Child Welfare Specialist III - OKDHS ONLY - FMC Facilitator
THIS POSITION IS OPEN TO CURRENT OKDHS EMPLOYEES ONLY.
This position is located in El Reno, Oklahoma.
Child Welfare Specialist III H23C
Annual Salary: $43,968.62 + 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%.
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 must maintain required car insurance.
Minimum Qualifications
- A Master's degree.
- OR a Bachelors Degree plus one year of experience as a Child Welfare Specialist.
- OR Two years of experience as a Child Welfare Specialist.
Job Responsibilities
- Position serves as a Family Meeting Continuum (FMC) Facilitator partnering with families in a manner that honors and respects the specific dynamics of the family unit in order to lead to more effective interventions with families and increase child safety outcomes.
- Conducts Child Safety Meetings (CSM) to guide the decision-making process for determining the child’s safety needs and the best intervention strategy during the Child Protective Services (CPS) investigation process.
- Identifies and supports the family's natural network of relatives and significant others to participate in safety planning and as placement resources, when necessary.
- Develops specific individualized interventions that permit the child to remain safely in the least-intrusive, least-restrictive environment. Explores alternative safety interventions as a contingency plan.
- Plans, facilitates, and documents family meetings throughout the life of the case in order to provide families a consistent moderator of family information and case dynamics.
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If you have questions, please contact [email protected]
OKDHS is a Fair Chance Employer.
This is a position in the Oklahoma Civil Service.
Announcement Number: 25-KM008
83012828/JR40875