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Website State of Washington
Job Description:
Do you want the ability to impact families in a positive way? We are currently seeking proactive learners and resilient contributors to join our Child Protective Services (CPS), Children and Family Welfare Services (CFWS), Family Assessment Response (FAR) and Family Voluntary Services (FVS) programs in our Whatcom County Bellingham office. These jobs focus on establishing meaningful relationships with families and the communities around them. You will empower families to contribute to their own solutions and success. It is essentially the core of preventive social services.
Job Responsibilities:
- Meet all casework management directives required by law, policy, and other mandates.
- Perform advanced level work in the investigation of child abuse and neglect allegations and specialized case management.
- Investigate allegations, assess complex family situations, and develop plans to protect children either in their own homes or out of home care through the intervention of the court system.
- Make findings of abuse or neglect based on the results of the investigation.
- Focus on understanding and respecting the strengths of families including their heritage, cultural beliefs and values, communication and learning styles.
- Work independently in devising your own work methods to provide an advanced level of specialized, culturally competent, and solution focused case management.
- Utilize the Child Health and Education Tracking (CHET) Screens.
- Provide accurate and timely entries into FamLink.
Job Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in social services, human services, behavioral sciences, or an allied field, and two years of paid social service experience performing functions equivalent to a Social Service Specialist 1.
OR - Master’s degree in social services, human services, behavioral sciences, or an allied field and one year of paid social service experience equivalent to a Social Service Specialist 1.
- Ability to make critical decisions, based on integration of information from multiple sources that may be discrepant, in high-stress situations
- Ability to engage children and families under difficult circumstances, to gather information to make accurate and precise decisions
- Proven ability to identify problems, develop and implement solutions
- Ability to communicate information both orally and in writing so others will understand
- Ability to remain calm when being confronted and to develop constructive and cooperative working relationships with others
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to successfully manage competing priorities
Job Details:
Company: State of Washington
Vacancy Type: Full Time
Job Functions: Information Technology
Job Location: Bellingham, WA, US
Application Deadline: N/A
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