Non-Perm FVS Social Service Specialist In Training - Bellevue

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Non-Perm Family Voluntary Services (FVS) - Social Service Specialist 2-3 In-Training (SSS3)

Bellevue, WA
- Region
4. This full-time, non-permanent position requires time in the field and office. Travel is a requirement of this position. This position will travel within its assigned areas of work, travel with clients as cases require, and travel to attend trainings and meetings in other locations.

$66,072 - $93,288 Annually. King County Premium:
The salary listed does not include the additional 5% premium granted to all King County employees. This position may receive 10% assignment pay when the incumbent reaches the goal class of Social Service Specialist
3. This is in addition to the regular base salary; the required duties include performing visits in unregulated environments, such as private residences, to conduct investigations for allegations of abuse and/or neglect to assess the safety of vulnerable children.

10/23/2026

The Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is looking for a Social Service Specialist 3 (SSS3) or Social Service Specialist 2 (SSS2) for the Family Voluntary Services (FVS) Unit in Region 4, Bellevue
- King East Office. Although the goal class is a Social Service Specialist 3, we will consider candidates at the Social Service Specialist 2 level, with an in‑training plan to advance to Social Service Specialist
3. learn more about DCYF.

The Child Protective Services (CPS) unit investigates allegations of child abuse or neglect and provides appropriate recommendations and services for families. This position performs advanced-level work in the assessment of families referred to FVS through CPS Investigations with a primary focus on child safety. The Family Voluntary Specialist provides services to a caseload of families, allowing parents to voluntarily engage in services to increase their protective capacities and meet the child’s safety, health, and well‑being needs.

In this role, you will evaluate family situations, interview children and families, assess child safety and risk, develop plans to protect children, offer services to keep children safely in the home, and provide advanced-level specialized case management in high‑profile complex cases.

• Provide case-specific assessments and ongoing assessments of safety, danger, and risk.
• Assess resource needs of children, birth parents, and caregivers, and provide stabilization supports.
• Refer, coordinate, and monitor delivery of services.
• Provide goal‑directed, task‑centered, and time‑limited crisis intervention to children and families.
• Utilize shared planning activities to develop and coordinate collaborative case plans.
• Determine resources available for placement of the child.
• Identify and develop appropriate permanent plans and implement concurrent planning.
• Provide reasonable and active efforts to parents and ensure early and prompt referrals.
• Utilize SACWIS/CCWIS to document case activities, maintain case records, and initiate payments for placement and services.
• Prepare and file dependency petitions, guardianship petitions, and other legal documents.
• Prepare written reports to the court on dependency matters and make appropriate recommendations.
• Consult with attorneys and court‑appointed personnel.
• Serve summonses to parties for court hearings and explain court process to parents and children.
• Attend court hearings and provide testimony.
• Produce discovery.

• Five (5) years of paid social service experience AND 30…