Child Welfare Caseworker

Child Welfare Caseworker

A child welfare caseworker is responsible for assessing and ensuring the safety and well-being of children at risk of abuse or neglect. They assess reports of maltreatment, provide support services to families, and coordinate with legal, medical, and community resources to protect children and promote family stability and permanency. The role often involves making difficult decisions regarding out of home placement for children and youth and ongoing case management.

As an employer of choice, we hope you will feel welcome here. The inclusive environment and culture of dignity and respect are what make this organization unique. The vision of the Division of Children, Youth, Families and Adult Protection (CYFAP) is Workers Thrive in Jeff Co;
Children Thrive in Families and Adults Thrive in Communities; and Everyone Thrives Through Equity and Inclusion. The Division is a consensus-based organization.

Join our team to celebrate families' successes and help people build better, safer lives.

Hiring Range: $65,000 - $69,000 USD Annually

Full Pay Range: $61,913.68 - $80,487.78 - $99,061.89 USD Annually

Salary will be determined based on education, licensure, and experience. Relatable Masters and Licenses will receive additional salary. Candidates with applicable second language skills are eligible for additional compensation based on tested language proficiency upon hire. Details may be discussed during the interview process.

Benefits include dental, medical, and vision insurance, paid time off and holidays, retirement matching, wellness programs, tuition reimbursement, flexible schedules, remote work options and more.  for our Total Rewards summary.

Another benefit is CYFAP's Personal Choice Work Model. After six months of employment, employees work with their supervisor to develop a model that works best for them. An employee may choose to work from the office or from home, with some general expectations, which may include in-person tasks required by your role such as face-to-face contacts in homes and community, in-person facilitated family meetings, and in-person group supervision at least monthly, among others.

Responsibilities:

This posting is for Jeffco Division of Children, Youth, and Families and Adult Protection Child Welfare Caseworkers on the Intake and Permanency Teams

All Child Welfare Caseworkers:

• Are responsible for extensive case documentation, which includes preparing court reports, social histories and more within specific state-mandated time frames.
• Utilize family engagement skills to mitigate risk and enhance safety while working in the office, client homes, and in the community.
• Assessing safety of a child/youth and making decisions based on available information, including removing a child from their home.
• Advocating for families and children, testifying in court, and de-escalating potentially volatile situations.
• Potential for late evening hours to address crisis situations and participation in emergency coverage schedule. The hours of this position can be unpredictable.
• Daily travel around the Denver Metro area and periodic travel throughout Colorado. A caseworker may travel occasionally outside of Colorado.
• Discuss in detail and work with families experiencing substance use disorder, mental health concerns, domestic violence, multi-generational poverty, child abuse, child neglect and sexual abuse.
• Collaboration with outside agencies to assess and maintain safety of children including but not limited to law enforcement, courts, schools, treatment providers and medical professionals.
• Participation in committee work related to practice and work culture recommendations after one year of employment.

In addition to the duties listed above, Caseworkers will be responsible for the following based on the team for which they are selected. Please note we may not currently have vacancies in each team listed.

Intake Caseworker (Day Shift or Swing Shift):

• Assessing allegations of abuse/neglect through announced and unannounced home visits and referring clients to appropriate services.
• Determining if safety of the child/youth can be maintained through an assessment or if a court case needs to be opened.
• Swing Shift Caseworker: 12:00 to 10:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday OR Tuesday through Friday. Eligible for shift differential of $2,000.00 over base starting salary.

Permanency Caseworker:

• Coordinating resources for child protection, family and adolescent crisis response, delinquency and parent/child conflict, emancipation planning, and facilitating adoptions.
• At a minimum, monthly face-to-face contact with children, youth, parents, kin providers and out-of-home providers. These contacts may be announced or unannounced.
• Through collective decision making, ensuring permanency for children and youth with parents, kin or adoptive parents.
• Participate in court hearings at minimum a couple times a month.

Specialized Permanency Teams Include:

The Family Integrated Treatment (FIT) Court Permanency Caseworker:

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