Protective Services Caseworker: Safeguarding Children

State of New Hampshire; Laconia (NH); On-site; USD 47,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

State of New Hampshire’s Department of Health and Human Services, Division for Children, Youth, and Families, seeks entry-level to advanced CPS Workers in the Laconia area. Responsibilities focus on protective services casework, investigations, safety planning, and collaboration with families and community partners to safeguard children.

Positions range from CPSW I to CPSW IV, with qualifications spanning 2.5 years of education/experience up to a bachelor’s degree plus several years.

Qualifications

• Education/experience requirements vary by level (I–IV).
• Education and/or experience must be in social work, case management, psychology, human services, criminal justice, or related fields.
• Substitution rules allow education for experience and vice versa.

Responsibilities

• Conduct entry-level protective services casework assessing reports of abuse/neglect.
• Ensure child safety and family welfare per Practice Model.
• Coordinate services to support reunification and permanency where appropriate.
• Engage with community partners to promote prevention of child abuse and neglect.

Education

2.5 years edu/exp

AA + 2 yrs exp

BA + 1.5 yrs exp

BA + 3 yrs exp

Job description

State of New Hampshire’s Department of Health and Human Services, Division for Children, Youth, and Families, seeks entry-level to advanced CPS Workers in the Laconia area. Responsibilities focus on protective services casework, investigations, safety planning, and collaboration with families and community partners to safeguard children.

Positions range from CPSW I to CPSW IV, with qualifications spanning 2.5 years of education/experience up to a bachelor’s degree plus several years.