Child Welfare Investigator — Protect Vulnerable Kids

Florida; Florida; On-site; USD 50,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Florida Department of Children and Families is seeking a qualified individual for the role of Child Protective Investigator. The position involves conducting investigations of abuse, neglect, and other conditions affecting child safety, gathering information from interviews with children, families, and neighbors, and assessing risks to determine safety.

Cearly defined duties include coordinating with state attorney and law enforcement, providing families with resource linkages, and completing

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED with four years law enforcement experience or active military service (honorably discharged or status that current service reflects serving honorably); OR
• Associate degree or 60+ credit hours from an accredited college or university and two years of professional work experience (see examples below) or two years of law enforcement experience or active military service (honorably discharged or status that current service reflects serving honorably);
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university. Official letter from registrar or unofficial transcription with anticipated graduation dates must be provided for all diploma/degree requirements.

Responsibilities

• Conduct investigations of abuse, neglect, abandonment and/or special conditions for children
• Collect information through observation and interviews with the children, parents, relatives, and neighbors
• Assess danger threats, child vulnerabilities and caregiver protective capacities to determine safety
• Arrange emergency placement for any child that cannot safely remain in their home
• Notify state attorney, law enforcement and child protection teams
• Provide families with service linkages to agency and community resources
• Conduct initial/ongoing child present and impending danger assessments
• Report indication of abuse, neglect and/or abandonment to the Florida Abuse Hotline.

Education

High school diploma or GED with four years law enforcement experience or active military service

Associate degree or 60+ credit hours with two years of professional work experience or two years of law enforcement experience or active military service

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university

Job description

Florida Department of Children and Families is seeking a qualified individual for the role of Child Protective Investigator. The position involves conducting investigations of abuse, neglect, and other conditions affecting child safety, gathering information from interviews with children, families, and neighbors, and assessing risks to determine safety.

Cearly defined duties include coordinating with state attorney and law enforcement, providing families with resource linkages, and completing