Social Case Worker IV - Lead Worker - Assessment/Permanency/Sex Abuse -164759
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Social Case Worker IV - Lead Worker - Assessment/Permanency/Sex Abuse -164759
Salary
$66,798.30 - $73,863.49 Annually
Location
Westminster, CO
Job Type
Regular Full-time
Job Number
07012
Department
Human Services
Division
HS Child Welfare
Opening Date
04/18/2025
Closing Date
5/2/2025 4:30 PM Mountain
Our Mission
To responsibly serve the Adams County community with integrity and innovation.
EEO
Adams County is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to have a workforce that reflects the community we serve. No person is unlawfully excluded from employment opportunities based on race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status,marital status or any other legally protected characteristic.
Position classification
Hybrid -- Job duties and expectations allow for onsite and remote work scheduled every week. Employees in this classification are regularly scheduled onsite one (1) to four (4) days per week based on the County needs and as determined by Department Director. Hybrid classified roles can be onsite more than the set minimum based on employee preference.
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What Success Looks Like In This Job
Position classification
Hybrid -- Job duties and expectations allow for onsite and remote work scheduled every week. Employees in this classification are regularly scheduled onsite one (1) to four (4) days per week based on the County needs and as determined by Department Director. Hybrid classified roles can be onsite more than the set minimum based on employee preference.
At Adams County, we value workplace flexibility. This role offers both hybrid-remote working arrangements as well as flexible scheduling options after initial training period of 90 days.
Primary Responsibilities for Success
We are seeking a professional, caring candidate to provide case management for an ongoing caseload, in which inter-familial sex abuse has compromised safety. Candidate will provide protection, case management, ongoing safety management, treatment planning, court intervention, and community collaboration with intact families (with children ages 0-18) and those in which children are in out-of-home placements. Candidate will conduct family assessments, intervention, and coordination of services to promote increased parental protective capacities and safety for children and youth; work to ensure permanency for children/youth within 12 months, and diligently complete face-to-face contacts with children and families to ensure effective assessment and decision-making related to case disposition. Candidate will also provide training and mentoring for new and veteran workers and may provide coverage when the Unit Supervisor is unavailable.
Hiring range = $ 66,798.30 - $73,863.49 / Full Range = $ 64,229.13 - $ 93,132.23
Examples of Duties for Success
This position can do a combination of both Assessment, Permanency, and Sex Abuse duties depending on the need of the agency.
Assessment
Responds to allegations of reports of abuse and neglect of children/youth.
Assesses reports of abuse and neglect of children. Interviews and observes victims, offenders, witnesses, caregivers, and collateral agencies to ensure the safety of the child and determine the validity of the allegations. Recognizes and identifies risk factors and dynamics of child abuse, child neglect, and family functioning (includes specialized caseload).
Provides crisis intervention while evaluating and assessing a family's needs. Complete assessments within 60 days and determine whether long term support and services are necessary in order to achieve child/youth safety and well-being.
Prepares court reports, attends court hearings, testifies in court hearings and proceedings, consults with attorneys, judges, and guardians-ad-litem.
Ability to take more complex/difficult assessments.
Performs other related duties and responsibilities as required.
Permanency
Provides case-specific documentation including development of family service plans, court documentation, TRAILS entries of ROC notes and other documentation, assessment completion, placement paperwork, service referrals, family time assessments, and other related tasks. Reviews reports from service providers to ensure effectiveness of services.
Provides face-to-face contact with clients as required by regulatory standards and agency policy (may sometimes include in-state and/or out-of-state travel).
Engage family/youth in finding permanent connections and participates in Family Engagement Meetings and Permanency Roundtables.
Prepares court reports, attends court hearings, testifies in court hearings and proceedings, consults with attorneys regarding legal aspects of cases.
Supervises parenting time for children and families on caseload. May also facilitate goodbye sessions between parents and children when termination of parental rights is necessary.
Ability to take more complex/difficult cases.
Performs other related duties and responsibilities as required.
Provides customer service through timely response to phone calls, e-mails, letters and other communication. Provides direct problem-solving services with clients and collaterals in a professional and courteous manner.
Provides crisis management for case-specific emergencies, including placements and removals of children as needed to ensure safety. Provides ongoing safety monitoring and assessment, and develops/updates safety plans as required to ensure safety for children on caseload.
Qualifications for Success
Child welfare knowledge including healthy child development, understanding of the dynamics and effects of abuse and neglect and interface of culture and family systems, as well as experience working with children and youth ages 0-18.
Knowledge of the dynamics of sex abuse and impact on family systems, as well as familiarity with key treatment interventions for victims, offenders and families to promote healing and ensure safety. Ability to work with offenders, non-offending parents, and victims is essential for systemic family casework.
Provides customer service through timely response to phone calls, e-mails, letters and other communication. Provides direct problem-solving services with clients and collaterals in a professional and courteous manner.Provides crisis management for case-specific emergencies, including placements and removals of children as needed to ensure safety. Provides ongoing safety monitoring and assessment, and develops/updates safety plans as required to ensure safety for children on caseload
Ability to demonstrate empathy and a strength-based trauma informed approach with families involved in the child welfare system.
Knowledge of assessment and permanency case requirements and ability to perform tasks associated within each role.
