Permanency Worker (Social Service Specialist 1) Bilingual Preferred English/Spanish
for section headings. Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use
for prose.
We must preserve all substantive info, remove boilerplate (EEO, etc). Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, application instructions. Also remove "Initial Posting Date", "Application Deadline", "Agency", "Department of Human Services", "Position Type", "Position Title", "Bilingual Preferred English/Spanish", maybe some of that can be folded into short paragraph or dropped. The instruction: "Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it) and do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it." So we can include a short paragraph with metadata like posting date, deadline, agency, salary range? Actually salary range is substantive and should be in Pay section. Posting date and deadline maybe minor metadata; could be in a short p. But we can drop them if not needed. The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So we can combine some.
We need sections only when posting has real specific content. So we can have sections: About the role (intro paragraph), Responsibilities (summary of duties), Requirements (minimum qualifications + essential attributes), Benefits, Pay, Schedule, Working Conditions maybe. But we need to avoid thin sections. Let's decide:
- About the role: introductory paragraph describing opportunity, mission, etc.
- Responsibilities: summary of duties bullet list.
- Requirements: minimum qualifications and essential attributes combined maybe as bullet list? But we need to preserve details; could be separate sub-sections? But we can combine into one Requirements section with bullet list for qualifications and another for essential attributes? However we must not create thin sections; but having two sub-lists under same heading is okay.
- Benefits: list of benefits.
- Pay: salary range.
- Schedule: work schedule (Monday-Friday 8am-5pm PT, occasional overtime, on-call rotation).
- Working Conditions: description of work locations, travel, etc.
We must not include boilerplate like EEO, etc. Also remove "Opportunity awaits!" etc? That's part of intro; we can keep.
We must not include application instructions like "Please include detailed work and education history." That's application instruction; remove. Also remove "Attention all candidates! Clearly describe how you meet..." etc. Remove background check details? That's substantive? Might be considered requirements? It's about hiring process; maybe we can drop as it's not about job duties. The instruction: remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. Background check info is legal/requirements for hiring; could be considered boilerplate? Might be considered part of hiring process; but it's not about job. Safer to drop.
Also remove "Bilingual Preferred – English & Spanish You do not need to be bilingual to apply..." That's about bilingual differential pay; we can incorporate into Pay or Benefits? It's a benefit: 5% bilingual differential pay. So we can include that in Benefits or Pay.
We must preserve all substantive information: duties, qualifications, attributes, working conditions, benefits, pay, schedule.
Let's extract substantive content:
Introductory paragraphs:
- "Opportunity awaits! Step into a transformative role where your passion for the well-being of children and your ability to connect with families come together to create lasting change. Become a catalyst for positive impact in the lives of Oregon’s children and their loved ones. Are you ready to unlock the potential within every family—and make a real difference? We are currently seeking a Permanency Worker (Social Service Specialist 1) to join our Child Welfare team and work in The Dalles office."
- "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."
- "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."
- "Essential Attributes We are looking for candidates with: 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."
- "Working Conditions Your work will be conducted in offices, participant's homes, and other community sites. 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. You may interact with a wide range of people including some who have experienced trauma and may exhibit challenges in controlling their emotions. Walking into stressful situations that may require quick decision-making skills to ensure safety of those being serviced and own physical safety. This may also be trauma inducing."
- "Benefits 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 Eligible Veterans and Oregon National Guard servicemembers (current and former) who meet the qualifications of the position will be awarded candidate preference. For more information, please visit Veterans Resources."
Also note bilingual differential pay: "If interested in using your bilingual language skills, upon passing the test, you will receive 5% bilingual differential pay." This is a benefit.
Also salary range: "$4,954 - $7,592" (monthly). Also note PERS increase.
We need to include Pay section with salary range. Also maybe note PERS increase? That's extra info; could be included.
We must not include "General Information" about permanent full-time, represented by SEIU, etc. That's substantive? Could be included in About the role or Benefits? It's about employment type; maybe we can include in About the role.
We must not include "Contact Information" etc. That's application instruction; drop.
Now craft HTML.
We'll have:
About the role
Opportunity awaits! Step into a transformative role where your passion for the well-being of children and your ability to connect with families come together to create lasting change. Become a catalyst for positive impact in the lives of Oregon’s children and their loved ones. Are you ready to unlock the potential within every family—and make a real difference? We are currently seeking a Permanency Worker (Social Service Specialist 1) to join our Child Welfare team and work in The Dalles office. This is a permanent, full‑time position represented by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).
Responsibilities
- 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 with children, families, resource parents, and caregivers using a trauma‑informed and antiracist approach to achieve safety and optimal outcomes.
- Develop strategies by creating and implementing strategies that leverage family strengths and address areas needing improvement.
- Handle documentation and legal duties: conduct home visits, complete legal documentation, attend court hearings, and address child safety issues.
- Balance needs and legal requirements, ensuring a balance between the needs of the child and family while adhering to legal requirements.
- Build rapport by establishing meaningful relationships with families to understand their dynamics and support their unique needs.
Requirements
Minimum qualifications
- A valid driver’s license and acceptable driving record.
- Either:
- A bachelor’s degree in Human Services or a related field;
- A bachelor’s degree in any field plus one year of Human Services‑related experience;
- Completion of coursework equivalent to certification consistent with Oregon Caseworker Competency;
- An associate degree plus two years of Human Services‑related experience;
- An associate degree plus one year of Human Services‑related experience and related training, coursework, or certification consistent with Oregon Caseworker Competency.
Essential attributes
- 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.
Benefits
- 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.
- Veterans’ and Oregon National Guard preference (eligible veterans and guard members receive candidate preference).
