Caseworker I/Social Service Worker-DCFS Western Region (Salem)

Full‑time position eligible for a full benefits package; in‑office/on‑site work. Recruiter: Eliana Sigler (esigler1@utah.gov); application deadline: 9/30/2026.

About the role

Location: DCFS Salem Office, 609 N. State Road 198, Salem, Utah 84653, United States. Employees hired for this recruitment will be subject to the Driver Eligibility standards (see link). Background check required: Yes. Drug test required: No.

Responsibilities

• Investigating reports of abuse, exploitation, and/or neglect; assessing safety, risk, strengths, and barriers and determining appropriate actions governing a family's situation.
• Working with families to create plans for children’s safety and for ongoing services.
• Coordinating and referring services to children and families offered by community resources, placement providers, collateral agencies, the courts, and community partners.
• Supervising visits between parents and children to ensure safety.
• Conducting in-home visits to assess safety and track progress.
• Facilitating Child and Family Team Meetings with the family, their formal and informal supports.
• Testifying in court hearings regarding actions, findings, procedures, and protocols.
• Preparing detailed case documentation that includes: intake records, investigation summaries, assessments of safety, risk and family functioning; service plans, court reports, case history and activity logs.
• May include performing 24-hour-on-call services as needed under supervisor's direction (assignments may be based on geographic employment location and/or agency demand).
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Previous or current employment with DHHS; working with residential youth or adults in programs related to domestic violence, abuse, or homelessness; working in a domestic violence or homeless shelter, or with any agency providing mental or behavioral health services; any public or private school in an educational or social work-related role; foster or kinship provider, contracted DHHS service provider, or other fields closely related to child welfare; or a combination of experience and education to equal four years.
• If work experience was not full-time, the equivalent must be calculated in comparison to full-time (e.g., two years of half-time work = one year full-time).
• Caseworker I: four years of full-time education OR professional work experience related to working with children, parents, and/or families, OR a combination of education and professional work experience; possesses a current valid Utah driver's license.
• Social Service Worker: holds an SSW or higher licensure in