Intake Lead Social Case Worker
About The Position
Denver Human Services is seeking a dedicated and experienced Lead Social Case Worker for the Intake section within Child Welfare Services. The Intake team primarily is responsible for investigating new allegations of abuse/neglect of children ages 0-18 in a fast-paced and demanding environment. You will also be expected to contact families and conduct interviews on behalf of the child, as well as maintain professional contacts with community leaders and regularly communicate with law enforcement representatives. As a Lead Social Case Worker, you will be a lead on a team of Social Case Workers and actively participate in leadership, supervision and development. You should be a strong team player and possess good decision-making skills and the ability to effectively handle conflicts. The Lead Social Case Worker will perform permanently assigned lead work over professional social case workers, assist with Social Case Worker Supervisor establish unit goals, plans, and specific unit functions. You will provide intensive social case work services including case management, counseling, referral, placement, and assessment/evaluation.
Requirements
- Requirements as set forth in Colorado Department of Human Services Volume 7 and/or Volume 30 regulations
- Three (3) years of post-graduation professional social case work experience at the type and level of Social Case Worker
- Requires certification as a social case worker in Child Welfare or Adult Protective Services in accordance with CDHS regulations
- By position, requires a valid Driver’s License at the time of application.
Nice To Haves
- Intake experience
- Spanish bilingual proficiency
- Experience with Differential Response
- Strong organizational skills
- Superior critical thinking, problem-solving, and conflict resolution skills
- Demonstrated communication and writing skills
- A positive, professional, and proactive attitude
- Certification from the Colorado Child Welfare Academy
- Extensive experience with Child Protection in a County level Child Welfare environment
Responsibilities
- Create and implement a training and development plan for workers at all levels that encourages professional growth and commitment to excellence
- Create and implement a system that helps staff manage workload at a high volume and fast pace
- Obtain and maintain supervisory certification and participate in training the Social Case Worker staff
- Maintain current supervisory certification and participate in training the Social Case Worker staff
- Demonstrate critical decision-making skills with their staff and section
- Assist Social Case Worker Supervisors and perform supervisory roles in their absence
- Demonstrate competencies and critical decision-making skills when working with intake assessments, ongoing cases, and youth cases
- Lead by example and set a precedent for Social Case Workers
- Attend voices meetings and court hearings with Social Case Workers when needed
Benefits
- 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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