- 5 % bilingual differential pay for employees who pass the bilingual language test (English/Spanish).
for prose. We must preserve all substantive info, remove boilerplate (EEO, etc). Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, application instructions. Also remove "Initial Posting Date", "Application Deadline", "Agency", "Department of Human Services", "Position Type", "Position Title", "Bilingual Preferred English/Spanish", maybe some of that can be folded into short paragraph or dropped. The instruction: "Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it) and do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it." So we can include a short paragraph with metadata like posting date, deadline, agency, salary range? Actually salary range is substantive and should be in Pay section. Posting date and deadline maybe minor metadata; could be in a short p. But we can drop them if not needed. The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So we can combine some. We need sections only when posting has real specific content. So we can have sections: About the role (intro paragraph), Responsibilities (summary of duties), Requirements (minimum qualifications + essential attributes), Benefits, Pay, Schedule, Working Conditions maybe. But we need to avoid thin sections. Let's decide: - About the role: introductory paragraph describing opportunity, mission, etc. - Responsibilities: summary of duties bullet list. - Requirements: minimum qualifications and essential attributes combined maybe as bullet list? But we need to preserve details; could be separate sub-sections? But we can combine into one Requirements section with bullet list for qualifications and another for essential attributes? However we must not create thin sections; but having two sub-lists under same heading is okay. - Benefits: list of benefits. - Pay: salary range. - Schedule: work schedule (Monday-Friday 8am-5pm PT, occasional overtime, on-call rotation). - Working Conditions: description of work locations, travel, etc. We must not include boilerplate like EEO, etc. Also remove "Opportunity awaits!" etc? That's part of intro; we can keep. We must not include application instructions like "Please include detailed work and education history." That's application instruction; remove. Also remove "Attention all candidates! Clearly describe how you meet..." etc. Remove background check details? That's substantive? Might be considered requirements? It's about hiring process; maybe we can drop as it's not about job duties. The instruction: remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. Background check info is legal/requirements for hiring; could be considered boilerplate? Might be considered part of hiring process; but it's not about job. Safer to drop. Also remove "Bilingual Preferred – English & Spanish You do not need to be bilingual to apply..." That's about bilingual differential pay; we can incorporate into Pay or Benefits? It's a benefit: 5% bilingual differential pay. So we can include that in Benefits or Pay. We must preserve all substantive information: duties, qualifications, attributes, working conditions, benefits, pay, schedule. Let's extract substantive content: Introductory paragraphs: - "Opportunity awaits! Step into a transformative role where your passion for the well-being of children and your ability to connect with families come together to create lasting change. Become a catalyst for positive impact in the lives of Oregon’s children and their loved ones. Are you ready to unlock the potential within every family—and make a real difference? We are currently seeking a Permanency Worker (Social Service Specialist 1) to join our Child Welfare team and work in The Dalles office." - "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." - "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." - "Essential Attributes We are looking for candidates with: 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." - "Working Conditions Your work will be conducted in offices, participant's homes, and other community sites. 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. You may interact with a wide range of people including some who have experienced trauma and may exhibit challenges in controlling their emotions. Walking into stressful situations that may require quick decision-making skills to ensure safety of those being serviced and own physical safety. This may also be trauma inducing." - "Benefits 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 Eligible Veterans and Oregon National Guard servicemembers (current and former) who meet the qualifications of the position will be awarded candidate preference. For more information, please visit Veterans Resources." Also note bilingual differential pay: "If interested in using your bilingual language skills, upon passing the test, you will receive 5% bilingual differential pay." This is a benefit. Also salary range: "$4,954 - $7,592" (monthly). Also note PERS increase. We need to include Pay section with salary range. Also maybe note PERS increase? That's extra info; could be included. We must not include "General Information" about permanent full-time, represented by SEIU, etc. That's substantive? Could be included in About the role or Benefits? It's about employment type; maybe we can include in About the role. We must not include "Contact Information" etc. That's application instruction; drop. Now craft HTML. We'll have:
About the role
Opportunity awaits! Step into a transformative role where your passion for the well-being of children and your ability to connect with families come together to create lasting change. Become a catalyst for positive impact in the lives of Oregon’s children and their loved ones. Are you ready to unlock the potential within every family—and make a real difference? We are currently seeking a Permanency Worker (Social Service Specialist 1) to join our Child Welfare team and work in The Dalles office. This is a permanent, full‑time position represented by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).
Responsibilities
- 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 with children, families, resource parents, and caregivers using a trauma‑informed and antiracist approach to achieve safety and optimal outcomes.
- Develop strategies by creating and implementing strategies that leverage family strengths and address areas needing improvement.
- Handle documentation and legal duties: conduct home visits, complete legal documentation, attend court hearings, and address child safety issues.
- Balance needs and legal requirements, ensuring a balance between the needs of the child and family while adhering to legal requirements.
- Build rapport by establishing meaningful relationships with families to understand their dynamics and support their unique needs.
Requirements
Minimum qualifications
- A valid driver’s license and acceptable driving record.
- Either:
- A bachelor’s degree in Human Services or a related field;
- A bachelor’s degree in any field plus one year of Human Services‑related experience;
- Completion of coursework equivalent to certification consistent with Oregon Caseworker Competency;
- An associate degree plus two years of Human Services‑related experience;
- An associate degree plus one year of Human Services‑related experience and related training, coursework, or certification consistent with Oregon Caseworker Competency.
Essential attributes
- 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.
Benefits
- 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.
- Veterans’ and Oregon National Guard preference (eligible veterans and guard members receive candidate preference).
- 5 % bilingual differential pay for employees who pass the bilingual language test (English/Spanish).