Caseworker III - Prevention Specialist

Job Title:  Caseworker III - Prevention
Department: Human Services
Immediate Supervisor: Child & Adult Protection Program Manager
Supervises: N/A
Pay Grade: NE8 - $23.26 - $32.57
Hiring Range: $23.26 – $27.94
Status: Full-Time
Classification: Non-Exempt
Primary Place of Work: 15193 HWY 119 Black Hawk, CO 80422
JOB DESCRIPTION:  
Primary Responsibility:  The Prevention Caseworker position provides social casework services for a variety of program areas including child abuse and neglect cases, youth-in-conflict cases, and adults unable to protect their own interests. The goal of the prevention caseworker is to work with families in the community to increase support surrounding protective factors, decrease the risk associated with the likelihood of child abuse and neglect, and decrease the likelihood of entry or reentry in to the child welfare system, as well as to provide support to other caseworkers as needed.
Duties:
The duties listed below are representative of, but do not necessarily include, all the duties and responsibilities that an individual in this position may be called upon to perform.

• Carries a caseload of prevention cases, attempting to engage families who have child welfare concerns but do not meet criteria for formal child protection assessment.
• Coordinates and completes home visits with clients to assess individual and family needs to identify potential resources and/or services.
• Provides information on available services. Organizes services such as life skills, child care, financial assistance, physical and mental health services and legal services.
• Transports clients to services as appropriate.
• Prepares and maintains case records, reports and documents which comply with state and federal standards.
• Maintains and cultivates partnerships with other community-based agencies through outreach.
• Participates in regular child welfare meetings, supervision and training.
• Prepares and participates in the RED team process to direct referrals.
• Conducts or assists other caseworker to complete assessments of alleged abuse, neglect and parent conflicts, determines if situation warrants placing children outside the home, supervises placement of children in foster care and coordinates parenting time, and determines when and if to recommend that children return to the home.
• Provides or assists other caseworkers in providing intake assessments and evaluations, ongoing services and case planning to a variety of other cases including adults unable to protect their own interests, family conflicts and you in conflict cases.
• Develops or assists other caseworkers to develop effective case plans and provides services to families regarding parenting skills, family dynamics, parent-child relationships, and conflict with the community. Assesses any new child abuse allegations and provides crisis intervention in these situations.
• Answers hotline calls for child welfare and adult protection. Receives incoming calls of a possible crisis nature. Gathers all information needed utilizing screening questions and documents in the statewide databases.
• May be required to testify in court on a variety of cases; makes recommendations to the courts on abuse and neglect cases, placement of children and guardianship of adults.

Additional Job Duties:

• Performs other appropriate duties as assigned and any duties needed to stabilize an emergency situation in the county.

Hours:

• Must be available for on-call coverage; including nights and weekends.

Minimum job requirements:

• Must possess FEMA ICS 100 and 700 certifications within 6 months of employment (County supported after hired)
• Must have a valid Colorado Driver’s License without any restrictions due to driving record.  Must also be able to drive a county vehicle.

Ability to:

• Maintain a high level of professionalism and confidentiality.
• Accurately and effectively transmit and receive information that is necessary to the accomplishment of goals and objectives including effective written and oral
• Exercise independent judgment and critical thought.
• Maintain courteous and effective working relationships with the public, county departments, co-workers and other agencies.
• Must pass background check, including traffic and criminal and a pre-employment drug screening

Salary : $8 - $23