Child Welfare Specialist III -FMC Facilitator

THIS POSITION IS OPEN TO CURRENT OKDHS EMPLOYEES ONLY.

This position is located in Ada, Oklahoma.

Child Welfare Specialist III H23C

Annual Salary: $43,968.62 + Full State Employee Benefits

Shift-diff pay is paid after standard hours.

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 OCCASIONAL. 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 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 to provide families with a consistent moderator of family information and case dynamics.

Preference may be given to candidate who has been employed in Child Welfare for 1 year
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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-BB070

83011101/JR44002