4/26 TEMPLATE Child Welfare Specialist I/II/III

This position is located in Miami, Oklahoma. Working in Child Welfare for Oklahoma's largest state agency means having the opportunity to positively impact the safety and well-being of children and families for generations to come. If you have a passion for social work and making a difference in your local community, OKDHS has a place for you! Join our team and create pathways to hope for all Oklahomans. Extensive training will be provided to new employees.

Responsibilities

• Child Protective Services (CPS)
  • Investigates allegations of child abuse or neglect
  • Protects the safety of children and provides services to help families with any barriers that can result in the safety of their children being at risk
• Family Centered Services (FCS)
  • Preserves and strengthen protective capacities of the parents to keep the child in their own home with a focus on increasing safety for the child and family to prevent unnecessary out-of-home placements
• Permanency Planning (PP)
  • Provides services to families that include involving family members as participants in their own treatment plan
  • Provides placements for children which will meet their medical, educational, and physical needs
  • Returns children to their own homes as soon as their needs can be met in the home of their parent(s), and arranges a permanent plan when return to the home is not possible
• All new employees will complete the Child Welfare Core Academy Training Program, which includes:
  • Learn treatment and preventive services
  • Visit children in placement and conduct assessments of children and families
  • Refer families and children to services in the community
  • Participate in investigations of abuse and neglect of children, and prepare case reports and other documentation
  • Attend court hearings and provide testimony
  • Consult with the District Attorney and other attorneys, and tribal partners regarding efforts to protect the child, reunite the family or other permanent plans for the child
  • Provide direct services to children in placement
  • And other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Child Welfare Specialist, Level I: Completion of 90 hours from an accredited college