Child Welfare Specialist Iv- Resource Recruitment

This position is located in Lawton, Oklahoma Child Welfare Specialist IV H23D Annual Salary: $52,217.89 + Full State Employee Benefits Travel is EXTENSIVE.  Must possess a valid driver's license and maintain required car insurance.   Minimum Qualifications Master's Degree plus one year of experience in professional social work in child welfare programs.OR a Bachelors Degree plus two years experience as a Child Welfare Specialist.OR Three years of experience as a Child Welfare Specialist. Recruitment staff actively seeks out prospective foster and adoptive families who have the ability to care for children. Job Responsibilities Serves as lead worker or backup supervisor to a unit of lower-level Child Welfare Specialists.Serves as team leader in case staff meetings, provide on-going case consultation and advise and train lower level Child Welfare Specialists in case management and interpretation of policies and procedures.Carry complex and difficult caseloads, or are assigned responsibilities involving case consultation.Conduct community engagement to find foster and adoptive families.Meet with prospective foster and adoptive families to establish communication.Oversee the approval process for prospective foster families.  Approve families according to established standards for the type of care provided.Provide analysis and reporting on the number of new foster families. 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-BC326 ******** /JR39886