Family Services Specialist III

Crossover Youth Coordinator / Senior Child Protective Services (CPS) Worker

The City of Alexandria is located in northern Virginia and is bordered by the District of Columbia (Potomac River), Arlington and Fairfax counties. With a population of approximately 150,000 and a land area of 15.75 square miles, Alexandria is the seventh largest city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Alexandria has a charming waterfront and is a unique and historic place to live and work. If you are interested in working for the vibrant City of Alexandria, we invite qualified candidates to apply for our Family Services Specialist III position.

What we do and how we do it is driven by our 4 Guiding Principles:

• Aligning the work we do with our strategic plan
• Executing against our strategy and ensuring accountability for our results
• Promoting and encouraging a culture of leadership and ownership at all levels of the organization
• Promoting a culture of service excellence, creativity and entrepreneurship

An Overview

The Crossover Youth Coordinator / Senior Child Protective Services (CPS) Worker is responsible for managing a specialized caseload of families and youth involved with another child-serving system (e.g. Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court Services Unit, Community Services Board) with risk of abuse, neglect, or out-of-home placement, but may not meet the criteria for CPS involvement. Cases assigned to this position will require both short-term involvement through assessment and service coordination, and long-term involvement through ongoing case management and service planning. This FSS III represents Child Welfare Services (CWS) on multi-disciplinary teams that coordinate services for youth that are cross-system involved while seeking to improve both individual and system outcomes. This FSS III provides case consultation and training regarding work with multi-system involved youth and their families. This FSS III also provides training to new CPS workers, and occasional supervision to workers and teams in the absence of their regular supervisor. Work is performed under the general supervision of a CPS FSS Supervisor.

How To Apply
To apply for this positing or get more information, click here to view the full posting on its official Virginia state job page.

The City of Alexandria is an Equal Opportunity Employer and values diversity in its workforce. All qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, matriculation, political affiliation, genetic information, military status, or disability.