Lead Intake Social Caseworker- Child Welfare

City and County of Denver • Denver, CO

3d • $68,773 - $113,476 • Hybrid

About The Position

Denver Human Services (DHS) is seeking a dedicated and experienced Lead Social Case Worker for the Intake section within Child Welfare Services. The Intake team is primarily responsible for investigating new allegations of abuse/neglect of children ages 0-18 in a fast-paced and demanding environment. The role involves contacting families, conducting interviews on behalf of the child, and maintaining professional contacts with community leaders and law enforcement representatives. As a Lead Social Case Worker, you will be a lead on a team of Social Case Workers, actively participating in leadership, supervision, and development. This role requires a strong team player with good decision-making skills and the ability to effectively handle conflicts. The Lead Social Case Worker will create and implement training and development plans, establish systems for managing high-volume workloads, obtain and maintain supervisory certification, and train Social Case Worker staff. The position also involves demonstrating critical decision-making skills with staff and the section, performing supervisory roles in the absence of supervisors, demonstrating competencies in intake assessments, ongoing cases, and youth cases, leading by example, and attending family team meetings and court hearings with Social Case Workers when needed.

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 a valid Driver’s License at the time of application.
• Licenses and certifications must be kept current as a condition of employment.
• Requires certification as a social case worker in Child Welfare or Adult Protective Services in accordance with CDHS regulations

Nice To Haves

• Experience with providing child protection services
• 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 family team meetings and court hearings with Social Case Workers when needed
• Investigating new allegations of abuse/neglect of children ages 0-18
• Contact families and conduct interviews on behalf of the child
• Maintain professional contacts with community leaders and regularly communicate with law enforcement representatives

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
• 12 paid holidays
• 1 personal holiday
• 1 Wellness day
• 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: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed