Performs professional journey level social casework services for a variety of programs, requiring working knowledge of established theories, principles and concepts of social casework related to the assigned program area.

• Conducts home visits with clients and family members.
• Documents all observations and interactions; maintain record of activities; writes monthly reports of activities with clients, collateral contacts, observations, client progress and functioning.
• Provides transportation as necessary.
• Assists and advocates for access and use of community services; organizes services.
• Ensures and monitors quality and quantity of services are delivered.
• Assists with life skills activities of daily living.
• Completes intake assessment; documents assessment and observations, determines best course of action for placement of client.
• Develops effective case plans, provides counseling services to families, assesses new abuse or re-abuse complaints and provides crisis intervention when needed.
• Makes home visits with clients, provides information regarding available services and coordinates the provision of the services.
• Testifies in court and makes recommendations on abuse and neglect cases, placement of clients, guardianship and investigations.
• Performs related work as required.
• Conducts and facilitates family team meetings for children, youth and families.
• Provides intake and/or ongoing human services for Child Welfare Division areas related to child abuse and neglect cases and youth in conflict cases.
• Determines if children should be placed outside the home, monitors foster care placement and parental visits and determines when and if recommendation will be made to return children to home.
• Locates foster care placement appropriate to client's needs and monitors client's progress in placement.
• Recruits new foster and adoptive homes, conducts home studies and monitors quality of care provided in foster homes.
• Assists with life skills activities of daily living including teaching and modeling effective parenting methods.
• Child protective services as defined by Colorado State Statutes and Rules.
• Monitors foster care placement and parental visits and determines when and if recommendation will be made to return children to home.
• Receives certification of successful completion of the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) New Worker Child Welfare Training Academy and receives a total of forty hours of in-service training per a year in areas relevant to Child Welfare Services.

Education:
Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four-year college or university with coursework appropriate to the job responsibilities of a social caseworker. Course work includes, but is not limited to, the development of human behavior, child development, family intervention techniques, diagnostic measures, or therapeutic techniques required

AND:

Professional, internship, or volunteer work experience in a human services related agency required.

• Comprehensive Benefits package (medical, dental, vision, etc.) for full-time employees
• Generous Vacation and Sick Leave Accrual
• County Retirement Program
• Autonomy to grow and find your career path with supportive leadership
• Truly inclusive and diverse environment
• Fitness Center (Historic Pueblo Courthouse Building)
• 4-week Paid Parental Leave Benefit

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS SUMMARY
2023

HOLIDAYS

• New Year's Day (observed) - January 2nd
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - January 16th
• Presidents' Day - February 20th
• Memorial Day - May 29th
• Juneteenth Day (observed) - June 19th
• Independence Day - July 4th
• Day before Labor Day - September 1st (Early Release at 12:00pm)
• Labor Day - September 4th
• Francis Xavier Cabrini Day - October 2nd
• Halloween - October 31st (Early Release At 3:00pm)
• Veterans Day (observed) -

(optional)

• Optional Life Insurance
• Spouse/Dependent Life Insurance
• Other Self-Funded Retirement Plans