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岗位名称： 社会服务专员2（SSS2）和社会服务专员3（SSS3）。单位：儿童保护服务（CPS）、儿童保护服务/家庭评估响应（CPS/FAR）和儿童及家庭福利服务（CFWS）。
工作地点： 第4地区 - 华盛顿州金县。办公室位于肯特、皇后安妮（西雅图）、雷尼尔山谷（西雅图）、贝尔维尤和西雅图西部。 地区地图。 本职位要求出差。该职位将根据其工作区域进行出差，任职人员将根据个案需要随同客户出差，同时还需要前往其他地点参加培训和会议。
工作类型： 全职，永久职位。
薪资： $5,398 - $7,622。 金县额外津贴：所列薪资不包括授予金县所有员工的额外5%津贴。 任务津贴：当任职人员达到社会服务专员3的职称等级时， 将获得10%的任务津贴。 此任务津贴是除常规基本工资外的额外部分，因为所需职责包括在非监管环境中（如私人住宅）进行访问，以调查虐待和/或忽视的指控，并评估弱势儿童的安全状况。
审核日期： 申请将定期审核。
童年与家庭服务部（DCYF） 正在寻找社会服务专员 在SSS2或SSS3级别 加入我们，在 第4地区金县的其中一个办公室工作。 本次招聘将用于创建候选人库，以填补儿童保护服务（CPS）、家庭评估响应（FAR）和儿童及家庭福利服务（CFWS）等多个办公室、项目和单位中出现的职位空缺。如果您热衷于与家长合作，安全地照顾他们的孩子，并为每个年轻人找到一个安全、关爱且永久的家庭，无论通过与亲生家庭团聚、亲属照顾还是收养，这些职位中的一个可能正是适合您的。我们正在寻找社会服务专员3或正在培训中的社会服务专员2，以成为社会服务专员3。立即申请，加入我们充满活力且支持性的团队，位于第4地区！
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The Opportunity: 在这个职位中，您将评估复杂的家庭情况，采访儿童和父母，评估儿童的安全性，制定保护儿童在家中的计划，并为儿童和家庭提供服务。
儿童保护服务（CPS）：CPS专员调查儿童虐待或忽视的指控，并为家庭提供适当的建议和服务。在CPS框架下设有家庭评估响应（FAR）。FAR是针对儿童虐待或忽视指控较低和中等的家庭提供的替代性CPS途径。符合条件的家庭可以选择此途径。社会服务专员与家庭合作，确保儿童的安全，并利用家庭的优势，建立社区支持，以实现长期的成功。
儿童与家庭福利服务（CFWS）：CFWS专员提供多种策略，以实现儿童的安全和及时安置。安置计划涉及积极且合理的努力，以实现及时的亲子团聚，并确定和监督符合儿童最佳利益、安全、稳定、限制最少且尽可能靠近父母和儿童学校的安置。这需要安全、安置和福祉方面的活动。
您将承担的部分工作：
- 通过尊重的调查和/或评估，确定儿童是否在家庭中安全。
- 干预以保护不安全的儿童，并与家庭制定个案计划以解决情况，使家庭能够安全地养育子女。
- 遵守儿童福利法、政策和程序。
- 进行持续的综合风险和安全评估，制定个案计划，并为儿童、青少年、出生父母和照顾者授权服务。
- 与家庭制定目标导向、行为具体且时限明确的、符合文化、符合ADA标准并个性化服务计划。
- 转介、协调和监督服务的提供。
- 利用共享计划会议，与父母、亲属、律师和其他相关专业人员进行计划、发展和协调。
- 进行健康和安全访问，以确保儿童的健康、安全和福祉需求得到满足。
- 制定并实施及时的永久安置计划，以回应儿童的安置需求。
- 向父母提供合理且积极的努力，以防止儿童被移除，并确保及时和迅速的法院服务转介。
- 在法律和规定的时限内识别主要和同时的永久安置计划。
- 与机构律师协商，并为法院、安置和服务交付准备所需的法律文件。
- 协助将儿童安置在批准的安置中，并为儿童与父母和兄弟姐妹的探视做准备。
- 将儿童送往安置地、预约或家庭时间/兄弟姐妹探视。
- 安排并监督/监控探视。
- 在州计算机数据库FAMLINK中记录个案笔记/个案活动。
- 撰写法庭报告并准备法律文件。
- 出席法庭并提供专家法庭证词。
薪资范围：
该职位的目标职级为社会服务专员3级。我们也将考虑具备社会服务专员1级或2级资格的候选人，并通过培训计划将其提升至目标职级。招聘经理将根据以下所列职级评估每位候选人的教育背景和工作经验。
- 社会服务专员2级：$5,398 - $7,254
- 社会服务专员3级：$5,666 - $7,622
必备资格要求：
社会服务专员2级：
五年（5年）有薪的社会服务经验，并且必须完成30个学分（学期制）或45个学分（学季制）的社会服务学科课程。
或
社会服务、人类服务或行为科学领域的硕士学位，或包含30个学分（学期制）或45个学分（学季制）的社会服务学科课程的硕士学位，并完成实习课程。
或
社会服务、人类服务、行为科学领域的学士学位，或包含30个学分（学期制）或45个学分（学季制）的社会服务学科课程的学士学位，并具备一年（1年）有薪的社会服务经验。
或
一年（1年）的社会服务专员1级（SSS1）工作经验。
并且
- 能够采取行动学习和成长。
- 能够采取行动满足他人的需求。
社会服务专员3级：
六年（6年）有薪的社会服务经验*，并且必须完成30个学分（学期制）或45个学分（学季制）的社会服务学科课程。
或
社会服务、人类服务、行为科学领域的硕士学位，或包含30个学分（学期制）或45个学分（学季制）的社会服务学科课程的硕士学位，并具备一年（1年）有薪的社会服务经验*。
或
社会服务、人类服务、行为科学领域的学士学位，或包含30个学分（学期制）或45个学分（学季制）的社会服务学科课程的学士学位，并具备两年（2年）有薪的社会服务经验*。
或
一年的社会服务专员2级（SSS2）工作经验。
并且
- 能够采取行动学习和成长。
- 能够采取行动满足他人的需求。
*有薪的社会服务经验 必须 包括至少一年（1年）评估儿童风险和安全，并提供直接以家庭为中心的实践服务。
优先/期望的资格条件：
- 具备有关儿童保护及儿童福利服务相关法律、规则和政策的实际知识。
- 具备有关成瘾、治疗、复发预防和康复原则的实际知识，以及/或有与有物质滥用问题的个人合作的经验。
- 具备与家庭、社区伙伴及专业人士就困难或敏感话题进行有效协作并达成共识的能力。
- 有评估儿童虐待和忽视风险及安全，或与家庭共同制定安全或服务计划的经验。
- 能够整理信息以满足FAMLINK文件要求。
工作者核心培训（WCT）：
作为社会服务专员，您必须成功完成一项强制性的9.5周工作人员核心培训（WCT）。该培训将为您提供执行核心工作职能所需的基础知识和技能，包括评估风险和安全、支持儿童福祉、收集信息以及进行个案和安置计划。在培训期间，您将有机会通过课堂活动、模拟练习和总结讨论来实践这些技能。入职后，您将被分配到最近的可用培训小组。培训包括在我们西雅图培训地点的四周（安排在第2、4、6和8周）。对于从指定工作地点可合理出行的申请人，DCYF将承担酒店住宿费用和每日津贴。
WCT课程内容旨在为社会服务专员准备该职位的责任，包括：
- 理解儿童福利体系
- 熟悉与儿童福利相关的华盛顿州修订法典（RCW）
- 政策、程序和最佳实践
- 通过环境观察、与儿童和照顾者面谈以及与相关人士联系来评估儿童安全
- 收集记录并与社区伙伴合作，包括医疗提供者、执法部门和化学依赖服务
- 完成评估并记录个案笔记
- 撰写依赖性诉讼和法院报告
- 准备并出庭作证
如何申请？
请完整填写您的申请人资料，包括完整的就业历史和最高学历信息，并尽可能准确地完成附加问题。请附上您的 大学成绩单 以确认所需课程。非正式成绩单可用于申请提交；但入职时将需要正式成绩单。 不完整的申请可能会在招聘过程中被筛选掉。
请附上以下文件：
- 大学成绩单（非正式复印件可用于申请）
- 求职信
- 当前简历
附加信息：
儿童、青年和家庭部（DCYF）致力于确保华盛顿州的儿童和青少年能够安全、健康、茁壮成长。我们邀请所有候选人加入我们的使命，共同创建一个多元化和公平的工作环境，反映我们所服务的社区。如果您对这个职位感兴趣，但认为您的教育和/或经验可能与职位描述中的某些资格不完全匹配，我们仍然鼓励您申请。
儿童、青年和家庭部（DCYF）是平等机会雇主，不会因年龄、性别、婚姻状况、性取向、种族、宗教、肤色、国籍、退伍军人或现役军人身份、或任何感官、精神或身体残疾，或残疾人使用训练服务动物而有所歧视。
此次招聘可用于填补多个职位空缺。
在新员工入职前，将进行包括犯罪记录在内的背景调查。背景调查所得信息不一定会影响录用，但将在评估申请人是否适合并具备胜任该职位的能力时予以考虑。
该职位要求至少两年的驾驶经验及有效的驾驶执照。
任职人员须在任命后一年内，成功完成法律、政策及地区要求的正式培训课程。学位必须由经美国教育部及高等教育认证委员会（CHEA）认可的学院或大学颁发，或由经NACES认证的组织验证的外国同等学历。获得美国境外学位的申请人须在申请中附上外国学历等同认证。
该职位属于由华盛顿州政府雇员联合会（WFSE）代表的谈判单位。更多信息请参见： https://wfse.org/
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2026-00261
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Original Job Description
Description
Job Title: Social Service Specialist 2 (SSS2) and Social Service Specialist 3 (SSS3). Units: CPS, CPS/FAR, and CFWS.
