Child Welfare Specialist IV - Permanency Planning

This position is located in Eufaula, Oklahoma

Child Welfare Specialist IV - H23D

Annual Salary: $52,217.89 + Full State Employee Benefits

Applicants who possess a Master's Degree in Social Work will be entitled to a salary incentive of an additional 5%.Hours worked may be on-call, extended and/or weekends.

On-call positions will receive an additional bonus ranging from $100 to $150 every two weeks, depending on responsibilities.

Travel is EXTENSIVE. Must possess a valid driver's license and maintain required car insurance.  

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's Degree plus one year of experience in professional social work in child welfare programs.
• OR a Bachelors Degree plus two years experience as a Child Welfare Specialist
• OR Three years of experience as a Child Welfare Specialist.

Job Responsibilities

Lead worker and mentor to a unit of lower-level Child Welfare Specialists within Child Protective Services, Family Centered Services, and Permanency Planning.  May also serve as a backup supervisor.

• Serves as team leader in staff meetings, provide on-going case consultation and advise and train lower level Child Welfare Specialists in case management and interpretation of policies and procedures.
• May assist in the coordination efforts of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC).
• Carry complex and difficult caseloads, and/or are assigned responsibilities involving case consultation. 
• Monitors investigations and individualized service plans and reviews court reports.  

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If you have questions, please contact

DHS.Careers@okdhs.org

OKDHS is a Fair Chance Employer.

This is a position in the Oklahoma Civil Service.

Announcement Number: 26-JD142

83006785/JR54466

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