Permanency Worker (Social Service Specialist 1) Bilingual Preferred English/Spanish
Oregon Department of Human Services · The Dalles, OR · 1 mo ago
OTHRFull-time
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 that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info, remove boilerplate (EEO, legal, etc). Must not include duplicated lines. Must not include cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions.
We need to parse the posting.
Key info:
- Initial Posting Date 09/21/2026 Application Deadline 10/04/2026 Agency Department of Human Services Salary Range $4,954 - $7,592 Position Type Employee Position Title Permanency Worker (Social Service Specialist 1) Bilingual Preferred English/Spanish
- Job Description: includes many paragraphs about mission, etc. We need to extract substantive content.
- Summary Of Duties: bullet-like paragraphs.
- Minimum Qualifications: long description.
- Essential Attributes: bullet list.
- Working Conditions: description.
- Benefits: list: ODHS Employee Resource Group communities that promote shared learning. Cost of Living Adjustments. Annual salary increases (until you reach the top of the listed salary range). Amazing benefits package. Possible eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. Employment Preference Veterans’ And Oregon National Guard Preference.
- Also mention bilingual differential pay: 5% bilingual differential pay.
- Salary range given.
- Schedule: Employee’s work schedule will be Monday - Friday from 8 am - 5 pm PT; hours may fluctuate based on service needs. Occasional compensated overtime during evening and weekend work may be required. This position will be required to participate in an on-call rotation for mandatory on call for child protective services. Frequent travel is required. Some travel may be hours away. Some travel may be in hazardous weather conditions.
- Also mention that if you are already a participating PERS member or once you become PERS eligible, the salary range will increase by 6.95%.
- Contact Information: recruiter Yvette Medford, email, phone. But contact info may be considered application instructions? The instruction says remove application instructions. Contact info might be considered application instructions? Probably we should drop contact info as it's part of application instructions. The instruction: "Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions." So contact info is application instructions; we should drop it.
- Also "Note: Your resume and cover letter may be uploaded..." that's application instruction; drop.
- Also "Attention all candidates! Clearly describe how you meet the minimum qualifications..." that's also application instruction; drop.
- Also "The State of Oregon does not request or require your age..." drop.
- Also "The use of outside resources such as Artificial Intelligence software..." drop.
- Also "Background Checks And Requirements" maybe keep? It's substantive info about requirements (background check). Might be considered part of Requirements/Qualifications. We can incorporate into Requirements section.
- Also "The Oregon Department of Human Services does not offer visa sponsorship." maybe keep as requirement.
- Also "Within three days of hire, you will be required to complete the US Department of Homeland Security’s I-9 form..." keep.
- Also "ODHS will use E-Verify..." keep.
- Also "If selected as a finalist, we will conduct a criminal history and background check." keep.
- Also "Adverse criminal history or background check may lead to disqualification." keep.
- Also "Additional background check information. Finalists must be cleared by the FBI Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) through a fingerprint-based criminal records check." keep.
- Also "Benefits" section we have.
- Also "Employment Preference Veterans’ And Oregon National Guard Preference Eligible Veterans and Oregon National Guard servicemembers (current and former) who meet the qualifications of the position will be awarded candidate preference." keep as part of Benefits or maybe a separate section? Could be part of Benefits.
- Also "General Information This is a permanent, full-time position and is represented by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU). The salary range listed is the non-PERS monthly salary range. If you are already a participating PERS member or once you become PERS eligible, the salary range will increase by 6.95%." This is about Pay and maybe Benefits. Could be part of Pay section.
- Also "This recruitment may be used to fill future vacancies in the same classification." maybe drop as boilerplate.
- Also "Come for a job. | Stay for a career. | Make a difference... for a lifetime!" drop as tagline.
Now we need to decide sections.
We have:
- About the role: could include mission statement, opportunity description, summary of duties overview.
- Responsibilities: could be the Summary Of Duties bullet points.
- Requirements: could include Minimum Qualifications, Essential Attributes, Working Conditions, Background Checks, Visa sponsorship, etc.
- Qualifications: maybe separate from Requirements? But we can combine.
- Skills: maybe Essential Attributes could be skills.
- Benefits: list.
- Pay: Salary range, bilingual differential, PERS increase.
- Schedule: work schedule, overtime, on-call, travel.
We must not create sections with filler like "not specified". So we include only those with content.
We need to use
for section headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info, remove boilerplate (EEO, legal, etc). Must not include duplicated lines. Must not include cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions.
We need to parse the posting.
Key info:
- Initial Posting Date 09/21/2026 Application Deadline 10/04/2026 Agency Department of Human Services Salary Range $4,954 - $7,592 Position Type Employee Position Title Permanency Worker (Social Service Specialist 1) Bilingual Preferred English/Spanish
- Job Description: includes many paragraphs about mission, etc. We need to extract substantive content.
