CPS Social Service Specialist 3 (SSS3)

The CPS Social Service Specialist 3 (SSS3) 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.

• Assess complex family situations
• Interview children and parents
• Evaluate child safety
• Develop plans to protect children in their homes
• Offer services to children and families

• Six (6) years of paid social service experience
• 30 semester or 45 quarter credits in a Social Service discipline
• 30 semester or 45 quarter credits in a Social Service discipline
• Two (2) years of paid social service experience
• Master's degree in social services, human services, behavioral sciences, or any degree which includes 30 semester or 45 quarter credits in a Social Service discipline
• One (1) year of experience as a Social Service Specialist 2

• Benefits
• 10% assignment pay
• Health insurance
• Long-term disability insurance
• 401k matching
• Paid leave
• Staff training and other compensation benefits

The Department of Children, Youth, and Families is committed to ensuring that “Washington state’s children and youth grow up safe and healthy— thriving physically, emotionally, and academically, nurtured by family and community.”