Buncombe County Government

Manager

• Provide division leadership and direction by developing and administering programs
• Manage the division budget in coordination with the Department Director
• Oversee division policies, quality control, and continuous improvement of inspection standards and procedures
• Ensure inspection processes, code interpretations, and enforcement actions are accurate, consistent, and compliant
• Supervise a division, program, or process with accountability for operations and results
• Act as liaison to other code enforcement agencies and the public at large to promote alignment and consistency in standards and enforcement.

Code Enforcement Team Manager

Supervisor

• Provide supervision for social work staff in the Family In Home Division.
• Ensure delivery of high-quality, legally compliant, and client-centered services.
• Administer and assure compliance with county and governmental policies.
• Manage social workers and relevant service programs under supervision.
• Participate in budget preparation and program development.

Social Work Supervisor III – Family In Home Division

Social Worker

• Ensure safety of aged and disabled adults in compliance with state and federal statutes.
• Evaluate reports of alleged abuse, neglect, or exploitation.
• Develop and implement service plans for safety and wellbeing.
• Assess individual need for Guardianship and petition the court when appropriate.
• Evaluate the needs of individuals across multiple domains.
• Identify, develop, and coordinate community resources for protective service needs.
• Establish rapport with clients, families, and professionals.
• Collaborate with peers and agency attorney on cases.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Social Worker III – Adult Protective Services

Communications

• Provides entry- to intermediate-level content creation services, under supervision of County Creative Services staff, as appropriate to the day-to-day operating objectives of the Communications and Public Engagement department.
• Participates in planning, design/filming, editing, and publishing of creative content projects aligned to the needs of the organization.
• Interacts directly with colleagues and/or other internal or external departments in development of engaging content published across various social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube.
• Generates new ideas and concepts for graphic design and video content that resonate with Buncombe County residents and visitors.
• Receives guidance, training, and mentoring from the Creative Services Team in planning and carrying out activities and assignments.
• Uses analytics to measure effectiveness of digital campaigns.

Communications – Public Engagement Intern

• Provide mandated services to children and families affected by parental substance use and to ensure safety, permanency, and well-being of children in our community. • Ensure children who cannot safely return to their birth families achieve a safe and legally secure placement via adoption or guardianship. • Provide direct services to children and their pre-adoptive caregivers to ensure the protection, safety, and permanency of the children. • Assess, prepare, place and monitor children cleared for adoption. • Provide state mandated case management services for children in DSS Legal Custody. • Develop and monitor service plans with families and provide or refer services as needed. • Make recommendations to the court, including services needed, progress and barriers to permanent plan. • Establish rapport with children, families, and appropriate professionals/non-professionals in the community to provide a strengths-based, family centered approach in working with families throughout child welfare involvement. • Performs other related duties as assigned.

Social Worker III, Trainee

Caseworker

• Manage an active caseload of approximately 225 case heads involving complex eligibility determinations
• Process applications, complete recertifications, handle program transfers
• Maintain accurate and timely case actions in accordance with state policy and federal regulations

Income Maintenance Caseworker III

• Craft clear, accessible messages for internal and external audiences
• Support strategic outreach across various platforms
• Create content for a variety of communication channels including social media, web, email, and presentations
• Develop and produce web-based communications for the internal County Intranet and on the County website
• Write and edit news and informational communication materials

Information and Communication Specialist II

Administration

• Administer employee benefit programs, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability insurance
• Serve as liaison between the County and benefit vendors, brokers, third-party administrators, and retirement agencies
• Coordinate and administer the annual open enrollment process
• Review and reconcile benefit invoices and payroll deductions to ensure accuracy
• Create and configure all benefit plans, rates, eligibility parameters and passive events within the HCM system

Benefits Administrator

General

• Conduct required inspections, respond to complaints, and perform follow-up visits in a variety of program areas
• Enforce compliance with state, local, and federal environmental and public health laws, and regulations
• Investigate environmental related complaints, health related nuisances, and reports of food borne illness
• Perform routine inspections, visits, and critical violation visits to ensure that food and lodging facilities, swimming pools, institutions, childcare centers, schools, tattoo artists and lead investigations are meeting standards
• Seek corrective actions where needed and educate managers, operators and staff of various facilities and establishments on safe handling processes and sanitation procedures
• Keep accurate and detailed inspection records as mandated by the state
• Assist EPI team and other staff in the event of a food borne outbreak
• Seek legal remedies under the advice of the program supervisor and division director to abate health nuisances or prosecute individuals for failure to comply with public health laws and rules

Environmental Health Specialist I – Food and Lodging

• Evaluating the value of commercial properties through comprehensive market research.
• Performing on-site inspections and financial analysis.
• Preparing market valuation of commercial property within the County for tax purposes.
• Collecting, analyzing, and preparing data reports, including financial reports.

Commercial Appraiser

Data Entry

• Supervise a group of employees with responsibility for assignment and flow of work, employee development, appraisal, and eliminating ordinary difficulties.
• Maintain electronic data and equipment for CDE.
• Schedule staff to maintain coverage on a 24/7 basis, including nights, holidays, weekends and during emergencies; provide day-to-day supervision.
• Provide training on the use of computer equipment for bureau employees.
• Collect data, analyze, and prepare reports.
• Manage financial responsibilities.
• Collect incoming property and supplies.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.