- Summary Of Duties: bullet-like paragraphs.
- Minimum Qualifications: long description.
- Essential Attributes: bullet list.
- Working Conditions: description.
- Benefits: list: ODHS Employee Resource Group communities that promote shared learning. Cost of Living Adjustments. Annual salary increases (until you reach the top of the listed salary range). Amazing benefits package. Possible eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. Employment Preference Veterans’ And Oregon National Guard Preference.
- Also mention bilingual differential pay: 5% bilingual differential pay.
- Salary range given.
- Schedule: Employee’s work schedule will be Monday - Friday from 8 am - 5 pm PT; hours may fluctuate based on service needs. Occasional compensated overtime during evening and weekend work may be required. This position will be required to participate in an on-call rotation for mandatory on call for child protective services. Frequent travel is required. Some travel may be hours away. Some travel may be in hazardous weather conditions.
- Also mention that if you are already a participating PERS member or once you become PERS eligible, the salary range will increase by 6.95%.
- Contact Information: recruiter Yvette Medford, email, phone. But contact info may be considered application instructions? The instruction says remove application instructions. Contact info might be considered application instructions? Probably we should drop contact info as it's part of application instructions. The instruction: "Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions." So contact info is application instructions; we should drop it.
- Also "Note: Your resume and cover letter may be uploaded..." that's application instruction; drop.
- Also "Attention all candidates! Clearly describe how you meet the minimum qualifications..." that's also application instruction; drop.
- Also "The State of Oregon does not request or require your age..." drop.
- Also "The use of outside resources such as Artificial Intelligence software..." drop.
- Also "Background Checks And Requirements" maybe keep? It's substantive info about requirements (background check). Might be considered part of Requirements/Qualifications. We can incorporate into Requirements section.
- Also "The Oregon Department of Human Services does not offer visa sponsorship." maybe keep as requirement.
- Also "Within three days of hire, you will be required to complete the US Department of Homeland Security’s I-9 form..." keep.
- Also "ODHS will use E-Verify..." keep.
- Also "If selected as a finalist, we will conduct a criminal history and background check." keep.
- Also "Adverse criminal history or background check may lead to disqualification." keep.
- Also "Additional background check information. Finalists must be cleared by the FBI Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) through a fingerprint-based criminal records check." keep.
- Also "Benefits" section we have.
- Also "Employment Preference Veterans’ And Oregon National Guard Preference Eligible Veterans and Oregon National Guard servicemembers (current and former) who meet the qualifications of the position will be awarded candidate preference." keep as part of Benefits or maybe a separate section? Could be part of Benefits.
- Also "General Information This is a permanent, full-time position and is represented by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU). The salary range listed is the non-PERS monthly salary range. If you are already a participating PERS member or once you become PERS eligible, the salary range will increase by 6.95%." This is about Pay and maybe Benefits. Could be part of Pay section.
- Also "This recruitment may be used to fill future vacancies in the same classification." maybe drop as boilerplate.
- Also "Come for a job. | Stay for a career. | Make a difference... for a lifetime!" drop as tagline.
Now we need to decide sections.
We have:
- About the role: could include mission statement, opportunity description, summary of duties overview.
- Responsibilities: could be the Summary Of Duties bullet points.
- Requirements: could include Minimum Qualifications, Essential Attributes, Working Conditions, Background Checks, Visa sponsorship, etc.
- Qualifications: maybe separate from Requirements? But we can combine.
- Skills: maybe Essential Attributes could be skills.
- Benefits: list.
- Pay: Salary range, bilingual differential, PERS increase.
- Schedule: work schedule, overtime, on-call, travel.
We must not create sections with filler like "not specified". So we include only those with content.
We need to use for section headings. Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use
for prose.
We must not repeat the job title as heading. So no
Permanency Worker
.
We must not put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings.
We must output only HTML fragment.
Let's craft.
First, maybe an About the role
with prose summarizing the role: opportunity to make difference, Child Welfare team, The Dalles office, etc.
Then Responsibilities
with - items from Summary Of Duties.
Then
Requirements
with maybe - for Minimum Qualifications, Essential Attributes, Working Conditions, Background Checks, etc. But we need to decide if we separate Qualifications and Skills. Could do Requirements for qualifications, Skills for essential attributes. But we can also combine.
Given instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So maybe we have About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications (including minimum quals and essential attributes), Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
Let's do:
- About the role (prose)
- Responsibilities (list)
- Qualifications (list) covering Minimum Qualifications, Essential Attributes, Working Conditions, Background Checks, Visa sponsorship, etc.
- Benefits (list)
- Pay (list or prose) covering salary range, bilingual differential, PERS increase.
- Schedule (list or prose) covering work hours, overtime, on-call, travel.
