Caseworker, Child Protection

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: headings using

for section headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections when posting has real, specific content. We need to extract content. Job title: ALAMOSA COUNTY- Department of Human Services (DHS), Caseworker. Not to repeat as heading. We have metadata: REPORTS TO, FLSA STATUS, SALARY GRADE, BONUS, DATE ADOPTED, CLOSE DATE. These are minor metadata; we can fold into a short

or drop. Probably include a short paragraph with that info. Job Summary: paragraph. Essential Job Functions: list of duties. Should be under Responsibilities heading? The instructions: use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we need to map content. We have "Job Summary" could be About the role. Essential Job Functions could be Responsibilities. Required Qualifications: could be Qualifications. Knowledge Requires ... Skills: ... Abilities: ... Could be Skills section. Education, Certificates, Licenses, Registration: could be Qualifications or Requirements? Might be Qualifications. Physical Requirements, Work Conditions and Environment: maybe not a standard heading; could be omitted or put under Requirements? But we should only include sections with real content. Could include a "Requirements" section for physical requirements? However the instruction list includes Requirements as a possible heading. We can use Requirements for qualifications/education etc. But we already have Qualifications. Might combine. Better: Use About the role (Job Summary). Responsibilities (Essential Job Functions). Qualifications (Education, Certificates, Licenses, Registration). Skills (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities). Benefits? There's bonus $500 upon completion of Child Welfare Academy. That's a benefit. Also maybe salary grade $48,960/yearly. That's Pay. So we can include Pay and Benefits sections. Schedule? Not specified besides On-Call rotation approx one week per month. That's schedule info. Could include Schedule section. We must not create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". We have specific content. Thus sections: - About the role (Job Summary) - Responsibilities (Essential Job Functions) - Qualifications (Education, Certificates, Licenses, Registration) maybe also include Required Qualifications? Actually Required Qualifications is a list of duties? Wait Required Qualifications heading appears in text but then it's actually a list of duties? Let's examine: After Job Summary, there is "ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS (The following are illustrative...)" then after that block, there is "REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: The scope of work at this level is somewhat restricted...." Actually that seems like a continuation of duties? The text after REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS includes many duty statements. It seems mislabelled; but we can treat that as part of Responsibilities as well. Actually the text after REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS includes many duty statements like "Conducts an intake assessment..." etc. So the Responsibilities section should include all those duty statements. Then after that block, there is "Knowledge Requires a working level knowledge..." etc. That's knowledge, skills, abilities. Then "EDUCATION, CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATION:" etc. Then "PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS, WORK CONDITIONS AND ENVIRONMENT:" etc. Thus we can structure: About the role: Job Summary paragraph. Responsibilities: list of duties (from ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS and the REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS block). We'll combine into a

• . Qualifications: Education, Certificates, Licenses, Registration paragraph/ list. Skills: Knowledge, Skills, Abilities (maybe split into Knowledge, Skills, Abilities but we can just list as
  • ). Benefits: Bonus $500 upon completion of Child Welfare Academy. Pay: Salary grade $48,960/yearly. Schedule: On-Call rotation approx one week per month. We also have minor metadata: REPORTS TO: Program Manager – Child Welfare; FLSA STATUS: Non-exempt; DATE ADOPTED: July 2026; CLOSE DATE: Open until filled. Could be included in a short

    maybe under About the role or separate metadata. The instruction: fold minor metadata into a short

    or drop it. So we can add a

    with that info. We must not repeat job title as heading. Not include navigation etc. Output only HTML fragment. Let's craft. We'll start with a

    for metadata: "Reports to: Program Manager – Child Welfare. FLSA status: Non-exempt. Date adopted: July 2026. Close date: Open until filled." Then

    About the role

    Job Summary...

