Salary : $84,670.14 - $148,172.75 Annually
Location : PENNINO BUILDING, 12011 GOVERNMENT CENTER PKWY, FAIRFAX (EJ27), VA
Job Type: FT Salary W BN
Job Number: 26-01307
Department: Family Services
Opening Date: 08/29/2026
Closing Date: 9/11/2026 11:59 PM Eastern
Pay Grade: S29
Posting Type: Open to General Public

Job Announcement

*This position includes a signing bonus of $2,500 (full-time) for new county hires.

ABOUT THIS POSITION:
The Department of Family Services (DFS) Adult and Aging Division welcomes applicants interested in the Family Safety Practitioner Supervisor position in the Long-Term Care (LTC) Adult Services Unit.

• Provides clinical supervision to staff to include Family Safety Practitioners assigned to adult services, administrative support positions, and when needed, adult protective services, to ensure work is in compliance with local, state, and federal laws, and procedures.
• Provides direct supervision and clinical guidance to staff in the LTC unit, including those conducting home-based care assessments, Long-term Services and Supports screenings, and long-term care Medicaid eligibility determinations.
• Supervises specialized teams responsible for Assisted Living Facility (ALF) assessments, Adult Foster Care, and services for Auxiliary Grant recipients, ensuring compliance with all mandated state and local requirements.
• Interprets and implements policy for LTC, ALF, and Adult Foster Care programs, tracks and analyzes program data, and serves as a liaison with the Health Department, LTC Medicaid Unit, and other service partners.
• Guides, trains, and mentors new and established staff, including onboarding, ongoing coaching, and professional development; provides mentorship to other supervisors as needed.
• Oversees the quality and accuracy of ALF and LTC assessments, manages purchase orders, and ensures client records meet regulatory standards.
• Responds to client and community concerns as an agency representative and provides backup coverage for field assessments and home visits when necessary.
• Work in collaboration with other Adult Services Supervisors to include duties such as interpreting state policy and writing local policy as it pertains to LTSS Screenings, Assisted Living Facility assessments and Home Care determination.
• This position provides guidance and training regarding policy and best practices related to the delivery of case management, home care services, CCC Plus screenings, Assisted Living Facility/ Auxiliary Grant assessments and Long-term Care Medicaid.
• Provides onboarding of new staff as well as ongoing coaching for established unit members.
• The position provides back up support to unit staff to include conducting home and field visits and transport of clients using a vehicle.
• Works collaboratively across the division and with the community and other county agencies to ensure holistic and effective service delivery.
• Collaborates across the division and with the community to promote holistic, client-centered service delivery and to support the mission and goals of DFS.
• This position provides back up coverage to the Assistant Program Manager as needed and performs other duties in support of the DFS mission, goals, and objectives.

Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities

(The knowledge, skills and abilities listed in this specification are representative of the class but are not an all-inclusive list.)

• Extensive knowledge of the principles, methods and problems of organization and management;
• Extensive knowledge of current social service problems and methods/approaches to address them;
• Thorough knowledge of the principles and practices of social work and casework supervision;
• Considerable knowledge of principles and practices of effective supervision; of policies, procedures and regulations relating to the various direct service programs;
• Knowledge of business process re-design methodologies;
• Knowledge of treatment interventions and approaches;
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing;
• Ability to use automated technology;
• Ability to maintain professional ethics and confidentiality of client information;
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a variety of individuals;
• Ability to plan, direct, and manage the work of professional staff;
• Ability to develop programs and procedures and analyze situations to make sound judgments within the framework of existing laws, policies, and regulations;
• Ability to train, evaluate, lead, and develop subordinate staff.

Employment Standards

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Minimum of a bachelor's degree in a Human Services field OR minimum of a bachelor's degree in any field with a minimum of two years of appropriate and related experience in a Human Services area (Section 22VAC40-670-20 of the Administrative Code of Virginia).

In order to be evaluated for positions in the Family Services Occupational Group, individuals who do not meet the degree requirement at the time of application for employment must be in their last semester of a degree program that will meet the requirements listed above.

CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES REQUIRED:
Valid driver's license

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background check, driving record check, credit check, and child protective services check to the satisfaction of the employer.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master's in social work degree;
• At least 3 years of experience in social services, humanservices or related field
• Supervisory experience managing and reviewing the work of less experienced staff
• At least 3 years of experience with community-based, long term care Medicaid, and long-term care services.
• At least 2 years of experience in social services work in the following areas: Adult Protective Services, Adult Foster Care, Assisted Living Facility Placements, Drug and Alcohol, Homeless Shelters, Home and Community Based Services (CCC+ assessments), Housing, Intellectual Disabilities, Mental Health, Nursing Home Placement, Older Adults, and Physical Disabilities.
• Advanced computer and software skills to include Microsoft Office Suite, electronic case management systems, virtual meetings, electronic signing/exchanging of required forms, and electronic medical records system.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both orally and in writing. Ability to navigate through and make decisions in stressful and crisis situations. Ability to use automated technology. Must be able to operate a motor vehicle and make use of personal vehicle. Sufficiently mobile to travel outside the office for client contact, court appearances, community events, and to conduct assessments and investigations of allegations of potential abuse and neglect. Work requires performing tasks with risks of secondary traumatic stress (STS). All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.

SELECTION PROCEDURE:
Panel interview and may include exercise.
Fairfax County is home to a highly diverse population, with a significant number of residents speaking languages other than English at home (including ) We encourage candidates who are bilingual in English and another language to apply for this opportunity.

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01

What is the highest level of education that you have completed?

• Less than 12th grade
• High school diploma or GED
• Some college
• Associate's degree
• Bachelor's degree
• Master's degree
• Doctorate degree

02

Please indicate your area(s) of study or major(s)/minor(s) towards a degree. Check all that apply.

• Human services
• Social work
• Sociology
• Psychology
• Counseling
• Other (related field)
• Other (non-related field)
• Not applicable

03

If you answered "Other (related field)" or "Other (non-related field)" for the previous question, please list all of your majors and minors. If this question does not pertain to you, or you do not have a degree, enter "Not applicable".
04

If you have not completed a bachelor's degree, are you in the last semester of a degree program? (In order to be evaluated for positions in the Family Services Occupational Group, individuals who do not meet the degree requirement at the time of application for employment must be in their last semester of a degree program that will meet the requirements).

• Yes
• No
• Not applicable

05

Do you currently possess a valid driver's license?

• Yes
• No

06

How many years of full-time equivalent of appropriate and related experience in a Human Services area do you possess?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five or more years

07

How many years of full-time equivalent professional supervisory experience do you have managing and reviewing the work of less experienced staff?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five or more years

08

How many years of full-time equivalent professional experience do you have with community-based services?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five or more years

09

How many years of full-time equivalent professional experience do you have with Long Term Care Supports and Services?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five or more years
• Ten years or more

10

How many years of full-time equivalent experience do you have with Long Term Care Medicaid?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five or more years

11

In which of the following do you have at least two years of professional social services work experience? Check all that apply.

• Adult protective services
• Adult foster care
• Assisted living facility placements
• Drug and alcohol
• Homeless shelters
• Home and community based services (CCC+ assessments)
• Housing
• Intellectual disabilities
• Mental health
• Nursing home placement
• Older adults
• Physical disabilities
• None of the above

12

How many years of full-time equivalent experience do you have with working with computerized case management programs?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five or more years

13

Are you proficient in any of the following Microsoft Office Suite applications? Check all that apply.

• Outlook (Composing email messages; sending and receiving email messages; organizing email messages into folders; managing contacts; scheduling appointments & meetings, managing tasks)
• Word (Knowledge of common functions such as creating a title; using, modifying, and creating styles; indenting paragraphs; using tabs and tables; inserting a hard page break; using page numbering; creating headers and footers; inserting graphics; adding comments and tracking changes)
• PowerPoint (Creating a template and working with a design template; working with graphics, animation and multimedia; building interactive presentations using hyperlinks)
• Excel (Basic knowledge of creating a worksheet; performing calculations in a worksheet; modifying and formatting a worksheet; printing workbook contents; creating and modifying pivot tables; using formulas and links to other cells/worksheets)
• Teams (Creating and editing Teams channel posts; adding members to channels; knowledge of meeting controls such as recording, breakout rooms, screen sharing; understanding teams and SharePoint relationship; manage shared files and permissions)
• None of the above

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