We must not include sections with placeholder text. All have content.
Now we need to extract precise content, preserving all substantive info, not inventing or summarizing away detail. Must preserve all substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. That means we should keep the details as they appear, not paraphrase? The instruction: "Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail." So we should keep the original wording, maybe as bullet points. But we can keep them as is, maybe slightly trimmed but not summarizing away detail. We need to be careful not to lose any detail.
Thus for each bullet we should keep the original sentences.
Let's extract:
From Summary Of Duties (the paragraph after "Summary Of Duties"):
- "As an employee working within the Child Welfare Program, you will have an opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of Oregon’s most vulnerable children and families."
- "Your dedication will help us achieve the Child Welfare Vision for Transformation that will support children and young adults to be safer, healthier, experience less trauma and achieve a greater well-being."
- "As a Permanency Worker, You Will Support families by playing a critical role in helping families achieve their goals while ensuring child safety."
- "Provide case management by working with diverse families, including American Indian/Alaskan Native communities, collaborating with tribal entities and community partners."
- "Engage effectively by interacting with children, families, resource parents, and caregivers using a trauma-informed and antiracist approach to achieve safety and optimal outcomes."
- "Developing strategies by creating and implementing strategies that leverage family strengths and address areas needing improvement."
- "Handling documentation and legal duties by conducting home visits, completing legal documentation, attending court hearings, and addressing child safety issues."
- "Balancing needs and legal requirements by ensuring a balance between the needs of the child and family while adhering to legal requirements."
- "Building rapport by establishing meaningful relationships with families to understand their dynamics and supporting their unique needs."
We should keep each as separate
- .
Now Minimum Qualifications: It's a long block. We need to preserve all detail. It includes multiple options. We'll need to break into bullet points maybe each condition.
Original text:
"Minimum Qualifications Per pursuant to ORS 419B.021, states that any position engaged in child protective investigations and/or custody determinations must meet the educational requirements. Experience alone will not meet the minimum qualifications for those positions. Degree must be completed, not in progress. A valid driver’s license and acceptable driving record are required for this position. AndA bachelor’s degree in Human Services or a field related to human service.OR a bachelor’s degree unrelated to Human Services and either:One year of Human Services related experience. OrCompletion of coursework equivalent to certification consistent with Oregon Caseworker Competency.OR an associate degree and either:Two years of Human Services related experience. OrOne year of Human Services related experience and related training, coursework, or certification consistent with Oregon Caseworker Competency."
There's some formatting issues: "AndA" should be "And A". We'll keep as is but maybe fix spacing? The instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Should we correct obvious typos? It's ambiguous. Probably we should keep as is but maybe minor formatting fixes are okay? Safer to keep exactly as given, but we can adjust spacing for readability without changing meaning. I think we can keep the substance; minor formatting like missing space is not substantive. I'd add a space for readability but not change meaning. However, to be safe, we could keep the exact string. But the output will be HTML; we can preserve the text.
Let's copy the block exactly as given:
"Minimum Qualifications Per pursuant to ORS 419B.021, states that any position engaged in child protective investigations and/or custody determinations must meet the educational requirements. Experience alone will not meet the minimum qualifications for those positions. Degree must be completed, not in progress. A valid driver’s license and acceptable driving record are required for this position. AndA bachelor’s degree in Human Services or a field related to human service.OR a bachelor’s degree unrelated to Human Services and either:One year of Human Services related experience. OrCompletion of coursework equivalent to certification consistent with Oregon Caseworker Competency.OR an associate degree and either:Two years of Human Services related experience. OrOne year of Human Services related experience and related training, coursework, or certification consistent with Oregon Caseworker Competency."
We could split into sentences for readability but still preserve content.
Now Essential Attributes: list:
- "Experience drafting analytical documents that culminate in well-supported conclusions and recommendations."
- "Demonstrated ability to use time‑management, organizational, and prioritization skills to consistently meet deadlines."
- "Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of child development principles and the effects of parental actions and choices."
- "Proven experience coordinating with diverse parties to identify solutions that support child safety and policy compliance."
- "Experience adopting trauma-informed practices that consider individual needs, safety, trust-building, and cultural sensitivity."
Now Working Conditions: paragraph:
"Your work will be conducted in offices, participant's homes, and other community sites. Employee’s work schedule will be Monday
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use
for prose. We must not repeat the job title as heading. So no
Permanency Worker
. We must not put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings. We must output only HTML fragment. Let's craft. First, maybe anAbout the role
with prose summarizing the role: opportunity to make difference, Child Welfare team, The Dalles office, etc. ThenResponsibilities
with- items from Summary Of Duties.
