Sex Abuse & Trafficking Social Case Worker

City and County of Denver • Denver, CO

4d • Onsite

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.

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, adults, and elders 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. The Child Welfare Services Division of Denver Human Services is currently seeking an experienced, compassionate, and dedicated individual to serve as a Social Case Worker with the Sexual Abuse Intervention Team in the Child Welfare Services. In this role, you will provide case management, consultation, and education to families impacted by sexual abuse. You will also work with sexual abuse victims and offenders, human trafficking victims, and sexually acting out children and youth under 18 years of age and their families.

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.
• 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
• Applicants for employment with the City and County of Denver must have valid work authorization that does not require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the U.S.

Nice To Haves

• Proven experience as a self-starter and exceptional organizational skills
• Certification to provide social case work practice in the State of Colorado
• 2+ years of social case work experience with children, youth, and families
• Flexibility with working with victims of sexual abuse and their offenders
• Experience with providing case management to victims of suspected or confirmed human trafficking

Responsibilities

• Performs case management activities involving complex problems/cases, assesses individual and family needs, develops appropriate service and/or treatment plan, and develops wrap around services to maintain children in the home, counseling referrals, and when determined out of home placement monitoring and services
• Conducts needs assessment, ascertains nature and extent of complaint and severity of problems, and interviews defined clients and/or family members to elicit information to determine client's/family's medical, employment, economic, educational, and emotional history
• Evaluates client's needs, interest, motivation, and pattern of responsibility, reviews case records for client and family strengths and needs, socio-economic history, previous treatment, and services experience, and/or special problems and needs. In addition, caseworker’s review and discusses case, problems, prognosis, behavior patterns, and needed services with a supervisor or other senior level staff
• Develops and implements a treatment plan that provides a variety of social services and referrals to meet social, behavioral, medical, and/or psychological needs, recommends and refers clients to appropriate support agencies and programs, and provides continuous counseling and crisis intervention to achieve objectives
• Establishes, maintains, and coordinates services and activities with relevant community agencies, monitors and evaluations activities of agencies contracted to provide a variety of social services, and evaluates progress of placements and/or other services
• Represents the department in accordance with Volume 7 and city rules and regulations
• Prepares case records, reports, and documents and compiles with state and federal standards in providing case notes, treatment plans, and evaluations
• Testifies in court as needed by providing expert testimony and preparing comprehensive reports that allow the court to make finding and recommendations that affect court-ordered treatment plans
• Performs other related duties as assigned

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 + 11 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: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree