Intake Social Caseworker B (Hybrid)

Arapahoe County Government; Aurora (CO); Hybrid; USD 61,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Arapahoe County Government is seeking a Social Caseworker B at the Intake level for a hybrid role in Aurora, CO. You will perform complex case management for families where child abuse or neglect is present or suspected, with supervision by Child Welfare staff.

The role requires a social work or related degree, with specific experience criteria and pre-employment checks; a generous hiring range starts at roughly $61k. This position emphasizes community safety and family stability.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in social work or a human behavioral science field with one year of professional casework, case management, or human services experience; or internship with direct service.
• One year of volunteer service in a human services agency at 20 hours per week.

Responsibilities

• Provides professional case management by working with family and other professionals to assess safety and services, address the root cause of the referral, monitor case progress, and identify barriers to permanency and work with family to eliminate barriers, implement additional services that promote increased parental protective capacities with the goal of preventing re-incidence.
• Collaborates with families and collaterals such as law enforcement, medical personnel, CASA’s, GAL’s, treatment providers, schools, and family support networks to obtain additional information and coordinate services, schedule, or participate in any crossover or transfer meetings.
• Establishes rapport with family, attends family meetings, service reviews and staffing to develop knowledge of the case. Provides timely communication and reviews all pertinent documentation/reports to ensure effective services.
• Completes monthly face-to-face contacts with children and families to ensure effective assessment and decision-making related to case disposition.
• Provides case-specific documentation including development of family service plans, court documentation, TRAILS entries of face-to-face contact notes and other documentation, assessment completion, placement paperwork, service referrals, visitation assessments and other related tasks within regulated timeframes.
• Gathers and consolidate background information to present as documentation for court hearing, as progress reports in judicial reviews, or as summaries in facilitating appropriate placements.
• Attends court hearings and testifies in court as necessary, confers with lawyers, children, parents, witnesses, and significant others in reference to their respective roles.
• Participates in scheduled supervision, team meetings, unit meetings and division meetings. Perform as an active team member in RED team, Family Team Meetings, and other professional development work groups. Complete required and continuing education annually and obtains training or additional professional knowledge when needed.

Skills

Adaptability

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Policy knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in social work or human behavioral science

Master’s degree in social work or related field (meets requirements w/o experience)

Bachelor’s degree in unrelated fields with relevant coursework and experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

State/county case management systems

Job description

Arapahoe County Government is seeking a Social Caseworker B at the Intake level for a hybrid role in Aurora, CO. You will perform complex case management for families where child abuse or neglect is present or suspected, with supervision by Child Welfare staff.

The role requires a social work or related degree, with specific experience criteria and pre-employment checks; a generous hiring range starts at roughly $61k. This position emphasizes community safety and family stability.