Case Review Specialist

The Office of the Child Advocate (OCA) is an agency within the judicial branch, charged with safeguarding the welfare of Delaware’s children. It accomplishes this mission through advocacy, education, collaboration and evaluation with a vision of safe and resilient children with supportive families. OCA’s Policy and Training Division, within which the CAN Case Review Specialist position is housed, furthers OCA’s goals to:

• Provide a voice for children to achieve permanency and justice, and to improve laws and policies that affect children and their families.
• Foster a communicative multi-disciplinary team that builds trust and respect amongst members with a shared goal of improving outcomes for children and families
• Ensure accountability by examining child welfare data, laws and policies.
• Develop quality training to increase professional expertise and public awareness. Facilitate access to resources and opportunities for youth.

The Office of the Child Advocate (OCA) is an agency within the judicial branch, charged with safeguarding the welfare of Delaware’s children. It accomplishes this mission through advocacy, education, collaboration and evaluation with a vision of safe and resilient children with supportive families. OCA’s Policy and Training Division, within which the CAN Case Review Specialist position is housed, furthers OCA’s goals to:

• Provide a voice for children to achieve permanency and justice, and to improve laws and policies that affect children and their families.
• Foster a communicative multi-disciplinary team that builds trust and respect amongst members with a shared goal of improving outcomes for children and families
• Ensure accountability by examining child welfare data, laws and policies.
• Develop quality training to increase professional expertise and public awareness. Facilitate access to resources and opportunities for youth.

OCA's Policy and Training Division provides intensive reviews of serious child abuse cases, manages youth in transition programs, coordinates child welfare trainings, generates child welfare data, and staffs the Child Protection Accountability Commission (CPAC). The Policy and Training Division is comprised of three program areas or units. Those units are Training, Data and the Oversight Unit.

The CAN Case Review Specialist position is housed in the Oversight Unit. The Oversight Unit is comprised of two branches within, CAN (Child Abuse and Neglect) and JTOT (Juvenile Trafficking Oversight Team) which are responsible for investigating and coordinating the review of child deaths and near deaths as a result of child abuse and neglect and suspected Juvenile Trafficking, as well as providing supports to carry out the mission of the Child Protection Accountability Commission (CPAC).

The CAN Case Review Specialist plays a critical role in supporting the CAN Panel by screening and monitoring referred cases, coordinating case reviews, maintaining confidential records, and facilitating monthly multidisciplinary review meetings. Please refer to the Essential Functions for additional details.

Applicants who do not possess the preferred qualification will still be eligible to compete for this position if job requirements are met.

• Experience working with Delaware’s child welfare system.
• Experience working with abused, neglected, exploited or economically disadvantaged children or clients.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred, not required.

Essential functions are fundamental, core functions common to all positions in the class series and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties for any one position in the class. Since class specifications are descriptive and not restrictive,…