Therapeutic Family Time Caseworker

Salary

$70,428.00 - $101,388.00 Annually

Location

Boulder County, CO

Job Type

Full-time

Job Number

6730(SL4)

Department

Human Services

Division

HS Fam Children Svcs

Opening Date

04/14/2026

Closing Date

4/28/2026 11:59 PM Mountain

FLSA

Exempt

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Description

Are you a compassionate, skilled clinician who’s passionate about supporting families? Join our team and make a meaningful impact in the lives of children and caregivers.

Boulder County Department of Human Services is seeking a Therapeutic Family Time Caseworker to join our Family and Children’s Services Division. In this role, you’ll work alongside families during some of their most challenging moments—helping create safe, supportive, and meaningful connections.

We’re Looking For Someone Who Can

Provide therapeutic family time using strengths-based, trauma-informed approaches.

Support healing, growth, and resilience in children and caregivers.

Engage families with cultural humility, honoring their identities, values, and lived experiences.

Offer thoughtful consultation and share clinical insight with team members.

In This Role, You Will

Use your clinical skills to support safe, connected family interactions.

Provide in-the-moment coaching and guidance to caregivers.

Be part of a collaborative, supportive team that values learning and growth.

If you’re committed to strengthening families, bring strong clinical judgment, and care deeply about inclusive, responsive practice, we’d love to hear from you.

Join us in building stronger, more resilient community—one family at a time.

This is a full-time, benefited position that will work Monday - Thursday, 9:00 AM - 6:30 PM; Friday, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM. Work will primarily be in-person, at 515 Coffman St, Longmont, CO 80501, with occasional remote options available. Under FLSA guidelines, this position is exempt.

Boulder County requires its employees to reside in the state of Colorado as of the first day of work.

Hiring Salary Range: $70,428.00 - $85,908.00/annually

Tentative Hiring Timeline

• Phone Screening: May 1st
• First Round Interviews: May 11th
• Second Round Interviews: May 18th
• Reference Check: May 18th
  
  

New employees receive an80-hour bank (Download PDF reader) of vacation at the time of hire, in addition to 8 hours of both vacation and medical leave accruals each month (Must not have been employed at Boulder County during the 12 months prior to re-hire date to qualify). Boulder County offers bountiful benefits, including pension contributions.

Boulder County employees may qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). Visit studentaid.gov for more information.

Examples of Duties

What You’ll Do

• Facilitate therapeutic family time that promotes safety, connection, and emotional regulation, using a strengths-based and trauma-informed approach.
• Engage children and caregivers through collaboration and partnership, recognizing and building on family strengths.
• Practice with cultural humility and responsiveness, honoring each family’s identity, values, and lived experience, and considering the impact of systemic and environmental factors.
• Provide in-the-moment coaching, modeling, and feedback to strengthen caregiver capacity, attunement, and responsiveness.
• Observe and document family interactions, ensuring timely and accurate entry into the state database (TRAILS).
• Use data to inform practice and support continuous improvement in family outcomes and program performance.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams through case staffing, consultation, and group supervision.
• Participate in reflective supervision and team consultation, contributing thoughtful observations and clinical insight.
• Remain flexible and responsive to agency and family needs, including reassignment if required.
  
  

Required Qualifications

PLEASE NOTE: When completing your application describe all relevant education and experience, as applications are assessed based on the required qualifications listed. Resumes and other attachments are not accepted in lieu of completed applications and will not be reviewed in the initial screening process. Any personally identifiable information (PII) such as name and address will be redacted from applications that meet the minimum screening requirements and are forwarded to the hiring manager. If the hiring manager selects you to advance in the hiring process, your attachments will then be shared with the hiring team.

Education & Experience

Boulder County is looking for well qualified candidates to fill our positions. Any combination of relevant education and experience is encouraged. In this position, we are looking for a minimum of

• A master's degree
  
  

AND

• Two years of professional human services casework experience
  
  

Additional Related Education May Count Towards Required Experience.