Locations: Region 4 - King County. Offices are in Kent, Queen Anne (Seattle), Rainier Valley (Seattle), Bellevue, and West Seattle. Region Map. Travel is a requirement of this position. This position will travel within its assigned areas of work, and the incumbent will be required to travel with clients as cases require, as well as travel to attend trainings and meetings in other locations.
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent.
Salary: $5,398 - $7,622. King County Premium: The salary listed does not include the additional 5% premium granted to all King County employees. Assignment Pay: When the incumbent reaches the goal class of Social Service Specialist 3, they will receive 10% assignment pay. This assignment pay is in addition to the regular base salary as the required duties include performing visits in unregulated environments, such as private residences, to conduct investigations for allegations of abuse and/or neglect and assess the safety of vulnerable children.
Review Date: Applications are reviewed regularly.
DCYF is seeking Social Service Specialists at the SSS2 or SSS3 level to join us at one of our office locations in Region 4, King County. This recruitment will be used to create a candidate pool to fill vacancies as they occur within multiple offices, programs, and units for Child Protective Services (CPS), Family Assessment Response (FAR), and Child and Family Welfare Services (CFWS). If you are passionate about working with parents to safely care for their children and secure a safe, nurturing, and permanent family for every young person, whether through reunification with their birth family, kinship care, or adoption, one of these positions may be perfect for you. We are seeking Social Service Specialist 3s or Social Service Specialist 2s "in-training" to become Social Service Specialist 3. Apply today and join our amazing and supportive team in Region 4!
Click here to learn more about DCYF.
The Opportunity: In this role, you will assess complex family situations, interview children and parents, evaluate child safety, develop plans to protect children in their homes, and offer services to children and families.
CPS (Child Protective Services): CPS Specialists investigate allegations of child abuse or neglect and provide the appropriate recommendations and services for families. Under the CPS umbrella is FAR (Family Assessment Response). FAR is an alternative CPS pathway for families with low and moderate allegations of child abuse or neglect. Qualifying families may choose this pathway. Social Service Specialists work with families to keep children safe and build on their strengths to establish community support for long-term success.
CFWS (Child and Family Welfare Services): CFWS Specialists provide a variety of strategies to achieve safe and timely permanency for children. Permanency planning involves active and reasonable efforts for timely reunification and identifying and monitoring placement that is in the child’s best interest, safe, stable, least restrictive, and near the parent and the child’s school when possible. This requires safety, permanency, and well-being activities.
Some of what you will do:
- Determine if children are safe with their families through respectful investigation and/or assessments.
- Intervene to protect unsafe children and develop a case plan with the family to remedy the situation so families can safely parent their children.
- Follow child welfare laws, policies, and procedures.
- Conduct ongoing comprehensive assessments of risk and safety, develop case plans, and authorize services for children, youth, birth parents, and caregivers.
- Implement culturally appropriate, ADA-sensitive, and individualized service plans with families that are goal-directed, behavior-specific, and time-limited.
- Refer, coordinate, and monitor the delivery of services.
- Utilize shared planning meetings to plan, develop, and coordinate with parents, relatives, attorneys, and other relevant professionals.
- Conduct health and safety visits to ensure the child's health, safety, and well-being needs are met.
- Develop and implement timely permanent plans that are responsive to the child's permanency needs.
- Provide reasonable and active efforts to parents to prevent removal and ensure early and prompt referrals for court-ordered services.
- Identify primary and concurrent permanent plans within legal and mandated time frames.
- Consult with the agency attorney and prepare required legal documents for court, placement, and service delivery.
- Assist in placing children in approved placements and prepare the child for visitation with parents and siblings.
- Transport children to placement, appointments, or family time/sibling visits.
- Schedule and supervise/monitor visitations.
- Document case notes/case activity in the State computer database, FAMLINK.
- Write court reports and prepare legal documents.
- Attend court and provide expert court testimony.
Salary Ranges:
The goal class of this position is a Social Service Specialist 3. We will also consider candidates at the Social Service Specialist 1-2 level, with a training plan to advance to the goal class. The Hiring Manager will evaluate the education and experience of each candidate for one of the levels mentioned below.
