Child Welfare Specialist III - OKDHS ONLY

THIS POSITION IS OPEN TO CURRENT OKDHS EMPLOYEES ONLY.

This position is located in Guthrie, Oklahoma.

Child Welfare Specialist III H23C

Annual Salary: $43,968.62 + Full State Employee Benefits

Shift-diff pay is paid after standard hours.

Applicants who possess a Master's Degree in Social Work will be entitled to a salary incentive of an additional 5%.

On-call positions will receive an additional bonus ranging from $100 to $150 every two weeks, depending on responsibilities.

Travel is OCCASIONAL. Must possess a valid driver's license and must maintain required car insurance.

Minimum Qualifications

A Master's degree.

OR a Bachelors Degree plus one year of experience as a Child Welfare Specialist.

OR Two years of experience as a Child Welfare Specialist.

Job Responsibilities

Position serves as a Family Meeting Continuum (FMC) Facilitator partnering with families in a manner that honors and respects the specific dynamics of the family unit in order to lead to more effective interventions with families and increase child safety outcomes.

Conducts Child Safety Meetings (CSM) to guide the decision-making process for determining the child’s safety needs and the best intervention strategy during the Child Protective Services (CPS) investigation process.

Identifies and supports the family's natural network of relatives and significant others to participate in safety planning and as placement resources, when necessary.

Develops specific individualized interventions that permit the child to remain safely in the least-intrusive, least-restrictive environment. Explores alternative safety interventions as a contingency plan.

Plans, facilitates, and documents family meetings throughout the life of the case in order to provide families a consistent moderator of family information and case dynamics.

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OKDHS is a Fair Chance Employer.

This is a position in the Oklahoma Civil Service.

Announcement Number: 24-KM093

83002800/JR31376