Responsibilities

• Safety & Wellbeing: You play a crucial part in helping families achieve their goals while ensuring the safety and well-being of children.
• Engagement: You engage with children, families, resource parents, and caregivers in various ways to promote safety, permanency, and optimal outcomes for Oregon’s children and families.
• Assessment and Interviews: Conduct assessment and fact-finding interviews related to child safety, risk of abuse, neglect, or harm. You will also address necessary care and needs levels of the children and families.
• Strategies: You develop and implement multi-level strategies that leverage family strengths and address areas for improvement.
• Decision-Making: Analyzing collected information, you will determine appropriate child placement, considering each family’s unique circumstances.
• Communication: You will create reports, case notes, testify in court, and communicate with diverse populations in office, community, or legal settings.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in human services or a field related to human service, OR
• A bachelor’s degree unrelated to Human Services and either:
• One year of Human Services related experience; OR
• Completion of coursework equivalent to certification consistent with Oregon Caseworker Competency; OR
• An associate degree and either:
• Two years of Human Services related experience; OR
• One year of Human Services related experience and related training, coursework or certification consistent with Oregon Caseworker Competency.
• Experience of protecting children from abuse and neglect withing their own families, foster care homes, other out of home care settings.
• Experience in responding to assigned referrals regarding alleged child abuse or neglect when a field assessment is necessary.
• Experience making determination if abuse/neglect has occurred and taken action per OSSM as appropriate

Benefits

• ODHS Employee Resource Group communities that promote shared learning.
• Cost of Living Adjustments.
• Annual salary increases (until you reach the top of the listed salary range).
• Amazing benefits package .
• Possible eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program .