Social Worker, Child Development​/Support

Cape Fox subsidiary, Eagle Health, LLC, is seeking a highly organized and motivated Child Protection Social Worker to join our team in support of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.. This role requires strong interpersonal skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work under tight deadlines while providing case management support, maintaining accurate case documentation, coordinating with supervisors and agency personnel, and supporting timely court documentation and child welfare case activities in accordance with applicable tribal procedures and requirements.

The salary for this exempt position is: $71,100 . This salary represents the company’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. In addition, we offer a variety of benefits, including company holidays, paid time off, health insu rance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life and disability insurance, tuition reimbursement, as well as a 401K with company match.

This job will be posted until filled or withdrawn.

This position is 40 hours per week, 8 hours per day, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 6:30 am and 6:30 pm. The schedule shall require emergency after hours on-call duty in the evenings, overnights, and weekends on a weekly rotating basis. The employee scheduled for on-call weekend or overnight emergency will receive Compensatory Time Off (Comp Time) for hours worked outside of standard business hours.

This compensatory day must be scheduled with and approved within the same pay period to ensure proper weekday team coverage. The employee will need to obtain hotel accommodation within a 30-mile radius to the reservation to provide timely response for emergency incidents while serving on-call. A travel allowance is allotted.

• Make decisions, in collaboration with a technical supervisor as identified by the agency, regarding service delivery to referrals of child endangerment and child protection
• Conduct interviews, assessments, and make home visits and collateral contacts with children and adults of all ages, as needed.
• Ensure all required documentation is completed (Application for Financial Assistance and Social Services, and Release of Confidentiality)
• Make professional decisions regarding current or impending danger and create effective interventions for the safety of children, up to and including possible removal
• Ensure required placement documentation is completed thoroughly (Placement Contract, Voucher, Placement Letter)
• Notify all parents/guardians, and supervisor or designee, as soon as possible if removal is necessary
• Identify, contact, and make transportation arrangements for placements if needed.
• Transport children for a medical screening with a local provider prior to initial placement
• File affidavits and petitions in tribal court (within 72 hours) when children are removed from their home and provide testimony in court hearings
• Coordinate with law enforcement, court staff, shelter providers and other human service agencies to meet client needs
• Participate in case planning and referrals for services as indicated by the assessment process and outcome. This may also include the transportation of adults or children
• Coordinate and provide direct services and activities that relate to social services, welfare assistance, Indian child welfare, adult protection services, and management of Individual Indian Account money holders (IIM)
• Child placement is made with a kinship/relative placement. ALL HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS aged 18 and over must have a thorough criminal and child welfare background check completed prior to placement
• Integrate all information and data points gathered via historical records check,…