Assessing safety of a child/youth and making decisions based on information available and the ability to utilize critical thinking skills to work difficult or complicated cases.
Ability to build, maintain, collaborate, and foster positive and harmonious working professional relationships with varied backgrounds and disciplines.
Ability to prioritize, manage time effectively, show initiative, and ability to organize oneself.
Ability to effectively partner with others to solve problems and concerns, including conflict resolution with upset clients and manage crises in a calm manner.
Ability to @type, utilize computers, and computer programs required to ensure effective entry of information into statewide client information system (TRAILS), as well as to complete referrals through agency platforms and other computer-based systems.
Communicate clearly and concisely, ability to effectively review documents and synthesize into accurate, professionally written documents.
Ability and willingness to accommodate clients' schedules by meeting outside of normal business hours at times.
Ability to engage in scheduled supervision, team meetings, section meetings, and division meetings.
Ability to meet all required state and agency trainings requirements on an annual (or as required) basis.
Ability to train and mentor new team members to Child Welfare State and Federal mandates as well as provide a best practice approach.
Participates in red teams, group supervision and staffing's.
Ability to demonstrate professionalism during court proceedings.
Ability to meet Child Welfare State and Federal mandates and time frames.
More Qualifications for Success
Experience:
Three (3) years of full time professional social casework experience, acquired after the degree in a public or private social services agency, in an area appropriate to the position.
Education and Training:
Bachelor's Degree in one of the human behavioral science fields.
Proof of education, (degree or transcripts), and license (if candidate has received one) are required.
License or Certificate:
Colorado Child Welfare Caseworker certification required and must be completed within three (3) months of employment, through the Colorado Training Academy (State Child Welfare). Certification through another State will require proof of completion and may substitute for all or part of the training required by Colorado.
Possession of a valid driver's License and proof of automotive insurance.
Background Check:
Must pass a criminal background check.
INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY: Employees who are currently in a case manager/case-carrying position in Children and Family Services (CFS) may have a 120-day delayed transfer/promotion period prior to moving into any new position in Human Services.
Other:
Bilingual applicants are preferred and may receive a Language Pay incentive based on usage.
Ability to work in a standard office environment.
Ability to utilize personal vehicle or other mode of transportation to make visits to client homes, travel to court, and other public facilities in all @types of weather.
Ability to carry large case files.
Ability to conduct home visits in unknown and uncontrolled settings which may include animals, feces, airborne contaminants, gang members, weapons, and other environmental hazards.
Adams County complies with Colorado's Job Application Fairness Act ("JAFA"). JAFA prohibits employers from asking individuals to disclose their age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation on an initial employment application. However, additional application materials such as certifications and transcripts containing this information may be required for certain positions; if such additional materials are requested, applicants may redact information that identifies the applicant's age, date of birth, or dates or attendance or graduation.
Adams County provides a comprehensive benefits package to employees that goes above and beyond what is offered at most organizations.
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Benefits You Expect:
AFLAC Supplemental Medical Insurance
Basic Term Life & Optional Term Life Insurance
Deferred Compensation Plan
Dental/Vision/Medical Plans
Generous Vacation/Sick leave
Long-Term Disability
Retirement Plan
Short-Term Disability
Plus some you might not expect:
Employee Assistance Program
Employee Fitness Center
Employee Health Clinics
Flexible Work Schedules
Recreation Center Discounts
Training & Tuition Reimbursement Programs
Wellness programs
Lactation friendly certified workplace
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Please be aware that your cover letter and resume will not be accessed in the initial screening process, so you must complete your application and supplemental questions with as much detail as possible. 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 cover letter and resume will then be accessible to the hiring team. Information provided on the application is used to determine if a candidate meets minimum qualifications. Only information provided at the time of the application being completed will be considered and additional information that is not listed on the application will not be considered when deciding if a candidate meets or does not meet the qualifications. Applicants are STRONGLY encouraged to include all information and details on their application. I understand and agree that only information provided at the time of my application will be used to determine if I meet the minimum requirements for this position.
Yes, I understand and agree
Yes, I understand but disagree.
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Do you possess 3 years of full-time professional social casework experience, acquired after the degree in a public or private social services agency, in an area appropriate to the position?
Yes
No
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Do you possess a Bachelor's degree in one of the human behavioral science fields?
Yes
No
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Do you possess or have the ability to obtain within 3 months the Colorado Child Welfare Caseworker certification?
Yes, I currently possess the Colorado Child Welfare Caseworker certification.
Yes, I can obtain the Colorado Child Welfare Caseworker certification during the normal course of work within 3 months of hire.
I do not possess the certification and would not obtain the certificate.
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Do you currently possess a valid driver's License and proof of automotive insurance?
Yes
No
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Describe a time when you led a team through a significant change in child welfare policies, programs, or practices. How did you engage staff, manage resistance, and ensure the change aligned with organizational goals and client outcomes? If you have not, how would you?
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How do you model and reinforce standards of dignity, respect, and professionalism in interactions with families, staff, and stakeholders? Share an example of how you have addressed a situation where these values were compromised.
Required Question
Employer
Adams County
Address
4430 S. Adams County Parkway, Suite C4000BBrighton, Colorado, 80601-8213
Website
http://www.adcogov.org/current-career-opportunities
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