Child Protection Case Manager & Family Advocate

State of Montana; Montana; Hybride; USD 52 000 - 70 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) invites applications for a Child Protection Specialist within the Child and Family Services Division. You will investigate child maltreatment, support families, and coordinate with agencies to ensure child safety.

Travel, in-home visits, and occasional evenings or weekends are required. The role emphasizes empathy, resilience, and strong case planning to keep children safe and families strong.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in social work, human services, psychology, or related degree.
• Two years of social services work experience, or directly related work experience, working with children and families in difficult and sometimes volatile situations.

Responsabilités

• Conducts timely assessments of reports of child maltreatment using standardized safety assessment tools and decision-making guides.
• Carries a caseload and keeps all case file documentation current.
• Works collaboratively with law enforcement, other welfare professionals, and agencies.
• Prepares for and testifies in court, preliminary hearings, MDT meetings, family partnership meetings, and court hearings.
• Places child(ren) in out-of-home care when necessary and ensures placements are safe and in the child’s best interests; connects families to resources.
• Assures child(ren) is evaluated to determine medical and psychological needs; designs case plans and monitors progress.
• Travel frequently for in-home visits and interviews; may include out-of-state travel; may require travel documents.
• Evening, weekend, or holiday work and rotating on-call responsibilities.

Connaissances

Stress tolerance

Self-management

Decision making

Advocacy

Teamwork

Critical thinking

Engaging families

Calm under pressure

Tech literacy

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in social work

Description du poste

The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) invites applications for a Child Protection Specialist within the Child and Family Services Division. You will investigate child maltreatment, support families, and coordinate with agencies to ensure child safety.

Travel, in-home visits, and occasional evenings or weekends are required. The role emphasizes empathy, resilience, and strong case planning to keep children safe and families strong.