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DSS reports improving hiring, outlines foster‑parent recruitment and adult‑services caseloads
Summary
Burke County Department of Social Services reported a falling vacancy rate and outlined foster parent recruitment, training pathways and adult services caseloads. The board accepted the monthly report by vote; staff said foster licensing and CAP/SA in‑home caseloads remain constrained by state processes and workforce limits.
The Burke County Department of Social Services (DSS) reported stepped‑up hiring and described active recruitment for foster families, two licensing training modalities and current adult‑services caseloads at a county pre‑agenda meeting. The board voted to accept the monthly report as presented.
DSS Director Corey Fisher Wilson said at the time the report was prepared there were 20 open full‑time positions countywide in DSS (about a 10% vacancy rate), but hiring had accelerated: in February the department recorded 10 hires and two separations, improving staffing capacity. Wilson said the agency’s vacancy numbers had been higher earlier in the year and that recent hires and conditional offers should bring vacancy rates down further.
Foster care: Wilson said the county currently has 17 licensed foster…
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