Family Services Specialist

the South Dakota State Government • Mobridge, SD

7d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Division of Child Protection Services impacts children and families' lives every day by assessing safety, providing intervention, and securing stability for children. If you are committed to helping children and families; have excellent customer service, communication, and problem-solving skills; and are dedicated to achieving positive outcomes for children and families, this may be an opportunity for you to make a difference in a child's life. This position is responsible for completing assessments with families from diverse economic, educational, and cultural backgrounds alleged to have maltreated their children including analysis of danger threats to children; providing intervention services with families after a determination has occurred that conditions in the home threaten child safety; providing ongoing safety management through out of home placement of child or an in home safety plan when children remain in the home; working with the court system including testifying when children are placed in the custody of the state; finding foster and adoptive homes for children; recommending placements; monitoring children placed in out of home care; case planning; assessing needs of resource families and providing support services; identifying and locating relatives for possible placement resources for children placed in out of home care; responding to emergencies regarding reports of alleged child abuse and/or neglect on a 24 hour basis.

Requirements

• A valid driver's license
• Resume attached
• Successful applicant(s) will be required to undergo a background investigation
• Successful applicant(s) will undergo an abuse and neglect screening
• Must apply online
• Identity and eligibility to work in the United States must be verified
• Employment Eligibility Verification, Form I-9 must be completed

Nice To Haves

• A bachelor's degree in a human service-related field is preferred.
• Relevant experience may be considered.
• National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC) - not necessary to be considered

Responsibilities

• Completing assessments with families from diverse economic, educational, and cultural backgrounds alleged to have maltreated their children including analysis of danger threats to children
• Providing intervention services with families after a determination has occurred that conditions in the home threaten child safety
• Providing ongoing safety management through out of home placement of child or an in home safety plan when children remain in the home
• Working with the court system including testifying when children are placed in the custody of the state
• Finding foster and adoptive homes for children
• Recommending placements
• Monitoring children placed in out of home care
• Case planning
• Assessing needs of resource families and providing support services
• Identifying and locating relatives for possible placement resources for children placed in out of home care
• Responding to emergencies regarding reports of alleged child abuse and/or neglect on a 24 hour basis

Benefits

• $2,000.00 Hiring Incentive
• $2.50 Geographic Differential Pay
• Health insurance option with $0 premium
• Eleven paid holidays
• Generous vacation and sick leave accrual
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Other insurance options
• Retirement benefits (member of Class A retirement under SDRS)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level