CPS/FAR/FRS Social Service Specialist 2-3 In Training (SSS3) - Spokane North

The CPS/FAR/FRS Social Service Specialist 2-3 In Training (SSS3) - Spokane North will conduct investigations, perform assessments, deliver services, and conduct permanency planning for immediate family, extended family, kin, and children.

• Conduct investigations into allegations of abandonment, abuse, or neglect of children.
• Provide comprehensive assessments of casework needs for children and families.
• Assess the need for out-of-home placement, and work with the family to find the strongest placement.
• Provide psychosocial summaries, home studies, and other appropriate correspondence to outside agencies.
• Provide case management services to facilitate out-of-home placements and review the need for continued out-of-home care.
• Supervise and place dependent children (abused, neglected, and abandoned) in foster or other approved placements, as necessary.
• Prepare and document cases for court proceedings.
• Prepare and present written and oral testimony for court proceedings.
• Utilize FAMLINK to document case activities and maintain case records.

• Five (5) years of paid social service experience AND 30 semester or 45 quarter credits in a Social Service discipline.
• Bachelor’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 AND at least one (1) year of paid social service experience.
• Master’s degree in social services, human services, behavioral sciences AND a completed Practicum.
• One (1) year of experience as a Social Service Specialist 1.
• One (1) year of experience as a Social Service Specialist 2.

• Health insurance
• 401k matching
• Paid leave
• Staff training and other compensation benefits

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