Family Safety Practitioner III - Adult Protective Services

Job Announcement

This position includes a signing bonus of $2,500 (full-time) for new county hires.

This job announcement is being re-advertised. If you previously applied, you do not need to reapply in order to be considered.

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, we highly encourage you to watch the Becoming One Fairfax-An Introduction to Key Concepts video by clicking here and visit the One Fairfax webpage here.

ABOUT THIS POSITION :

Under supervision, this position works as part of a comprehensive adult protective services (APS) program. Many of the duties and responsibilities include the following :

• Conducts investigations in response to reports of abuse, neglect, and / or exploitation involving older adults and incapacitated adults in their own homes, community, and facility settings.
• 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 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.
• Provides assistance to the unit supervisor and covers in the supervisor's absence

Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities

(The knowledge, skills and abilities listed in this specification are representative of the class but are not an all-inclusive list.)

Skill in writing and reviewing reports that are behaviorally specific, factually correct, include conclusions and recommended action.

Employment Standards

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS :

Any combination of education, experience, and training equivalent to the following :

(Click on the aforementioned link to learn how Fairfax County interprets equivalencies for "Any combination, experience, and training equivalent to")

Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree in social work, psychology, sociology, or a

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 may require being part of an on-call rotation for protective, preservation, critical well-being, and / or permanency for mandatory services that includes evening, overnight, weekend, and holiday hours which may require immediate response into the field.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS :

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS :

Ability to lift 20 lbs.

Ability to navigate through and make decisions in stressful and crisis situations.

Ability to use automated technology.

Job requires walking, standing, sitting (for long periods of time), kneeling, reaching, bending, climbing stairs; uses hands to grasp, handle, or feel.

Must be able to operate a motor vehicle.

Sufficiently mobile to travel outside the office for client contact, court appearances, community events, and to conduct assessments and investigations of allegations of abuse and neglect.

Visual acuity is required to read data on a computer monitor; ability to operate keyboard driven equipment, and computer.

Work requires performing tasks with risks of secondary traumatic stress (STS).

All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.

SELECTION PROCEDURE :

Panel interview; may include practical exercise.

Fairfax County is home to a highly diverse population, with a significant number of residents speaking languages other than English at home (including Spanish, Asian / Pacific Islander, Indo-European, and many others.) We encourage candidates who are bilingual in English and another language to apply for 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 703-222-7314. DHREmployment@fairfaxcounty.gov EEO / AA / TTY.

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