Child Welfare Specialist IV - Specialized Placement Staff

This position may be located in Oklahoma City, Tulsa, or Norman, Oklahoma

Child Welfare Specialist IV - H23D

Annual Salary: $52,217.89 + 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%.

On-call positions will receive an additional bonus ranging from $100 to $150 every two weeks, depending on responsibilities.

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 as a Child Welfare Specialist
• OR a Bachelors Degree plus two years experience as a Child Welfare Specialist
• OR Three years of experience as a Child Welfare Specialist.

Job Responsibilities

• Serves as a Child Welfare facility liaison to residential psychiatric facilities including onsite visits with youth, consultations with treatment teams, responding to facility concerns and providing guidance around Child Welfare process and practice.
• Coordinates treatment and discharge planning with Child Welfare teams including notifying and supporting child welfare teams when youth are abandoned at facilities to state custody.
• Coordinates between the Office of Client Advocacy (OCA), facility and CWS leadership when a referral is assigned to investigate potential abuse and neglect regarding a child in an assigned facility.
• Requires extensive knowledge of child welfare policy and practice, oral and written communication skills, and frequent travel statewide.
• Serves as part of a broader team supporting youth in facility care.

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: 26-BC118


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