Human Services.

The Family Services Specialist position is a part of Community Based Services (CBS) unit, a program of the Department of Human Services, that provides trauma-informed, evidence-based services in the form of individualized support, advocacy, case management, community and resource building and support groups to youth and their families who live in Charlottesville and Albemarle County. To learn more about the department, please visit: https://www.charlottesville.gov/224/Human-Services

Community Attention’s Community Based Services works in partnership with the local departments of social services, the16th District Court Service Unit, city and county schools, Region Ten and other youth serving organizations. For more information about Community Attention and it’s programs: www.charlottesville.gov/communityattention

This position is responsible professional work in the support and assistance of agency clients with personal, social, health and economic needs; does related work as required. May be assigned to a specific functional area (Life Skills Groups, Diversion Services, Mentoring, Youth Employment, Family Engagement and Assessments, etc.) and/or perform clinical work. Work is performed under the regular supervision of a Human Services Program Supervisor.

Minimum Qualifications:
-Minimally requires a Bachelor’s degree in a Human Services field. (Or minimally, a Bachelor’s degree in any field with a minimum of two (2) years of appropriate and related experience in a Human Services area as mandated in Section 22VAC40-670-20 of the Administrative Code of Virginia and implemented by the Virginia Board of Social Services may be substituted as equivalent.)

-Requires general knowledge of: social, economic and health problems; individual and group behavior; child, adolescent, adult and geriatric behavior and the practices and techniques of interviewing, counseling and investigating problems; principles and practices of child welfare, substance abuse, family service, employment services, public assistance and/or protective service work..

-Possession of a valid driver’s license issued by the Commonwealth of Virginia or qualified and able to obtain a valid VA driver’s license prior to beginning the position. (To view our driving eligibility requirements, visit https://www.charlottesville.gov/faq.aspx?qid=166)

Additional Info

The City of Charlottesville is an Equal Opportunity Employer and supports workforce diversity at all levels of the organization. The City prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and pregnancy-related conditions), gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. The City is dedicated to this with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities, access to facilities and programs, and general treatment during employment.