Child Welfare Caseworker

About the role

A child welfare caseworker is responsible for assessing and ensuring the safety and well-being of children at risk of abuse or neglect. They assess reports of maltreatment, provide support services to families, and coordinate with legal, medical, and community resources to protect children and promote family stability and permanency. The role often involves making difficult decisions regarding out of home placement for children and youth and ongoing case management.

Responsibilities

• Extensive case documentation, including preparing court reports, social histories and more within specific state-mandated timeframes.
• Utilize family engagement skills to mitigate risk and enhance safety while working in the office, client homes, and in the community.
• Assessing safety of a child/youth and making decisions based on available information, including removing a child from their home.
• Advocating for families and children, testifying in court, and de-escalating potentially volatile situations.
• Potential for late evening hours to address crisis situations and participation in emergency coverage schedule.
• Daily travel around the Denver Metro area and periodic travel throughout Colorado.
• A caseworker may travel occasionally outside of Colorado.
• Discuss in detail and work with families experiencing substance use disorder, mental health concerns, domestic violence, multi-generational poverty, child abuse, child neglect and sexual abuse.
• Collaboration with outside agencies to assess and maintain safety of children including but not limited to law enforcement, courts, schools, treatment providers and medical professionals.
• Participation in committee work related to practice and work culture recommendations after one year of employment.
• In addition to the duties listed above, Caseworkers will be responsible for the following based on the team for which they are selected.

Qualifications

• Any bachelor’s degree from a college or university with some course work such as development of human behavior, child development, family intervention techniques, diagnostic measures, or therapeutic techniques, AND:
• Professional, internship, or volunteer work experience in a human-services related agency.

Benefits

• Dental, medical, and vision insurance.
• Paid time off and holidays.
• Retirement matching.
• Wellness programs.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Flexible schedules.
• Remote work options.

Schedule

• Full-time, 40 hours per week.
• Hours can be unpredictable.
• May require occasional travel outside of Colorado.

Pay

• Hiring range: $65,000 - $69,000 USD annually.
• Relatable Masters and Licenses will receive additional salary.
• Candidates with applicable second language skills are eligible for additional compensation based on tested language proficiency upon hire.