Social Service Specialist In Training - Region​/Kent

Our vision is to ensure that "Washington state’s children and youth grow up safe and healthy—thriving physically, emotionally, and educationally, nurtured by family and community."

Attention:
This full-time position will work Thursday (4:30 pm - 2:30 am), Friday (4:30 pm - 12:30 am), Saturday and Sunday (10:00 am - 9:30 pm). OFF:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday.

Attention:
This recruitment has been reposted for additional applicants. If you have already applied, no need to reapply; your application status remains unchanged.

Job Title:

After-hours Social Service Specialist 2-3 In-Training (SSS3)

Location:

Kent, WA - Region
4. This full-time, permanent position is in the After-hours Unit, Kent Office. The After hours Specialist serves children and families throughout Region
4. This position requires time in the field and office. Travel is required in King County and at times across other regions. Transportation of children is part of this job.

Schedule:

Thursday (4:30 pm - 2:30 am), Friday (4:30 pm - 12:30 am), Saturday and Sunday (10:00 am - 9:30 pm).

Salary: $66,072 - $93,288 Annually. King County Premium:
The salary listed does not include the additional 5% premium granted to all King County employees. Assignment Pay:
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.

Closing Date: 10/13/2026

The Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is looking for a Social Service Specialist 3 (SSS3) or Social Service Specialist 2 (SSS2) in training to provide case management services to clients and families in the After-hours Unit, Region 4, King County. We are seeking a Social Service professional with excellent child welfare assessment skills.

In this role, you will be assigned Child Protective Services (CPS) initial intakes and assess for present danger in Region 4.

As an After-Hours Social Service Specialist, your role is to assist during non-business hours. After-hours staff respond to and investigate reports of abuse and neglect during the times DCYF offices are closed. Local offices are closed from 5 pm to 8 am daily, on weekends, and on all holidays, but the need to assist children still exists. Our after-hours team works when offices are closed in the evenings, on weekends, overnights, and holidays.

This position provides After-hours assistance for Child Protective Services (CPS), Child and Family Welfare Services (CFWS), Family Reconciliation Services (FRS), and Family Voluntary Services (FVS).

• Placement of child(ren) in either foster care or relative care in emergent situations.
• Respond to after-hours emergent calls concerning maltreatment of children.
• Responsible for placement of child(ren) in emergent situations.
• Assess risk and safety of child(ren), coordinating safe placement of children when determined appropriate.
• Interview children, families, and collaterals such as law enforcement, probation/parole counselors, school, medical, and mental health professionals.
• Investigate and evaluate reports of child abuse and/or neglect in compliance with RCW, WAC, and DCYF policy.
• Provide ongoing risk assessment of the family and take appropriate action to protect children, correct parental deficits through services, and provide support to the family.
• Make face-to-face contact on 24-hour and 72-hour intakes.
• Respond to crisis situations of DCYF children who are placed in either foster care or relative care.
• Meet required time frames and…