RFP 2025-005 Temporary Staffing Assignments

Contract	RFP 2025-005 Temporary Staffing Assignments
Status	Completed
Bids due	2025-06-18
Scope of work	REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS RFP# 2025-005 We are accepting bids for Temporary Staffing Assignments Position: Spec #1: Out of County Social Worker III (Foster Care) Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm (other than holidays) Up to 40 hours a week. LOCATION: Department of Health & Human Services - Social Services ADDRESS: 330 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Gastonia, NC 28052 PAY SCALE: $22.30-34.57/hour APPOINTMENT: Up to 40 hours/week, Non-exempt/Eligible for Overtime ESSENTIAL DUTIES: The duties listed below are not all of the duties that may be assigned but are identified as those that are essential for an employee to perform: • Provides social work services to children who are in the legal custody of DSS and residing in foster care. • Arranges out-of-home placement, monitors placement, and arranges court-ordered visitation between parents and children. • Assures that the child receives all necessary services (medical, dental, educational) just as a child’s parent would provide. • Develops a plan of care and works with natural parents to hopefully return the child to natural parents. • Gathers extensive documentation to legally proceed with the termination of parental rights for the child to be cleared for adoption. • 7-day visits • Monthly face-to-face contacts & home visits (2 every quarter) • Completes monthly Foster Care contact record and monthly Day Sheets • Provide documentation to DSS in support of permanent plans within 3 business days • Assist with sibling visits, supervise family visits • Contact collaterals, update Life Books, respond to Emergencies • Participate in family conferences when requested Must be available to work mandatory emergency shelters & other duties/tasks as needed or assigned. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: • Requires a Masters’ Degree in social work from an accredited school of social work; or a Bachelor’s Degree in social work from and accredited school of social work with a Child Welfare Collaborative (CPS positions only); or a bachelor’s degree in social work and one year of experience in the area of case management, assessment and referral, supportive counseling, intervention, psycho-social therapy or treatment planning; or a four year degree in human service field with at least 25 semester hours of approved coursework and two years of experience in a related area; or a four year degree and three years related experience. • Must have valid Driver’s License and full coverage auto insurance. • Good communication skills in working children & adolescents, and appropriate child development knowledge. Knowledge of separation and loss impact for children being removed from their family and home environment would be especially helpful. The applicant selected must provide a copy of transcripts and undergo a criminal background check and pass a drug screening test prior to employment. MINIMUM PHYSICAL OR ABILITY REQUIREMENTS: • Must be able to lift 25 pounds. • Must be able to sit or stand for long periods of time.
Category	DHHS – Social Services Division
Posted	2025-05-29
Bid posting	Open

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