Case Services Coordinator – Hotline Team

About the role

VISION El Paso County will be a trusted regional leader known for excellence in county service delivery. PURPOSE We provide essential public services to the Pikes Peak Region in support of our residents, businesses, and communities, enhancing the freedom for all to thrive.

Responsibilities

• Answers the DHS applicable abuse or at-risk intake hotline; receives, processes, and researches referrals from the hotline and from the night and weekend after hours system.
• Receives and processes referrals from court-ordered investigations, walk-in clients, and correspondence.
• Enters, updates, and retrieves case information from various computerized databases.
• Performs complete records checks on all referrals and locates all previous referrals and service cases.
• Connects clients with community resources, coordinates appointments and meetings with community professionals, and assists clients in developing and implementing support systems.
• Makes referrals to law enforcement and to social services departments in other counties and states; conducts necessary research.
• Cohorts, oversees, and documents supervised visits with children and family members as assigned, ensuring appropriate interaction as assigned.
• Arranges and provides transportation for clients to appointments, therapy, school, court hearings, etc., and assists with the purchase and delivery of necessary items as needed.
• Attends and testifies in DHS case court hearings based on intervention with clients as needed.
• Participates in meetings and staffing; prepares materials for meetings and documents information.
• Attends training and workshops as directed.

Requirements

• Working knowledge of casework practices, procedures, and guidelines.
• Ability to successfully complete applicable system/database training and maintain system access, such as TRAILS or CAPS.
• Ability to communicate and work effectively with co-workers, clients, other agencies, the public, and the courts.
• Ability to provide excellent customer service.
• Ability to efficiently plan, schedule, and organize.
• Ability to assess situations and make prudent and appropriate decisions; ability to apply conflict resolution and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to accurately and efficiently complete the necessary paperwork, reports, and documentation.
• Ability to work independently as appropriate.
• Ability to use standard office equipment to include computer, fax machine, copier, and telephone.
• Proficiency with software applications such as Microsoft Office, including Word and Excel.
• Maintain regular and punctual attendance.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent education.
• Six months of public contact experience in human services or a related field.
• Substitution for public contact experience may include successful completion of a certificate program and/or college course equivalent to public contact in human services or a related field.

Skills

• Knowledge of casework practices, procedures, and guidelines.
• Ability to communicate and work effectively with co-workers, clients, other agencies, the public, and the courts.
• Ability to provide excellent customer service.
• Ability to efficiently plan, schedule, and organize.
• Ability to assess situations and make prudent and appropriate decisions; ability to apply conflict resolution and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to accurately and efficiently complete the necessary paperwork, reports, and documentation.
• Ability to work independently as appropriate.
• Ability to use standard office equipment to include computer, fax machine, copier, and telephone.
• Proficiency with software applications such as Microsoft Office, including Word and Excel.

Benefits

This position has an anticipated work schedule of Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm, with flexibility needed. Hybrid schedule may be available upon successful completion of the initial evaluation period; subject to change. Due to the sensitive nature of this role, additional background checks may be required, including a Government Program Fraud check, Child Welfare Abuse & Neglect database (TRAILS) check, and Child Welfare Caseworker Falsification check. Please be advised this position may close without advance notice, should we receive a sufficient number of qualified applications.

Pay

Hiring Range: $42,800.00 - $46,800.00 annually Anticipated Hiring Rate: $44,980.00 annually

Schedule

This position has an anticipated work schedule of Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm, with flexibility needed. Hybrid schedule may be available upon successful completion of the initial evaluation period; subject to change.