What are the responsibilities and job description for the Social Worker III (Child & Family Team Coordinator) position at Cherokee County, NC?

CHEROKEE COUNTY
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
4800 W US Highway 64, Murphy, N.C. 28906
(828) 837-7455 - Fax (828) 837-4152
Amanda McGee, Director

RECRUITMENT ANNOUNCEMENT

August 10, 2026

Available

County Pay Grade: 70

Starting Annual Salary: $53,189.00

(In the event we are unable to recruit a qualified Social Worker III, consideration may be given to a lesser qualified applicant in a work-against status at a lower rate of pay.)

Closing Date for Receipt of Applications: Open until filled.

Description of Work:
Directly schedules, facilitates and documents Child Family Team (CFT) conferences and/or coordinates facilitation and conference logistics to ensure community and interagency participation in conferences.

Assist CPS, Foster Care and Adoption social workers in the identification of the target population. This position is responsible for ensuring that all foster care cases have CFT conferences on a sixty-day rotating schedule unless otherwise directed, and is responsible for balancing CFT meetings with social workers availability, assuring quality assurance of the facilitation process, and managing Family Conferencing Data. This position provides feedback to facilitators and their supervisors and works to provide up-to-date family conferencing and other related professional training/information for Family and Children’s social work staff and supervisors. This position maintains the program CFT Conference calendar and develops and maintains a Facilitator Scheduling Calendar.

This position organizes and operates a Cherokee County Parent / Caregiver/Youth Round Table.

Identify staff and/or community volunteer facilitators, ensure the required training is provided to each facilitator prior to any CFT meetings.

Special Conditions: Requires valid driver’s license, and a good driving record. Requires after hours work and on-call duties as assigned.

Minimum Training and Experience: Master's degree in social work from an accredited school of social work; or Bachelor's degree in social work from an accredited school of social work and completion of the Child Welfare Collaborative; or Bachelor's degree in social work from an accredited school of social work and one year directly related experience; or Master's degree in a human services field and one year of directly related experience; or Bachelor's degree in a human services field from an accredited college or university and two years directly related experience; or Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and three years of directly related experience. College Transcripts should be submitted with application.

Prefer completion of Child Welfare in NC Course (Pre-Service Curriculum for New Social Workers).

In the event we are unable to recruit a qualified SW III a lesser qualified applicant may be hired in a work-against status at a lower rate of pay. Salary would be based on qualifications.

Application Process: A completed and signed state application (PD-107) must be received by Miriam Aguero, Business Officer for the Cherokee County Department of Social Services, 4800 W US Highway 64 Murphy, NC 28906 or via email to miriam.aguero@cherokeecounty-nc.gov on or before the deadline shown above. The application can be obtained and found on-line at the North Carolina Office of State Human Resources website https://oshr.nc.gov/nc-paper-job-application/open or at NCWorks Career Center, 800 West US Hwy 64, Murphy, NC 28906 (located next to Waffle King in Murphy). Resumes will not be accepted.

Selection Process: Selection procedures will include detailed review of applications and interviews for most qualified candidates. Reference checks will be conducted on the top candidate(s).

Cherokee County is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, religion, color, gender, genetic information, national origin, disability, and/or veteran or military status. Individuals being offered employment through Cherokee County are subject to drug screening and a background check.

Social Worker III (Child & Family Team Coordinator)

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