Child Welfare Specialist V - Permanency Planning

This position is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Child Welfare Specialist V - H23E

Annual Salary: $58,847.88 + 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%.

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

Hours worked may be on-call.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Masters Degree plus two years of experience as a Child Welfare Specialist
• OR a Bachelors Degree plus three years of experience as a Child Welfare Specialist
• OR Four years of experience as a Child Welfare Specialist

Job Responsibilities

• Provides services to families that include involving family members as participants in their own treatment plan.
• Provides placements for children which will meet their medical, educational, and physical needs.
• Returns children to their own homes as soon as their needs can be met in the home of their parent(s) and arranges a permanent plan when return to the home is not possible.
• Leadership level that provides direct supervision to a unit of lower-level Child Welfare Specialists within Permanency Planning.
• As a direct supervisor, interviews and selects team applicants; maintains personnel records and completes performance evaluations; trains new staff, performs case reviews; and develops and administers in-services training programs.
• Position includes close coordination and consultation with other Child Welfare Supervisors and District Directors regarding appropriate case actions and referrals, auditing and tracking of referrals with providers to ensure and verify the delivery of contractual services. 

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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-JD215

83002035/JR62437