Caseworker - Early Intervention Services

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Jefferson County Government, CO

Close Date: 08/11/21
Full time-$48,479.44-$75,143.13
Category: Health & Human Services
Permanency Operations
Purpose
Are you seeking more than a paycheck ?

Do you want to serve your community in a way that's friendly, composed, and professional? At JeffCo, we are looking for customer-focused individuals just like YOU who take pride in their work, have an eye for detail, and believe in a positive attitude. Whether you are coming from a job where travel is mandatory, or leaving a company with an overwhelming schedule, you can find a better quality of life working with the JeffCo community. We offer exciting benefits such as flex time, generous holiday schedules, and regular business hours so you can stay put, spend more time with family, and enjoy all the amenities Jefferson County has to offer!

If you are looking for a great opportunity for your career to take off, then this position welcomes you to work for a County that thrives on working collaboratively and overcoming challenges. We are seeking someone who has a strong work-ethic, is a self-starter, loves what they do and is motivated to share their knowledge and experience with those who they work with.

As an employer of choice, we hope you will feel welcome here. The inclusive environment and culture of dignity and respect are what makes this organization so unique. We appreciate that staff uphold our mission and help provide opportunities for our customers to succeed.
Jefferson County Human Services upholds a unique set of core competencies and guiding principles.

• Customer Service
• Employer of Choice
• Inclusiveness
• Integrated Services
• Resiliency
• Two-Generation Model
• Value Curve

Jefferson County Human Services' Caseworkers provide Child Welfare services using Partnering for Safety techniques to engage families. This job bulletin will focus on the Early Intervention Services Unit within the Children, Youth, Families, and Adult Protection Division.
Hiring Salary Starting at $52,000

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
A Child Welfare Caseworker:

• Is responsible for extensive case documentation, which includes preparing court reports and social histories, and utilizing family engagement skills to mitigate risk and enhance safety that will be used in the office, client homes, and in the community.
• Assesses safety of a child/youth and make decisions based on information available and could involve removing a child from their home.
• Advocates for families and children, testifies in court, and de-escalates potentially volatile situations.
• Requires frequent late evening hours to address crisis situations and participate on the emergency coverage schedule. The hours of this position can be unpredictable.
• Requires daily travel around the Denver Metro area and periodic travel throughout Colorado. The Permanency Caseworker will travel occasionally outside of Colorado.
• Will discuss in detail and work with families who are dealing with substance abuse, mental health, domestic violence, multi-generational poverty, child abuse, child neglect and sexual abuse.

An Early Intervention Services Caseworker also :

• Coordinate resources for child protection, family and adolescent crisis response, delinquency and parent/child conflict, emancipation planning, and facilitating adoptions.
• Collaborate with service providers, courts, the community, schools, and assessment centers.
• This position is not court involved.
• Focuses on short term goals.

QUALIFICATIONS:
To qualify, a candidate must meet one of the three bullets listed below:

• A bachelor's degree from an accredited institution with a major in a human behavior science field, or a degree with 30 semester hours, or 45 quarter hours, of course work in development of human behavior, child development, family intervention techniques, diagnostic measures or therapeutic techniques such as social work, psychology, sociology, guidance and counseling, and/or child development; and , one (1) year of professional casework, case management, or human services experience in a public or private human services agency. Some examples of appropriate work experience could include: clinical experience, residential child care experience, milieu experience, domestic violence case manager, paid victim's advocate, probation officer, law enforcement, para-professional work, and/or other case management experience; or,
• A bachelor's of social work degree and successful completion of an approved field placement in a county department of human services; or,
• A master's degree in social work or a human behavioral science field.

Must attach a copy of your unofficial/official transcripts to your application to verify State mandated education requirements.

Offer of employment contingent on criminal history, state automated case management system check, MVR check, and education verification.

• Must not have one of the following convictions: Child abuse, crime of violence, unlawful sexual behavior, or felony for domestic violence.
• Must not have a felony involving physical assault, battery, or drug-related offense within the past five years.
• Must not have a pattern of misdemeanor convictions within the past 10 years.
• Must have valid driver's license, if you are from out of state, you must obtain a valid Colorado driver's license within 30 days of hire date and you must not have any major violations, including DUI, DWI, and/or DWAI conviction(s) in the past three years.

Please note that supplemental questions requiring a written response may serve as a writing sample.

Recruitment Process: You are able to see your status and any communication when you log into your candidate portal . Listed below are the steps in our recruiting process:

• Once the job bulletin has closed, the Talent Acquisition Team evaluates all applications based on the minimum requirements listed in the qualifications section of the job bulletin.
• Next, the Talent Acquisition Team reviews applications for the preferred skills. While these skills are not a requirement for the position, they will contribute to the success of the new hire in this role. These skills are scored and the highest scoring applicants will be forwarded to the next step.
• The next step includes the hiring team reviewing applications and deciding who to contact for a phone screen/interview. The number of applications forwarded for Manager Review depends on the hiring teams request and can range from 10 applications to everyone who meets minimum requirements; not everyone who makes it to Manager Review is guaranteed an interview.
• If the hiring team wishes to speak with you further, they will reach out to you via phone call or email using the contact information listed on your application. You may receive emails asking you to complete a task within your candidate portal and it is important that you are receiving our emails as we do not want you to miss out on an opportunity.

The time frame for contacting applicants depends on the hiring team's schedule/workload and how many applications were referred for manager review. Please note that Jefferson County receives on average over 100 applications per job bulletin.

Thank you for your patience and for your interest in Jefferson County Government! We wish you success through this process. Do not forget to sign up for Job Interest Alerts through your candidate portal to receive email alerts for future positions you are interested in.

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: Minimum one year

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $48,479.44 - $75,143.13 per year