After-Hours Social Service Specialist — On-Call

State of Washington; Colfax (WA); On-site; USD 66,000 - 93,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Washington seeks After-Hours Social Service Specialists to respond to reports of abuse and neglect during non-business hours in Region 1, Colfax. The role requires rapid in-person responses within the county and flexible on-call scheduling.

Positions offer career development, with pathways to Social Service Specialist 3 and opportunities to gain experience in protective services, documentation, and collaboration with law enforcement.

Qualifications

• Five (5) years of paid social service experience AND 30 semester or 45 quarter credits in a Social Service discipline.
• Bachelor’s degree in social services, human services, behavioral sciences, or any degree which includes 30 semester or 45 quarter credits in a Social Service discipline AND one (1) year of paid social service experience.
• Master's degree in social services, human services, behavioral sciences, or Master’s degree which includes 30 semester or 45 quarter credits in a Social Service discipline AND completed practicum.
• One (1) year of experience as a Social Service Specialist 1.

Responsibilities

• Respond to emergent requests and other after-hours requests.
• Meet required timeframes and complete documentation/paperwork in the FAMLINK database.
• Gather and document sufficient information to assess present danger and take protective action if danger is identified.
• Conduct 24-hour emergent face-to-face contacts for CPS Investigation cases and 72-hour non-emergent contacts for CPS/FAR cases.

Skills

Action-oriented learning

Needs-based service

Risk assessment awareness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in social services/human sciences

Master’s degree in social services (with practicum)

One year as Social Service Specialist 1

Job description

State of Washington seeks After-Hours Social Service Specialists to respond to reports of abuse and neglect during non-business hours in Region 1, Colfax. The role requires rapid in-person responses within the county and flexible on-call scheduling.

Positions offer career development, with pathways to Social Service Specialist 3 and opportunities to gain experience in protective services, documentation, and collaboration with law enforcement.