<p>Gaston Social Services: Protecting, caring for, and empowering children and adults who are temporarily or permanently unable to care for themselves through the administration of federal, state, and county programs focused on improving the well-being of our citizens.</p> <p>The duties listed below are not all that may be assigned but are those that are considered essential for an employee to perform.</p> <ul> <li> <p>Utilizes multiple computer systems simultaneously to perform daily tasks, including NC Fast, NC Child Welfare System, SIS/Central Registry, NCAOC-ACIS, VCAP, OLV, Laserfiche, Compass, DaySheets, FC System, and Master Client Index. This includes processing research for Child Protective Services, Foster Care, and Adoption social workers; to collect benefit and child welfare histories on clients, and criminal, civil, and RIL background histories on adult family members, residents, caregivers, and foster and adoptive parents. </p> </li><li> <p>Performs data entry to update and maintain client information in Central Registry, DaySheets, MCI, and Laserfiche, including client services, agency review dates, court dates, and client contacts to help ensure mandated guidelines. </p> </li><li> <p>Assists social workers in obtaining client and family records, birth and death certificates, marriage licenses, divorce decrees, immunization records, and medical records. Performs searches to find and locate client relatives and completes relative summaries for contact, along with family referral notifications. </p> </li><li> <p>Maintains CFS case files for social worker cases; completes file set-ups, pulls and distributes files, scans case files for electronic storage, and completes purge of case files per County guidelines and State Retention Schedules.  </p> </li><li> <p>Directs clients to appropriate programs for services, directs callers and visitors to the appropriate staff, greets visitors, and maintains visitor logs.  Provides back-up assistance to the Child Abuse Hotline. Receives, sorts, and distributes incoming faxes and mail; prepares information for mailing. Works in file rooms to pull, file, and purge records.</p> </li><li> <p>Maintains state forms and supplies for social workers. Maintains Notary Certification to assist Social Workers with forms and documents. Certified as a DNA sample collector/ DNA testing to assist Social Workers.   Maintains office equipment, shred bins, and standard office supplies. </p> </li><li> <p>Must be available to work mandatory emergency shelters & other duties as assigned</p> </li><li> <p>High school diploma or GED equivalent.</p> </li><li> <p>A minimum of 3 years of experience involving word processing, computerized data entry, receptionist, and records management functions. </p> </li><li> <p>An equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.</p> </li><li> <p>Valid driver's license * Notary is a plus.</p> </li></ul> <p>The applicant selected must undergo a criminal background check and pass a drug screening test prior to employment.</p>