CPS​/FAR​/FRS Social Service Specialist In Training; SSS- Spokane North

Overview

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

Job Title: CPS/FAR/FRSSocial Service Specialist 2-3 In Training (SSS3)

Location: Spokane, WA (Spokane North Office). This position will be eligible for part-time hybrid telework after completing the probationary period.

Closes: 2/25/26

Salary: $5,398 – $7,622 Monthly. 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.

This recruitment has been reposted for additional applications. If you have already applied there is no need to reapply— your application status remains unchanged.

DCYF is looking for Child Protective Services (CPS), Family Voluntary Services (FVS), Family Reconciliation Services (FRS) Social Service Specialists to join our Spokane North office. Our office environment supports teamwork, cross-program communication, and collaborative supervision. If you would like a career where you can make a significant difference in the lives of children, apply today.

In this role, you will conduct investigations, perform assessments, deliver services, and conduct permanency planning for immediate family, extended family, kin, and children. You will assess and plan, and take additional action when needed to meet the needs of child safety, permanency, and well-being.

• Conduct investigations into allegations of abandonment, abuse, or neglect of children.
• Provide comprehensive assessments of casework needs for children and families.
• Assess the need for out-of-home placement, and work with the family to find the strongest placement.
• Provide psychosocial summaries, home studies, and other appropriate correspondence to outside agencies.
• Provide case management services to facilitate out-of-home placements and review the need for continued out-of-home care.
• Supervise and place dependent children (abused, neglected, and abandoned) in foster or other approved placements, as necessary.
• Prepare and document cases for court proceedings.
• Prepare and present written and oral testimony for court proceedings.
• Utilize FAMLINK to document case activities and maintain case records.

The goal class of this position is a Social Service Specialist 3. We will also consider candidates at the Social Service Specialist 2 level, with a training plan to advance to the goal class. The hiring manager will evaluate the education and experience of each candidate for one of the levels mentioned below.

• Social Service Specialist 2:
  Range 56 ($5,117 – $6,876)
• Social Service Specialist 3:
  Range 58 ($5,370 – $7,226)

Social Service Specialist 2:

• Five (5) years of paid social service experience AND 30 semester or 45 quarter credits in a Social Service discipline.

OR

• Bachelor’s degree in social services, human services, behavioral sciences, or any degree which includes 30 semester or 45 quarter credits in a Social Service discipline AND one (1) year of paid social service experience

OR

• Master's degree in social services, human services, behavioral sciences, or Master’s degree which includes 30 semester or 45 quarter credits in a Social Services discipline AND a completed Practicum.

• One (1) year of experience as a Social Service Specialist 1.

Social Service Specialist 3:

• Six (6) years of paid social service experience
  * AND 30 semester or 45 quarter credits in a Social Service discipline.

OR

• Bachelor’s degree in social services, human services, behavioral sciences, or any degree that includes 30 semester or 45 quarter credits in a Social Service discipline AND two (2) years of paid social service experience*

OR

• Master's degree in social services, human services, behavioral sciences, or any degree which includes 30 semester or 45 quarter credits in a Social…