Child Welfare Assistant

About the role

Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. This position requires extensive travel; a valid driver's license and proof of required automobile insurance must be maintained.

Responsibilities

• Provide paraprofessional support for Child Welfare case management activities, assisting Child Welfare Specialists, clients, families, and other interested parties.
• Schedule appointments for doctor visits, family visitations, court appearances, and other venues; arrange or provide transportation for children and clients.
• Coordinate referrals to other program areas, service providers, and the courts; assist in problem resolution and conduct home visits to support foster‑care placement assessments as required by court or individualized service plans.
• Interview clients and families and report findings that may affect medical, financial, tribal affiliation, and psychiatric care and treatment plans to the assigned Child Welfare Specialist.
• Perform administrative support duties: general office tasks, input case documentation, compile social and economic data, schedule meetings, and assist in meetings with clients, parents, and other parties.
• Advise clients of available child‑welfare services and resources; provide program information and refer to community resources for assistance.
• Assist Child Welfare Specialists in case management during client meetings, obtain services such as daycare or medical care, coordinate activities with law enforcement, courts, and other entities, and prepare reports for the courts.
• Advocate for clients in obtaining services; maintain communication among clients, providers, family, and others; help clients achieve their individualized service plans.

Requirements

Child Welfare Assistant I: Six months of experience in general office clerical work, providing care for children in a licensed day care facility, sales, or public contact work; or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting either six months of technical/vocational training or 15 semester hours of college coursework.

Child Welfare Assistant II: One year of clerical experience in a governmental or non‑profit social services provider environment; or an equivalent combination substituting thirty semester hours of college for the required experience.

Child Welfare Assistant III: One year of clerical experience in a governmental or non‑profit social services provider environment plus two additional years of clerical experience in a child welfare environment; or an equivalent combination substituting thirty semester hours of college for the required experience.

Benefits

Full State Employee Benefits.

Pay

• Level I H16A – $29,600.55 per year
• Level II H16B – $31,819.20 per year
• Level III H16C – $34,999.65 per year