Shenandoah Valley Social Services
(serving Augusta County, Staunton and Waynesboro)
FOSTER CARE SOCIAL WORKER Position # 00231 (Verona office) Salary: $34,075
Duties and Responsibilities: Candidate will support and assist clients, individually and in groups, utilizing available resources to meet their personal, social, health and economic needs and help them develop their own capabilities. Provides guidance to clients seeking alternative solutions to specific problems such as child care, management of finances, housing, health needs, education, vocational training and employment. Applicant must be willing to work outside of normal working hours, which may include being on-call for emergencies 24 hours a day, including weekends, and possess a bachelor’s degree in a human services field or hold a bachelor’s degree in any field combined with two years of social services related experience. Bi-lingual skills helpful.
To be considered for this position, a completed Commonwealth of Virginia Application for Employment, (DPT Form 10-012 which can be downloaded from the Virginia Employment Commission website) must be submitted by 12 noon on March 28, 2008 to Shenandoah Valley Social Services, P.O. Box 7, Verona, Virginia 24482. (Augusta County Government Center) Incomplete or late applications will be returned.
An Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer