Resource Family Specialist III - Ask Unit - OKDHS ONLY
THIS POSITION IS OPEN TO CURRENT OKDHS EMPLOYEES ONLY.
This position may be located in Norman, Lawton or Ardmore, 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%.
Travel is EXTENSIVE. Must possess a valid driver's license and must maintain required car insurance. State vehicles will be available for use to carry out the duties of the position.
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.
Actively Seeking Kinnections (ASK) is a specialized regional unit within Foster Care and Adoptions that searches out, gathers, and informs family connections to ensure that a child stays connected to important people in their life.
Job Duties
- Position creates methods to expedite the identification, recruitment and retention of kinship families for a child who is in or at-risk of entering the child welfare system. These kinship resource families are relatives and persons who have a kinship relationship with the child, and who are found to be suitable, capable, and willing to serve as caretakers for the child.
- Conducts interviews with the parents, child, and all other known family, friends, and community members, including searches within case notes and in online searches, in order to identify additional family connections.
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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: 24-BC109
83004263/JR27475, 83008295/JR30760, 82012671/JR30761