FVS Social Service Specialist In Training; SSS- Bremerton

Job Title

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

Bremerton, WA - Region 5.

$64,776 - $91,464 annually. This position may receive 10% assignment pay when the incumbent reaches the goal class of Social Service Specialist 3.

06/15/2026

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 or 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 and informed 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 in court.
• Produce discovery.

Social Service Specialist 2:

• Five (5) years of paid social service experience AND 30 semester or 45 quarter credits in a Social Services discipline.
• A Master's degree in social services, human services, behavioral sciences, or a Master's degree which includes 30 semester or 45 quarter credits in a Social Services discipline AND a completed practicum.
• A Bachelor's degree in social services, human services, behavioral sciences, or a Bachelor's degree which includes 30 semester or 45 quarter credits in a Social Services discipline AND One (1) year of paid social service experience.
• One (1) year of experience as a Social Service Specialist 1.
• The ability to take action to learn and grow.
• The ability to take action to meet the needs of others.

Social Service Specialist 3:

• Six (6) years of paid social service experience AND 30 semester or 45 quarter credits in a Social Services discipline.
• A Master's degree in social services, human services, behavioral sciences, or a Master's degree which includes 30 semester or 45 quarter credits in a Social Services discipline AND One (1) year of paid social service experience in planning, administering, developing, or delivery of public child welfare, social, health, or chemical dependency treatment programs.
• A Bachelor's degree in social services, human services, behavioral sciences, or a Bachelor's degree which includes 30 semester or 45 quarter credits in a Social Services discipline AND Two (2) years of paid social service experience in planning, administering, developing, or delivery of public child welfare, social, health, or chemical dependency treatment programs.
• One (1) year of experience in the role of Social Service Specialist 2.
• The ability to take action to learn and grow.
• The ability to take action to meet the needs of others.
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