Then
Requirements
with maybe- for Minimum Qualifications, Essential Attributes, Working Conditions, Background Checks, etc. But we need to decide if we separate Qualifications and Skills. Could do Requirements for qualifications, Skills for essential attributes. But we can also combine. Given instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So maybe we have About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications (including minimum quals and essential attributes), Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Let's do: - About the role (prose) - Responsibilities (list) - Qualifications (list) covering Minimum Qualifications, Essential Attributes, Working Conditions, Background Checks, Visa sponsorship, etc. - Benefits (list) - Pay (list or prose) covering salary range, bilingual differential, PERS increase. - Schedule (list or prose) covering work hours, overtime, on-call, travel. We must not include sections with placeholder text. All have content. Now we need to extract precise content, preserving all substantive info, not inventing or summarizing away detail. Must preserve all substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. That means we should keep the details as they appear, not paraphrase? The instruction: "Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail." So we should keep the original wording, maybe as bullet points. But we can keep them as is, maybe slightly trimmed but not summarizing away detail. We need to be careful not to lose any detail. Thus for each bullet we should keep the original sentences. Let's extract: From Summary Of Duties (the paragraph after "Summary Of Duties"): - "As an employee working within the Child Welfare Program, you will have an opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of Oregon’s most vulnerable children and families." - "Your dedication will help us achieve the Child Welfare Vision for Transformation that will support children and young adults to be safer, healthier, experience less trauma and achieve a greater well-being." - "As a Permanency Worker, You Will Support families by playing a critical role in helping families achieve their goals while ensuring child safety." - "Provide case management by working with diverse families, including American Indian/Alaskan Native communities, collaborating with tribal entities and community partners." - "Engage effectively by interacting with children, families, resource parents, and caregivers using a trauma-informed and antiracist approach to achieve safety and optimal outcomes." - "Developing strategies by creating and implementing strategies that leverage family strengths and address areas needing improvement." - "Handling documentation and legal duties by conducting home visits, completing legal documentation, attending court hearings, and addressing child safety issues." - "Balancing needs and legal requirements by ensuring a balance between the needs of the child and family while adhering to legal requirements." - "Building rapport by establishing meaningful relationships with families to understand their dynamics and supporting their unique needs." We should keep each as separate
- . Now Minimum Qualifications: It's a long block. We need to preserve all detail. It includes multiple options. We'll need to break into bullet points maybe each condition. Original text: "Minimum Qualifications Per pursuant to ORS 419B.021, states that any position engaged in child protective investigations and/or custody determinations must meet the educational requirements. Experience alone will not meet the minimum qualifications for those positions. Degree must be completed, not in progress. A valid driver’s license and acceptable driving record are required for this position. AndA bachelor’s degree in Human Services or a field related to human service.OR a bachelor’s degree unrelated to Human Services and either:One year of Human Services related experience. OrCompletion of coursework equivalent to certification consistent with Oregon Caseworker Competency.OR an associate degree and either:Two years of Human Services related experience. OrOne year of Human Services related experience and related training, coursework, or certification consistent with Oregon Caseworker Competency." There's some formatting issues: "AndA" should be "And A". We'll keep as is but maybe fix spacing? The instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Should we correct obvious typos? It's ambiguous. Probably we should keep as is but maybe minor formatting fixes are okay? Safer to keep exactly as given, but we can adjust spacing for readability without changing meaning. I think we can keep the substance; minor formatting like missing space is not substantive. I'd add a space for readability but not change meaning. However, to be safe, we could keep the exact string. But the output will be HTML; we can preserve the text. Let's copy the block exactly as given: "Minimum Qualifications Per pursuant to ORS 419B.021, states that any position engaged in child protective investigations and/or custody determinations must meet the educational requirements. Experience alone will not meet the minimum qualifications for those positions. Degree must be completed, not in progress. A valid driver’s license and acceptable driving record are required for this position. AndA bachelor’s degree in Human Services or a field related to human service.OR a bachelor’s degree unrelated to Human Services and either:One year of Human Services related experience. OrCompletion of coursework equivalent to certification consistent with Oregon Caseworker Competency.OR an associate degree and either:Two years of Human Services related experience. OrOne year of Human Services related experience and related training, coursework, or certification consistent with Oregon Caseworker Competency." We could split into sentences for readability but still preserve content. Now Essential Attributes: list: - "Experience drafting analytical documents that culminate in well-supported conclusions and recommendations." - "Demonstrated ability to use time‑management, organizational, and prioritization skills to consistently meet deadlines." - "Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of child development principles and the effects of parental actions and choices." - "Proven experience coordinating with diverse parties to identify solutions that support child safety and policy compliance." - "Experience adopting trauma-informed practices that consider individual needs, safety, trust-building, and cultural sensitivity." Now Working Conditions: paragraph: "Your work will be conducted in offices, participant's homes, and other community sites. Employee’s work schedule will be Monday
- items from Summary Of Duties.
Then