- Pay
- $52k
- Where
- Oklahoma City, OK, United States
- Level
- Mid
This position is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Child Welfare Specialist IV H23D
Annual Salary: $52,217.89 + Full State Employee Benefits
Travel is EXTENSIVE. Must possess a valid driver's license and maintain required car insurance.
Minimum Qualifications
Master's Degree plus one year of experience as a Child Welfare Specialist;
OR a Bachelors Degree plus two years experience as a Child Welfare Specialist;
OR Three years of experience as a Child Welfare Specialist.
Job Responsibilities
Recruitment staff actively seek out prospective foster and adoptive families who have the ability to care for children.
Serve as lead worker or backup supervisor to a unit of lower-level Child Welfare Specialists.
Serve as team leader in case staff meetings, provide on-going case consultation and advise and train lower-level Child Welfare Specialists in case management and interpretation of policies and procedures.
Carry complex and difficult caseloads or are assigned responsibilities involving case consultation.
Conduct community engagement to find foster and adoptive families.
Meet with prospective foster and adoptive families to establish communication.
Oversee the approval process for prospective foster families. Approve families according to established standards for the type of care provided.
Provide analysis and report on the number of new foster families.
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If you have questions, please contact DHS.Careers@okdhs.org
OKDHS is a Fair Chance Employer.
This is a position in the Oklahoma Civil Service.
Announcement Number: 26-BC263
83009373/JR67358