- Social Service Specialist 2: $5,398 - $7,254
- Social Service Specialist 3: $5,666 - $7,622
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Social Service Specialist 2:
Five (5) years of paid social service experience AND you must have completed 30 semester or 45 quarter credits in a Social Services discipline.
OR
A Master's degree in social services, human services, or behavioral sciences, or a Master’s degree that includes 30 semester or 45 quarter credits in a Social Services discipline AND a completed practicum.
OR
A Bachelor’s degree in social services, human services, behavioral sciences, or a Bachelor’s degree that includes 30 semester or 45 quarter credits in a Social Services discipline AND one (1) year of paid social service experience.
OR
One (1) year of experience as a Social Service Specialist 1 (SSS1).
AND
- The ability to take action to learn and grow.
- The ability to take action to meet the needs of others.
Social Service Specialist 3:
Six (6) years of paid social service experience* AND you must have completed 30 semester or 45 quarter credits in a Social Services discipline.
OR
A Master's degree in social services, human services, behavioral sciences, or a Master’s degree that includes 30 semester or 45 quarter credits in a Social Services discipline AND One (1) year of paid social service experience*.
OR
A Bachelor’s degree in social services, human services, behavioral sciences, or Bachelor’s degree which includes 30 semester or 45 quarter credits in a Social Services discipline AND two (2) years of paid social service experience*.
OR
One year as a Social Service Specialist 2 (SSS2).
AND
- The ability to take action to learn and grow.
- The ability to take action to meet the needs of others.
*Paid social service experience must include at least one (1) year assessing risk and safety to children and providing direct family-centered practice services.
Preferred/Desired Qualifications:
- Demonstrated knowledge of applicable laws, rules, and policies on child protective and child welfare services.
- Demonstrated knowledge of addiction, treatment, relapse prevention, and recovery principles, and/or experience working with individuals with substance use disorder.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively and build consensus with families, community partners, and professionals around difficult or sensitive topics.
- Experience assessing risk and safety concerning child abuse and neglect or developing safety or service plans with families.
- Ability to organize information to meet FAMLINK documentation requirements.
Worker Core Training (WCT):
As a Social Service Specialist, you are required to successfully complete a mandatory 9.5-week Worker Core Training (WCT). This training provides the foundational knowledge and skills needed to perform core job functions, including assessing risk and safety, supporting child well-being, gathering information, and conducting case and permanency planning. During the training, you will have opportunities to practice these skills through classroom activities, simulation exercises, and debriefs. Upon hire, you will be assigned to the nearest available training cohort. The training includes four (4) weeks at our Seattle training site (scheduled for Weeks 2, 4, 6, and 8). For those eligible for travel from their assigned duty location, DCYF covers hotel accommodations and per diem costs.
The WCT curriculum is designed to prepare Social Service Specialists for the responsibilities of the role, including:
- Understanding the child welfare system
- Familiarity with the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) related to child welfare
- Policies, procedures, and best practices
- Assessing child safety through environmental observation, interviews with children and caregivers, and collateral contacts
- Collecting records and collaborating with community partners, including medical providers, law enforcement, and chemical dependency services
- Completing assessments and documenting case notes
- Writing dependency petitions and court reports
- Preparing for and testifying in court
How do I apply?
Complete your applicant profile with your full work history and highest education details, and complete the supplemental questions as accurately as possible. Please attach a copy of your college transcripts to confirm the required courses. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable for application submission; however, official transcripts will be required at the time of hire. Incomplete applications may be screened out of the recruitment process.
Attach the following:
- College Transcripts (unofficial copy is acceptable for application)
- Cover Letter
- Current Resume
Supplemental Information:
The Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is committed to Washington’s children and youth growing up safe, healthy, and thriving. We invite all candidates to join us in our mission to create a diverse and equitable workplace that reflects the communities we serve. If you are excited about this role but you believe that your education and/or experience might not align perfectly with every qualification in the job posting, we encourage you to apply anyway.
The Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, national origin, honorably discharged veteran or military status, or the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability or the use of a trained service animal by a person with a disability.
This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies.
Prior to a new hire, a background check including criminal history will be conducted. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant's suitability and competence to perform in the position.
This position requires a minimum of at least two years of driving experience and a valid driver’s license.
The incumbent must successfully complete formal training courses as required by law, policy, and regional requirements within one year of their appointment.Degrees must be obtained from an accredited college or university whose accreditation is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), or a foreign equivalent verified by a NACES-approved organization at naces.org. Foreign Equivalency certification must be attached to the application for degrees obtained outside the U.S.
This position is included in the bargaining unit represented by the Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE). For more information: https://wfse.org/
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