Social Service Specialist In Training; SSS- Region

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

Eastern WA, Region 1 – On-Call. Region 1 office locations include Spokane, Colfax, Wenatchee, Omak, Newport, Moses Lake, Clarkson, and Colville. These offices are closed from 5 pm to 8 am each day, on weekends, and on all holidays. The number of hours worked per week will vary depending on calls and availability. You will be on‑call only if scheduled to work based on the calendar you help create, offering scheduling flexibility.

$31.02 – $43.80 hourly. Positions 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. Duties include performing visits to unregulated environments such as private residences to investigate allegations of abuse and/or neglect and assess child safety.

Applications are reviewed regularly. If you have already applied, your application status remains unchanged.

As a DCYF After‑Hours Social Service Specialist, you will assist Region 1 during non‑business hours. You will respond to and investigate reports of abuse and neglect when local Division of Children and Family Services offices are closed.

• Respond to emergent requests and other after‑hours requests.
• Meet required time frames and complete documentation in the FAMLINK database.
• Gather and document sufficient information to assess present danger and take protective action if danger is identified.
• Conduct 24‑hour emergent face‑to‑face contacts for CPS investigation cases, 72‑hour non‑emergent face‑to‑face contacts for CPS/FAR cases, and monthly Health and Safety visits on CFWS and FVS cases.
• Observe and document the living environment, physical condition, and behaviors of children.
• Follow Agency Policy for Photograph Documentation when photographing a child's physical condition or environment to document child abuse or neglect.
• Respond to Protective Custody inquiries, partnering with law enforcement when needed.

The goal class of this position is Social Service Specialist
3. Candidates at Social Service Specialist 2 level will be considered with a training plan to advance.

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 a degree including 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 a Master’s degree including 30 semester or 45 quarter credits in a Social Service discipline AND completed practicum.
• OR 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 a degree including 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 a degree including 30 semester or 45 quarter credits in a Social Service discipline AND one (1) year of paid social‑service experience.
• OR One (1) year of experience as a Social Service Specialist 2.
• AND the ability to learn and grow.
• AND the ability to meet the needs of others.

* Paid Social Service experience must include at least one year of assessing risk and safety to children and providing direct family‑centered practice services.

• Ability to appropriately apply child safety and risk assessment to a variety of complex situations involving child abuse and neglect and imminent risk of serious harm.
• Prior experience displaying critical thinking skills and using shared decision‑making.
• Prior experience using FAMLINK case management system and documenting casework information within time frames.

• Social Service Specialist 3 at Range 58…