Social Caseworker Manager - Family Connections Support

Larimer County; Fort Collins (CO); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits

FSA/HSA

Short/Long Term Disability

401(a) with employer match

Paid time off

Job summary

Larimer County is hiring a Social Caseworker Manager to lead the Family Time team within CYFA, ensuring timely supervised parenting time and safe reunification. You will coordinate with internal units and community partners, coach staff, and drive evidence-based permanency decisions.

The role requires strong policy understanding, excellent communication, and the ability to balance capacity with referrals while supporting families in navigating services.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a field related to child welfare supervisory duties.
• Three years of professional or internship experience in a human services setting; master's degree can substitute one year.
• Valid driver's license required by date of hire.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and support team members delivering services to children and parents.
• Manage caseloads for supervised parenting time and coordinate with internal teams and partners to pursue permanency.
• Collaborate with community partners to engage services when internal capacity is full.
• Ensure clear family-focused communication about service provision, progress, and barriers.
• Support staff in developing evidence-based skills and in presenting data-driven permanency assessments.
• Maintain and update Family Time procedures with changing legislation and practices.

Skills

Team leadership

Child welfare

Data analysis

Staff training

Stakeholder collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Master's degree in social work substitute experience

Driver's license

Job description

Overview

At Larimer County Department of Human Services, we strive to be responsive and provide timely resources in partnership with our community so individuals and families are healthy, supported, and safe. We are seeking a highly motivated, innovative, and enthusiastic staff member to join our Child, Youth, Family & Adult Protective Services (CYFA) Division as a Social Caseworker Manager.

At Larimer County Department of Human Services, we strive to be responsive and provide timely resources in partnership with our community so individuals and families are healthy, supported, and safe. We are seeking a highly motivated, innovative, and enthusiastic staff member to join our Child, Youth, Family & Adult Protective Services (CYFA) Division as a Social Caseworker Manager. The Family Connections Support Manager leads a team of skilled workers that are ensuring parents have regular family time with their children each week when out-of-home care is necessary. This team provides quality family time supervision for children in out-of-home placement and their parents, works to maintain and build safe, trusting relationships, supports parents in accessing community resources, coaches parents before and after sessions, and helps identify healthy supports. The Family Connections Support Manager position ensures no referrals go unmet by preemptively addressing safety risks and operational hurdles that threaten consistent family time. This position will supervise a team that is composed of full-time and temporary staff. These staff members work directly with children and their parents with open child welfare cases, scheduling and supervising family time, and actively supporting permanency for children. Staff support parents in building confidence and skills in developmentally appropriate, responsive parenting techniques. The Family Connections Support Manager trains, supports, role models, coaches, and supervises the performance of team members, providing regular supervision, clear feedback, and training opportunities to enhance and expand employee skills to effectively engage with parents, understand child developmental stages, utilize the 6 Protective Factors during parenting time, and understand the importance of clearly and accurately documenting the services provided, as well as the significance of assessing for the ongoing safety of each child. The schedule varies day to day, and this position is expected to work outside regular business hours as needed. This is a hybrid position and requires at least one day/week in the office. This position may require evening and weekend work as needed by staff during after-hours family times. You must have adequate internet access and space for remote work. Larimer County provides a one-time remote work stipend to assist with equipment and office supply needs for remote workspaces. You must submit three professional references with valid contact information as part of this application.

Responsibilities

• Supervising and supporting members of the team in the provision of quality services to children and parents.
• Managing the caseload for supervised parenting time; assigning families for services as quickly as possible, collaborating with multiple internal teams and community resources to work towards permanency for children.
• Collaborating and communicating with community partners to engage supervised parenting time services when the internal Family Time team is at capacity.
• Working with all CYFA Supervisors to ensure clear, consistent, family-focused communication about service provision, progress, and barriers in each case.
• Supports the team in developing, presenting, and providing meaningful information that supports and guides parents in their confidence and skill development.
• Maintains and updates Family Time procedures and policies, as needed, with legislation and practice changes.
• Explores and implements innovative parenting time modalities by continuously integrating current research, evidence-based practices, and evolving industry standards to promote timely and safe reunification.

To view the full job description, visit: https://www.larimer.gov/hr/careers/job-descriptions#/app/detail/Social_Caseworker_Manager

What We're Looking For

• Understanding of structured family interaction models designed to move past passive monitoring.
• In-depth knowledge of concurrent planning and the evidentiary standards courts require to assess parental progress versus simple compliance.
• Skill in training staff to translate raw, real-time observations into clear, data-driven permanency assessments that caseworkers and other professionals can act on.
• Ability to track metrics on case movement, evaluate family time effectiveness, and balance internal capacity against community-partner referrals to eliminate service bottlenecks.
• Ability to inspire active, outcome-driven support, building high morale within their team while maintaining rigorous accountability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree from a higher education institution with coursework related to the job responsibilities of child welfare social casework supervisor. Coursework examples can include and are not limited to, the development of human behavior, child development, family intervention techniques, diagnostic measures, or therapeutic techniques.
• Three (3) years of professional, internship, or volunteer work experience in a human services-related agency. A Master's degree or higher in a social work or human behavioral sciences field can substitute for one (1) year of professional, internship, or volunteer work experience in a human services-related agency.
• Possession of a valid Driver's License by date of hire.

Larimer County offers the following for all Regular, Limited Term, and Appointed positions:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits
• FSA or HSA, depending on medical plan
• Short and Long Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• Basic Life/Accidental Death & Dismemberment
• Accident Insurance
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Retirement Plan 401(a) with employer match
• 457(b) Deferred Compensation
• Paid time off including vacation, sick, and holidays

To view information on Larimer County's Benefits, visit https https://www.larimer.gov/hr/benefits .

Supplemental Information

Do you speak Spanish? You may be eligible to receive extra pay from Larimer County's Second Language Compensation Program. To learn more about the program visit: https://www.larimer.gov/hr/employee-relations/2nd-language-compensation

All new employees and rehires will be required to submit fingerprints for a CBI criminal background check (c.r.s. 26-6-104).

An offer of employment is contingent upon the successful completion of required pre-employment checks or testing.

All application components must be submitted by 11:59 PM MT on the listed closing date.

Larimer County is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment in all employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity or expression, and sexual orientation), national origin, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, military status, or any other characteristic protected by law or regulation.