In-Home is an alignment of CPS Ongoing and Prevention Services that prioritizes family preservation through meaningful partnerships with families and their support systems to ensure child safety, permanency, and well-being. In particular, In-Home structures all case practices around three child safety scenarios: a child living in his or her own home; a child living temporarily with a relative (kin); or a child living long-term with a relative (kin) with regular visitation with parents. In-Home services focus on specific, integrated strategies directed towards teaming engagement efforts, collective, streamlined assessment decision-making, behavior-based safety goals, and needs-driven service provision.


The purpose of the position is to supervise staff and/or provide support and assistance to agency clients for the area of responsibility. The position is responsible for staff supervision and/or client assessment, planning, counseling, education/training, monitoring, and reporting. The position works within broad policy and organizational guidelines; independently plans and implements projects; reports the progress of major activities through periodic meetings.

ESSENTIAL TASKS
The tasks listed below are those that represent the majority of the time spent working in this class. Management may assign additional tasks related to the type of work of the class as necessary.

• Conducts interviews or investigations and makes client/family assessments; formulates and implements plans; initiates and processes eligibility referrals.
• Supervises staff and/or volunteers, including training, assigning and evaluating work, counseling, and disciplining.
• Provides individual and group counseling for client and family; assists staff with crisis management.
• Oversees programs and activities relating to resources and volunteers.
• Interacts/coordinates with other agencies, organizations, or family/community members to provide services for client and family; makes referrals for other social services.
• Conducts home visits to supervise, observe, and document family interactions, activities, and environment.
• Approves expenditures for assigned area; provides fiscal data for preparation of annual budgets.
• Provides direct services to client/family including teaching basic living, parenting, budgeting, or employment skills, and providing mediation counseling and transportation.
• Collects and compiles information/data, and prepares routine and specialized reports; maintains files/records for area of responsibility.
• Investigates/establishes collateral contacts.
• Provides emergency services/crisis intervention for clients/families; prepares reports and documentation for court hearings; testifies in court; provides client placement as needed.
• Performs routine office tasks such as dictating case notes, data entry, typing correspondence or forms, filing, faxing, telephoning, or photocopying.
• Conducts workshops for teens; attends professional workshops and seminars to improve professional skills.
• Selected applicants must be able to work after hours if needed to complete home visits and ensure service needs are being met.

The City of Chesapeake offers an exceptional range of benefits. Please browse our Benefits Brochure for a full list of benefits and employee perks.PDN-9f061cf8-a04a-4f1b-9c3d-f8f46a038f6b