    Then

    Responsibilities

    • ... each duty. We need to extract duties from the text. Let's list duties from ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS block: - Conducts an intake assessment of alleged physical abuse, sexual abuse, and neglect; determines if situation warrants the placing of children outside the home; supervises placement of children and coordinates parent/child visits; recommends when and if a child should be returned to their home. - Conducts an evaluation of need for services; provides crisis intake and/or develops care plans appropriate to the children and family. Monitors progress of clients and modifies case plans as needed. - Conducts monthly face to face visits with children and their parents. - Conducts Family Engagement meetings with families to discuss their case and develop a family service plan. - Makes collateral contacts with community resources as law enforcement, behavioral health and medical personnel to obtain additional information, coordinate services, or secure their assistance in order to get the best services for each family. - Position requires being on an On-Call rotation for after-hours coverage for approximately one week per month. - Gathers and consolidates background information to present as documentation for court hearings, prepare court reports in judicial reviews, or as summaries in facilitating appropriate placements. - Attends court hearings, confers with lawyers, children, parents, witnesses, and significant others in reference to their respective roles. - Participates in staffing’s with school, mental health providers, and other professionals involved with providing services to the family. - Serves as information and referral source to the public. - Provides a variety of ancillary assignments such as computer data entry, maintaining client records and completing required forms and reports. - Critical decisions are made regarding difficult case situations only with involvement and concurrence of the supervisor. Incumbent is expected to develop skill in the application of various casework techniques and methodology. - Work is reviewed for compliance to procedures, methods, general conclusions, final results and accuracy on a regular basis through staffing’s and supervisory reviews. - Incumbent will work schedule as set by supervisor and program area worked. - Incumbent will work independently or in a team as required. - Incumbent must be able to communicate effectively (verbally and in writing) in English. That's many. We'll include them as list items. Then after REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS block there were more duty statements? Actually the block after REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS includes many of the same duties; but we already captured them. To avoid duplication, we should ensure we include all unique duties. The REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS block text: "Conducts an intake assessment of alleged physical abuse, sexual abuse, and neglect; determines if situation warrants the placing of children outside the home; supervises placement of children and coordinates parent/child visits; recommends when and if a child should be returned to their home. Conducts an evaluation of need for services; provides crisis intake and/or develops care plans appropriate to the children and family. Monitors progress of clients and modifies case plans as needed. Conducts monthly face to face visits with children and their parents. Conducts Family Engagement meetings with families to discuss their case and develop a family service plan. Makes collateral contacts with community resources as law enforcement, behavioral health and medical personnel to obtain additional information, coordinate services, or secure their assistance in order to get the best services for each family. Position requires being on an On-Call rotation for after-hours coverage for approximately one week per month. Gathers and consolidates background information to present as documentation for court hearings, prepare court reports in judicial reviews, or as summaries in facilitating appropriate placements. Attends court hearings, confers with lawyers, children, parents, witnesses, and significant others in reference to their respective roles. Participates in staffing’s with school, mental health providers, and other professionals involved with providing services to the family. Serves as information and referral source to the public. Provides a variety of ancillary assignments such as computer data entry, maintaining client records and completing required forms and reports. Critical decisions are made regarding difficult case situations only with involvement and concurrence of the supervisor. Incumbent is expected to develop skill in the application of various casework techniques and methodology. Work is reviewed for compliance to procedures, methods, general conclusions, final results and accuracy on a regular basis through staffing’s and supervisory reviews. Incumbent will work schedule as set by supervisor and program area worked. Incumbent will work independently or in a team as required. Incumbent must be able to communicate effectively (verbally and in writing) in English." That's identical to the earlier list. So we can just use that. Now Knowledge, Skills, Abilities block: "Knowledge Requires a working level knowledge of established theories, principles, and concepts of social casework practice related to child protection. Position requires continual development of knowledge to utilize professional techniques and concepts beyond the mere application of detailed rules and procedures. Child development, life stage development, attachment and bonding theories and appropriate parenting practices Human physical, emotional, psychological and social stages of development Knowledge of legal documents and legal processes Knowledge of applicable privacy laws and statutes child protection issues and investigative procedures, laws and time lines, including Indian Child Welfare laws. Bilingual (Spanish) preferred, but not required Skills: Understanding of the mediation process and family engagement process. Experience in accessing community resources available to assist clients. Demonstrate cultural competency related to multi-cultural issues and differences. Empathy for and ability to recognize domestic/family violence, developmental disabilities and the signs/symptoms of mental health issues. Intermediate Computer skills adequate to learn and operate software specific to DHS and Microsoft Office Excel and Word. Negotiation skills to facilitate an agreement. Abilities: Ability to efficiently communicate in English, both written and verbal. Ability to respond to each client with empathy and respect. Ability to maintain sensitive and confidential information. Ability to gather and interpret data and draw valid conclusions. Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems. Ability to react to deescalate chaotic and/or potentially violent situations and set limits when appropriate. Ability to deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written and oral form. Ability to read, interpret, follow policies and procedures set by CDHS, the County and DHS. Ability to prepare, read, analyze, and interpret legal documents for court hearing. Ability to write correspondence or routine reports that are clear and concise. Ability to respond to inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization, attorneys and the courts. Ability to be flexible and adaptable as situations evolve and change. Ability to work in a stressful environment." We'll turn these into list items under Skills heading (maybe separate Knowledge, Skills, Abilities but we can combine). We'll just list them. Education, Certificates, Licenses, Registration: "Graduation from an accredited four-year College or University with a Bachelor’s degree (B.A. or B.S.) required in Social Work or other human behavioral science field. One (1) year of full time professional social casework journey level experience preferred, but not required. Valid Colorado State Driver’s License required. Completion of Child Welfare Caseworker