CASE MANAGER-CHILD SAFETY SPECIALIST

About the role

Becoming a Child Safety Specialist can be a life-changing event! If you have a passion to work with children and families, DCS is the place for you.

Responsibilities

• Responding to reported allegations of child abuse and/or neglect
• Assessing child safety and risk
• Conducting interviews and gathering information
• Making in-and-out of home contacts with families and children
• Attending Court hearings
• Preparing case plans and conducting case plan staffing
• Authoring professional reports and filling out documentation
• Cooking and coordinating and monitoring services
• Placing children, transporting children, and moving a childs possessions when needed
• Managing cases throughout the respective county and assigned area
• Using a computer and the Departments Child Welfare Software Programs

Requirements

• Knowledge of:
• Confidential principles;
• Behavior modification, conflict resolution and counseling principles and techniques;
• Intervention techniques;
• Interviewing procedures;
• Child development, family systems, family centered practice;
• Behavioral indicators of mental health disturbance, impact of abuse and neglect, separation and loss issues and child welfare practices.
• Computers and software (Microsoft Office Suite);
• Mobile devices, digital calendars (Outlook) & video conferencing (Microsoft Teams).

• Skill in:
• Establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships;
• Verbal and written communication;
• Eliciting and gathering information;
• Modeling professional behavior with clients;
• Time management and multi-tasking;
• Knee observation;
• Sensitivity to needs, feelings and cultures;
• Dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations;
• Adaptability;
• And making independent decisions.

• Ability to:
• Complete work tasks thoroughly;
• Lead, take responsibility;
• Analyze information and use logic to address work-related issues and problems;
• Recognize and address substance abuse issues in adults and children and develop necessary intervention strategies;
• Prepare detailed documentation of client and professional contact to ensure records are accurately conveyed and reported;
• Enter, retrieve and correct data in a computer-based system;
• Acquire and renew CPR Certification.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree from an accredited college or university-must provide awarded transcripts to confirm degree, OR four years of experience as a DCS Case Aide
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a valid Arizona Department of Public Safety Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card