DRIVER'S LICENSE & RELIABLE VEHICLE:

• Applicants must have a valid driver's license and a clean driving record
• Access to reliable transportation that is readily available for business use
• For more information regarding a clean driving record, please click here.
  
  

Background Check & Fingerprinting

• A job offer is contingent on passing a background investigation with fingerprinting
  
  

Special Requirements

• Must be able to lift and carry infants and small children.
  
  

Supplemental Information

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong interpersonal skills, including empathy, emotional intelligence, and the ability to navigate conflict effectively.
• Solid understanding of social casework principles, with the ability to apply best practices in real-time family interactions.
• Experience with interviewing techniques and crisis intervention in complex or high-stress situations.
• Clear and concise written communication skills, including timely and accurate documentation.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with team members, families, community partners, and multidisciplinary systems.
• Commitment to culturally responsive practice, including awareness of systemic inequities and experience fostering inclusive environments.
• Lived or professional experience working with individuals and families from diverse backgrounds.
  
  

Boulder County is a workplace dedicated to supporting individuals and families of all types and to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and respectful environment for all employees. We prohibit unlawful discrimination against applicants and employees on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Benefits

As well as offering competitive pay and a caring work environment, Boulder County offers employees an array of benefits. For all FTE and Term employees, we provide:

Outstanding options of comprehensive health plans that include vision and dental coverage. Information can be found HERE.

Additional Benefits can be found HERE. (Download PDF reader)

• Including:
• Family-forming benefits- infertility treatment, adoption and surrogacy reimbursements
• 12 weeks Paid Caregiver leave
• Breast feeding friendly-work environment
• Sick child care, an infants-at-work policy
• Access to LifeMart discount hub, including discounts on childcare centers, event tickets, travel and more!
• Access to a nationally-recognized wellness program
• Employee Assistance Program
• PERA 401k
• Social Security retirement plans
• Additional Life and Disability Insurance
• Critical Illness and Accidental Insurance
• County-paid tuition assistance
• Eligible for PSLF- Public Service Loan Forgiveness
• Free EcoPass
• Hospital Indemnity
• ID Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance
• 8 Hours of Paid Public Service Leave

Generous paid time off

• Holidays
• New Year's Day January 1
• Martin Luther King's Birthday January
• Presidents' Day February
• Memorial Day May
• Juneteenth June 19
• Independence Day July 4
• Labor Day September
• Indigenous People's Day
• General Election Day November (first Tuesday after the first Monday, even years)
• Veterans' Day November 11
• Thanksgiving Day November
• Friday after Thanksgiving*
• Christmas Eve- ½ day (full day off depends on day of the week)
• Christmas Day December 25
• New Year’s Eve- ½ day (full day off depends on day of the week)
• Vacation**
• 80-hour bank of vacation at the time of hire
• Eight hours of vacation per month for the first year of continuous service, then accrue twelve hours of vacation per month after the first year of continuous service.
• Medical**
• Eight hours of medical leave for each month employed.

PERA- The County and all employees pay into both Social Security and PERA

• Employer contribution to Social Security: 7.65% of salary
• Employer contribution to PERA (Local Government Division- most county employees: 14.76%
• The District Attorney’s Office observe Francis Xavier Cabrini Day on the first Monday in October and omit the Friday after Thanksgiving
• Vacation and Medical leave are based off of full time FTE accruals. Part-time FTE/term employees accrue leave based on the percentage of time they work.
  
  

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Do you have a master's degree?

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• No
  
  

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Do you have at least two years of professional human services casework experience?

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How would you stay organized and manage your time to ensure documentation is timely, accurate, and useful for court and multidisciplinary teams?

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How do you build strong, collaborative relationships with team members across roles and disciplines?

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What do you find most rewarding and most challenging about working in child welfare?

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What does diversity mean to you?

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What educational, volunteer, and life experiences demonstrate your ability to contribute to Boulder County's goals of achieving racial equity and social justice?

Required Question

Employer Boulder County

Address 2025 14th Street

Boulder, Colorado, 80302

Phone 303-441-3525

Website http://www.bouldercounty.org