Sex Abuse and Trafficking Social Case Worker

City and County of Denver; United States; Hybrid; USD 62,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan

457B Retirement Plan

PTO + holidays

Medical, dental and vision plans

Job summary

The City and County of Denver’s Denver Human Services is seeking a Social Case Worker for the Sexual Abuse Intervention Team within Child Welfare Services. You will provide case management, consultation, and education to families affected by sexual abuse, collaborating with victims, offenders, and trafficking survivors to support safety and well‑being.

The role requires a Colorado social case work certification, a bachelor’s degree in a related field, and 2+ years of relevant experience.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a self-starter and exceptional organizational skills
• Certification to provide social case work practice in the State of Colorado
• 2+ years of social case work experience with children, youth, and families
• Flexibility with working with victims of sexual abuse and their offenders
• Experience with providing case management to victims of suspected or confirmed human trafficking

Responsibilities

• Performs case management activities involving complex problems and develops wrap around services
• Conducts needs assessment and interviews defined clients and/or family members
• Evaluates client needs, motivation, and pattern of responsibility; reviews case records
• Reviews case with supervisor or senior staff to discuss prognosis and needed services
• Develops and implements treatment plans with referrals and crisis intervention
• Establishes and coordinates services with community agencies; evaluates contracted services
• Represents the department in accordance with regulations
• Prepares case records, reports, and documents to meet standards; testifies in court as needed
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Skills

Self-starter / organizational skills

Colorado social case work certificate

2+ years social case work with youth &

Experience with sexual abuse victims

Experience with human trafficking case

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Job description

About Our Job Who We Are 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. 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.

What We Offer

The City and County of Denver offers a competitive salary commensurate with education and experience. The targeted salary range for this position is $62,000.00 - $66,000.00/year, based on education and experience. We also offer generous benefits for full-time employees which includes 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 + 13 paid holidays, 1 personal holiday, 1 Wellness Day 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

The Child Welfare Services Division of Denver Human Services is currently seeking an experienced, compassionate, and dedicated individual to serve as a Social Case Worker with the Sexual Abuse Intervention Team in the Child Welfare Services. In this role, you will provide case management, consultation, and education to families impacted by sexual abuse. You will also work with sexual abuse victimsand offenders, human trafficking victims, and sexually acting out children and youth under 18 years of age and their families.

• Performs case management activities involving complex problems/cases, assesses individual and family needs, develops appropriate service and/or treatment plan, and develops wrap around services to maintain children in the home, counseling referrals, and when determined out of home placement monitoring and services
• Conducts needs assessment, ascertains nature and extent of complaint and severity of problems, and interviews defined clients and/or family members to elicit information to determine client's/family's medical, employment, economic, educational, and emotional history
• Evaluates client's needs, interest, motivation, and pattern of responsibility, reviews case records for client and family strengths and needs, socio-economic history, previous treatment, and services experience, and/or special problems and needs
• In addition, caseworker’s review and discusses case, problems, prognosis, behavior patterns, and needed services with a supervisor or other senior level staff
• Develops and implements a treatment plan that provides a variety of social services and referrals to meet social, behavioral, medical, and/or psychological needs, recommends and refers clients to appropriate support agencies and programs, and provides continuous counseling and crisis intervention to achieve objectives
• Establishes, maintains, and coordinates services and activities with relevant community agencies, monitors and evaluations activities of agencies contracted to provide a variety of social services, and evaluates progress of placements and/or other services
• Represents the department in accordance with Volume 7 and city rules and regulations
• Prepares case records, reports, and documents and compiles with state and federal standards in providing case notes, treatment plans, and evaluations
• Testifies in court as needed by providing expert testimony and preparing comprehensive reports that allow the court to make finding and recommendations that affect court-ordered treatment plans
• Performs other related duties as assigned

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.

• Proven experience as a self-starter and exceptional organizational skills
• Certification to provide social case work practice in the State of Colorado
• 2+ years of social case work experience with children, youth, and families
• Flexibility with working with victims of sexual abuse and their offenders
• Experience with providing case management to victims of suspected or confirmed human trafficking

Minimum Qualifications

Education requirement: Requirements as set forth in Colorado Department of Human Services Volume 7 and/or Volume 30 regulations. A bachelor’s degree from a higher education institution with at least fifteen (15) college level credit hours related to the job responsibilities of child welfare social caseworker. Course work examples can include and are not limited to, the development of human behavior, child development, family intervention techniques, diagnostic measures, counseling, psychology, or therapeutic techniques

Experience Requirement

Professional, internship, or volunteer work experience in a human services related agency, as required by Colorado Department of Human Services Volume 7 and/or Volume 30 regulations

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 post-hire completion of certification requirements to be 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

Application Deadline

This posting is expected to stay open until November 8th.

About Everything Else

Job Profile CS2686 Social Case Worker To view the full job profile including position specifications, physical demands, and probationary period,

Position Type Unlimited

Position Salary Range $60,064.00 - $99,105.00

Target Pay $62,000.00 - $66,000.00/year, 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.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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.

Accessibility

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Right to Work

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