Permanency Child Protection Lead Social Case Worker

City and County of Denver; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 67,000 - 111,000; Full time

Job summary

Join the City and County of Denver as a Permanency Child Protection Lead Social Case Worker, where you will lead a dedicated team providing essential services to vulnerable children and families. Leverage your experience in child welfare to make a lasting impact within a supportive and dynamic work environment, while enjoying competitive pay and excellent benefits including generous PTO and retirement plans.

Benefits

Life-long monthly pension

457B Retirement Plan

140 hours of PTO earned in the first year

Paid holidays and personal days

Medical, dental, and vision plans

Qualifications

• Requires certification as a social case worker in accordance with CDHS regulations.
• Extensive experience with child protection in a county-level child welfare environment.
• Requires a valid Driver’s License.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of 4 Social Case Workers.
• Provide intensive case work services including counseling and assessment.
• Participate in leadership and supervision of staff.

Skills

Critical decision-making

Team leadership

Conflict resolution

Education

Certification as a Social Case Worker

Undergraduate degree in social work

Job description

Permanency Child Protection Lead Social Case Worker

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About Our Job

With competitive pay, great benefits, and endless opportunities, working for the City and County of Denver means seeing yourself working with purpose — for you, and those who benefit from your passion, skills and expertise. Join our diverse, inclusive and talented workforce of more than 11,000 team members who are at the heart of what makes Denver, Denver.

About Our Job

With competitive pay, great benefits, and endless opportunities, working for the City and County of Denver means seeing yourself working with purpose — for you, and those who benefit from your passion, skills and expertise. Join our diverse, inclusive and talented workforce of more than 11,000 team members who are at the heart of what makes Denver, Denver.

What We Offer

The City and County of Denver offers a competitive salary commensurate with education and experience. The full salary range for this position is $67,161 - $110,816 with a hiring range of $71,000 - $88,988. We also offer generous benefits for full-time employees which include but are not limited to:

• A guaranteed life-long monthly pension, once vested after 5 years of service
• 457B Retirement Plan
• 140 hours of PTO earned within first year + 12 paid holidays, 1 personal holiday, and 1 volunteer day per year
• Competitive medical, dental and vision plans effective within 1 month of start date
  
  
  

Location

The City and County of Denver supports a hybrid workplace model. Employees work where needed, at a job site several days a week and off-site as needed. Employees must work within the state of Colorado on their off-site days.

What You’ll Do

At Denver Human Services (DHS), we envision a healthy community where people are connected, supported, safe, and well. One in three people in Denver turn to DHS for support at all stages of life. Our employees help children, at-risk adults, families, and individuals navigate social and economic pressures by connecting them to services and experts who support their overall well-being.

About Protection & Prevention

Denver Human Services works to protect Denver's children, youth, adults, and at—risk adults by providing services and advocacy while promoting family stability, respecting diversity, and working to create and strengthen connections to community resources. We work to prevent abuse by providing education, resources, and support to parents, families, and community organizations. Denver Human Services is seeking committed, passionate Social Case Workers to serve our Child Welfare Services clients.

We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Lead Social Case Worker to serve on the Permanency Child Protection team. In this role, you will be a lead on a team of 4 Social Case Workers and actively participate in leadership, supervision and development. You should be a strong team player and possess good decision-making skills and the ability to effectively handle conflicts.

The Permanency Child Protection team primarily provides service to children ages 11 and under. Therefore, it is imperative that the Lead Social Case Worker has a clear understanding of child development and the impact of child abuse and neglect on both children and their families.

The Lead Social Case Worker will perform permanently assigned lead work over professional social case workers, assist the Social Case Worker Supervisor with establishing unit goals, plans, and specific unit functions. You will provide intensive social case work services including case management, counseling, referral, placement, and assessment/evaluation.

The Permanency Child Protection Lead Social Case Worker will:

• Maintain current supervisory certification and participate in training the Social Case Worker staff
• Demonstrate critical decision-making skills with their staff and section
• Assist Social Case Worker Supervisors and perform supervisory roles in their absence
• Demonstrate competencies and critical decision-making skills when working with intake assessments, ongoing cases, and youth cases
• Coach, train, and mentor staff at various levels of experience
• Lead by example and set a precedent for Social Case Workers
• Attend voices meetings and court hearings with Social Case Workers when needed
  
  
  

What You’ll Bring

We value diversity of ethnicity, race, socioeconomic status, sexual identity, gender, religion, language, ability, and experience and exemplify this through the makeup of our team at all levels. You'll be right at home here if you cultivate strong relationships and push yourself, your work, the people around you and Denver to the next level.

Our ideal candidate has some or all the following experience, skills, and characteristics:

• Previous leadership experience
• Extensive experience with Child Protection in a County level Child Welfare environment
• A certification as a Social Case Worker from the Colorado Child Welfare Academy
• A positive, professional, and proactive attitude
  
  
  

Required Minimum Qualifications

• Education requirement: Requirements as set forth in Colorado Department of Human Services Volume 7 and/or Volume 30 regulations
• Experience Requirement: Requirements as set forth in Colorado Department of Human Services Volume 7 and/or Volume 30 regulations. Three (3) years of post-graduation professional social case work experience at the type and level of Social Case Worker
• Education/Experience Equivalency: No substitution of experience for education is permitted. Additional appropriate education may be substituted for experience requirements
• Licensure: Requires a valid Driver’s License at the time of application. Requires certification as a social case worker in Child Welfare or Adult Protective Services in accordance with CDHS regulations. Licenses and certifications must be kept current as a condition of employment
  
  
  

Additional Document

Please attach your official or unofficial transcripts of your completed undergraduate and/or graduate degree and list of professional references to your application in the required attachment section.

Denver Human Services works to ensure that all employees are paid equitably. Please ensure your resume is complete and accurate and that it includes all of your relevant work experience and education including job titles, description of assigned duties and all dates of employment periods that you would want to be considered when determining an offer amount.

Application Deadline

This position is expected to stay open until June 17th. Please submit your application as soon as possible and no later than June 17th at midnight to ensure consideration.

About Everything Else

Job Profile

CS2694 Social Case Worker Lead

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Position Type

Unlimited

Position Salary Range

$67,161.00 - $110,816.00

Target Pay

Although our full pay range is included above, the budgeted hiring range for this position is $71,000 - $88,988 based on education and experience.

Agency

Denver Human Services

Redeployment during Citywide Emergencies

City and County of Denver employees may be re-deployed to work in other capacities in their own agencies or in other city agencies to support core functions of the city during a citywide emergency declared by the Mayor.

The City and County of Denver provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, age, or any other status protected under federal, state, and/or local law.

It is your right to access oral or written language assistance, sign language interpretation, real-time captioning via CART, or disability-related accommodations. To request any of these services at no cost to you, please contact [e-mail] with three business days’ notice.

Applicants for employment with the City and County of Denver must have valid work authorization that does not require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the U.S.

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