Foster Support Lead Worker- Denver Human Services
Full Time
Denver, CO
Posted
Job description
About Our Job
This posting will accept applications until April 7th. Please apply as soon as possible.
About Denver Human Services
Denver Human Services provides support to one in three Denver residents. We envision a healthy community where people are connected, supported, safe, and well. Our services include food, cash and medical benefits, child support and veteran services, child welfare and adult protection, work opportunities, and more. If you are committed to supporting the health and strength of the community and want to be a part of an engaged workplace, we’d love to work with you!
About Protection & Prevention
Denver Human Services works to protect Denver's children, youth, adults, and elders by providing services and advocacy while promoting family stability, respecting diversity, and working to create and strengthen connections to community resources.
We work to prevent abuse by providing education, resources, and support to parents, families, and community organizations.
Denver Human Services is seeking a dedicated and experienced Lead Social Case Worker to serve on the
Placement Services team. Placement Services certifies foster homes and provides ongoing Foster Care Support. In this role, you will assist the Placement Services Supervisor, mentor staff, and lead the team by taking on high-level and complex cases.
As a Lead Social Case Worker, you will perform permanently assigned lead work over professional social case workers, assist with Social Case Worker Supervisor establish unit goals, plans, and specific unit functions. You will also provide intensive social case work services including case management, counseling, referral, placement, and assessment/evaluation.
The Lead Social Case Worker will:
- Assess high-risk level assessments and ongoing cases
- Coach, train, and mentor staff at various levels of experience
- Demonstrate critical decision-making skills with their staff and section
- Assist Social Case Worker Supervisors and perform supervisory roles in their absence
- Demonstrate competencies and critical decision-making skills when working with intake assessments, ongoing cases, and youth cases
- Lead by example and set a precedent for Social Case Workers
- Attend voices meetings and court hearings with Social Case Workers when needed
About You
Our ideal candidate has:
- Knowledge and experience working with foster/kinship providers
- The ability to engage and communicate with difficult personalities
- The capability to coach, train, and mentor others
- A positive, professional, and proactive attitude
We realize your time is valuable so please do not apply if you do not have at least the following required minimum qualifications:
- Education: Requirements as set forth in Colorado Department of Human Services Volume 7 and/or Volume 30 regulations
- Experience: Requirements as set forth in Colorado Department of Human Services Volume 7 and/or Volume 30 regulations. Three (3) years of post-graduation professional social case work experience at the type and level of Social Case Worker
- Education & Experience Equivalency: No substitution of experience for education is permitted. Additional appropriate education may be substituted for experience requirements
- Licensure & Certification: Requires a valid Driver’s License at the time of application. Licenses and certifications must be kept current as a condition of employment
NOTE: Denver Human Services works to ensure that all employees are paid equitably. Please ensure your resume is complete and accurate and that it includes all of your relevant work experience and education including job titles, description of assigned duties and all dates of employment periods that you would want to be considered when determining an offer amount.
Please attach your official or unofficial transcripts of your completed undergraduate and/or graduate degree and list of professional references to your application in the required attachment section.
About Everything Else
Job Profile
CA2694 Social Case Worker Lead
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Position Type
Unlimited
Position Salary Range
$63,801.00 - $105,272.00
Starting Pay
Although our full pay range is included above, the budgeted hiring range for this position is $63,801 - $84,536 based on education and experience.
Agency
Denver Human Services
The City and County of Denver provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, age, or any other status protected under federal, state, and/or local law.
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