Family Time Program Social Case Worker

City and County of Denver • Denver, CO

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

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. New hires are typically brought into the organization between $62,000 - $66,000. 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 132 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 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, 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 currently seeking a top-notch, highly dedicated Social Case Worker to join the Family Time Program within the Child Welfare Services Division. In this role, you will be responsible for coordinating and scheduling supervised Family Time between children who are in out-of-home care and their parents/caregivers. Additionally, the Family Time Program Social Case Worker: Provides ongoing assessment describing the strengths, challenges and progress observed in the parent-child interaction during supervised Family Time, makes recommendations based on those assessments, and offers court testimony to their observations Provides a variety of services including transportation, icebreakers between parents and placements, attending Family Team Meetings, court hearings, and professional staffing's, and providing support to families through preparation and debriefing in conjunction with their Family Time Reviews the family’s history and partners with the family to incorporate their culture and identities in Family Time, including the identification of kin or other supports who could provide supervision for Family Time, if possible Delivers hands-on parent coaching interventions with parents/caregivers to build their parenting skills and support reunification Effectively partner with families, department staff, and external stakeholders to support families as they work towards reunification 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.

Requirements

• Requirements as set forth in Colorado Department of Human Services Volume 7 and/or Volume 30 regulations
• 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
• No substitution of experience for education is permitted. Additional appropriate education may be substituted for experience requirements
• 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
• 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.
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including after-school, evening, and weekend hours
• Experience in providing family engagement services
• Certification from the Colorado Child Welfare Academy
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Superior critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• The ability to work independently with integrity and reliability

Responsibilities

• Coordinating and scheduling supervised Family Time between children who are in out-of-home care and their parents/caregivers
• Provides ongoing assessment describing the strengths, challenges and progress observed in the parent-child interaction during supervised Family Time, makes recommendations based on those assessments, and offers court testimony to their observations
• Provides a variety of services including transportation, icebreakers between parents and placements, attending Family Team Meetings, court hearings, and professional staffing's, and providing support to families through preparation and debriefing in conjunction with their Family Time
• Reviews the family’s history and partners with the family to incorporate their culture and identities in Family Time, including the identification of kin or other supports who could provide supervision for Family Time, if possible
• Delivers hands-on parent coaching interventions with parents/caregivers to build their parenting skills and support reunification
• Effectively partner with families, department staff, and external stakeholders to support families as they work towards reunification

Benefits

• A guaranteed life-long monthly pension, once vested after 5 years of service
• 457B Retirement Plan
• 132 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees