Tiffany Kirby
Greensboro,NC
Summary
Experienced leader with strong background in guiding teams, managing complex projects, and achieving strategic objectives. Excels in developing efficient processes, ensuring high standards, and aligning efforts with organizational goals. Known for collaborative approach and commitment to excellence.
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Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Social Work Supervisor III
Rowan County Department of Social Services
12.2022 - Current
- Back up supervisor for CPS Intake.
- Manage intake reports, screen appropriate time frame and assign case to a social worker.
- Remain knowledgeable of federal and state child welfare laws.
- Supervise a team of social workers that are responsible for assessing child abuse and neglect dynamics, trauma-informed practice, and the psychosocial, behavioral, and socioeconomic factors that contribute to child maltreatment.
- Collaborate with private organizations, community resources, and cross-system partners including law enforcement, medical providers, schools, and mental health agencies to ensure children and their family’s needs are met.
- Oversee daily activities and work performance of staff and assist as needed.
- Meet with staff weekly, stay up today on case work and make timely case decisions.
- Completed staff probationary and annual evaluations and established work plans for workers who needed structured written guidance.
- Use various interviewing techniques to gain appropriate information from clients and workers.
- Conduct interviews to hire new employees.
Foster Care Social Worker
Durham County Department of Social Services
05.2022 - 12.2022
- Maintained a caseload of children in foster care.
- Provides intensive casework services to families and children.
- Works to reunify families when feasible; and provides placement services.
- Responsible for documenting all interactions with the families assigned to me.
- Transported children to their supervised visits with their parents and supervised the visit as needed.
- Testified in court and communicated to the judge the progress or lack of progress by the parents and advocated for what was in the best interest of the child/ children.
- Work with community agencies to ensure the needs of clients are being met.
Social Worker I/A/T and Social Work Supervisor III
Randolph County Department of Social Services
08.2014 - 05.2022
- Responsible for assessing and investigating child abuse and neglect.
- Work with community agencies to ensure the needs of clients are being met.
- Keep accurate and up to date documentation of all task and conversations.
- Oversee daily activities and work performance of staff and assist as needed.
- Meet with staff weekly, stay up today on case work and make timely case decisions.
- Completed staff probationary and annual evaluations and established work plans for workers who needed structured written guidance.
- Provide treatment services and attend court as needed.
- Responsible for planning, managing workers and clients.
- Coordinate learning opportunities of the child welfare policy for workers.
- Assist with crisis interventions for families.
- Collaborate with courts, schools and other professionals within the agency.
Social Worker I/A/T
Rowan County Department of Social Services
10.2013 - 08.2014
- Responsible for assessing and investigating child abuse and neglect.
- Work with community agencies to ensure the needs of clients are being met.
- Keep accurate and up to date documentation of all task and conversations.
- Provide treatment services and attend court as needed.
- Responsible for planning, managing clients.
- Assist with crisis interventions for families.
- Collaborate with courts, schools and other professionals within the agency.
Social Worker I/A/T
Guilford County Department of Social Services
08.2010 - 10.2013
- Responsible for assessing and investigating child abuse and neglect.
- Work with community agencies to ensure the needs of clients are being met.
- Keep accurate and up to date documentation of all task and conversations.
- Provide treatment services and attend court as needed.
- Responsible for planning, managing clients.
- Assist with crisis interventions for families.
- Collaborate with courts, schools and other professionals within the agency.
Education
Bachelors of Social Work (BSW) - Social Work
Radford University
Radford, VA05-2004
Master of Arts - Human Services
Liberty University
Liberty, VA04-2011
Skills
- Client advocacy
- Family support
- Multicultural competence
- Child welfare
- Individual assessment
- Service integration
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Problem-solving
- Time management
- Attention to detail
- Multitasking Abilities
- Excellent communication
- Effective communication
- Decision-making
- Public relations
- Crisis intervention
- Staff supervision
- Continuous improvement
- Policy implementation
Timeline
Social Work Supervisor III
Rowan County Department of Social Services
12.2022 - Current
Foster Care Social Worker
Durham County Department of Social Services
05.2022 - 12.2022
Social Worker I/A/T and Social Work Supervisor III
Randolph County Department of Social Services
08.2014 - 05.2022
Social Worker I/A/T
Rowan County Department of Social Services
10.2013 - 08.2014
Social Worker I/A/T
Guilford County Department of Social Services
08.2010 - 10.2013
Master of Arts - Human Services
Liberty University
Bachelors of Social Work (BSW) - Social Work
Radford University