Social Caseworker – Children, Youth Family Services; Part-Time Law Enforcement Unit

To be considered, applicants must upload their unofficial transcripts with their completed application.

This position is hiring for the Law Enforcement Unit

Do you enjoy working with our local law enforcement agencies in a collaborative effort to serve the families in our community? If so, join our team as a part-time caseworker for Children, Youth & Family Services, in our Co-Located Law Enforcement Intake team! We're seeking an experienced candidate with strong skills in time management, documentation, and maintaining professional relationships with not only law enforcement but also with Safe Passage, hospitals, schools, and other community agencies!

As a Co-Located part-time Caseworker, you will work out of Sand Creek and/or Gold Hill police stations and assist caseworkers in managing their workloads while providing support to your team, including home and school visits, forensic interviews, suspect interviews, and court appearances. This role demands flexibility, problem-solving, critical thinking, and collaboration within various outside agencies.

Hiring Range: $27.789 - $30.193 hourly

Anticipated Hiring Rate: $29.105 hourly

This position has an anticipated work schedule of up to 25 hours between Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM. Schedule subject to change. Hybrid schedule may be available upon successful completion of the initial evaluation period; subject to change.

Due to the sensitive nature of this role, additional background checks may be required, including a Government Program Fraud check, Child Welfare Abuse & Neglect database (TRAILS) check, and Child Welfare Caseworker Falsification check.

Please be advised this position may close without advance notice, should we receive a sufficient number of qualified applications.

This position works to preserve and/or rehabilitate families while protecting children's physical, emotional, and mental well-being through child protection, adolescent services, placements, and/or permanency plans. Based on position assignment, coordinates the practice and is responsible for primary decision-making of child protection practices or coordinates the services and secondary-service decisions as related to safety, permanency, well-being and preserving families. This position is part of the Social Caseworker
- Children, Youth, & Family Services (CYFS) career progression series, which includes Associate Social Caseworker
- Children, Youth, & Family Services and Social Caseworker
- Children, Youth, & Family Services. Employment is subject to the terms, conditions, and policies detailed in the Personnel Policies Manual (PPM). This position requires regular in-person presence as an essential job function.

• Interviews clients and develops appropriate treatment plans; initiates and/or participates in home studies, and provides intensive casework services to families and children; investigates allegations of child abuse and assesses imminent danger for children; makes referrals to community resources and collateral contacts.
• Monitors and reports clients' progress and provides service recommendations/referrals. Ensures that needed services are being provided, that treatment plans are being followed through in a timely manner and determines the appropriateness of the placement and services provided.
• Addresses child safety issues in the home to mitigate safety concerns; ensures that children in the department's custody or supervision receive necessary interventions.
• Provides crisis management and coordinates support services for clients to resolve problems and conflicts.
• Acts as a liaison for the DHS and consults with other caseworkers and community professionals on case situations, treatment/case plans, issues, and problems.
• Provides casework and assessment…