Mountrail McKenzie Human Service Zone - Watford City office
Make a difference in your community! Join our team of dedicated professionals working together to help area children and families. Mountrail McKenzie Human Service Zone offers a full range of competitive employee benefits including excellent retirement contributions, paid vacation and sick leave, health insurance, health reimbursement and flexible spending accounts, and voluntary insurance benefits including dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.
Summary of Work
Essential functions of this position is to help ensure all children who need child welfare services have a safe and secure environment. Mountrail McKenzie Human Service Zone is seeking a Child Protection worker for the Child protection Service Unit.
As a Child Protection worker, you will be assigned reports of child abuse/neglect for assessment. You will also be responsible to adhere with policy, best practice and planning and arranging emergency interventions, provide general program administration. This position will gather necessary facts and complete written documentation.
To succeed in this position, you should be highly organized, able to manage your time and priorities effectively and have demonstrated ability to communicate with all types of people. You will need to have a strong understanding of the program policies and laws. You will also be comfortable working with all types of software and database applications with a willingness to learn new technology programs and have an eye for detail.
Additionally, this position will require collaboration with other social service agencies, mental health professionals, school personnel, the court system, etc. The ability to work with families in their home using personal transportation is required, and nontraditional work hours are necessary at times.
Minimum Qualifications
If no qualified Family Services Specialist III applicants are found, we will consider filling this position as a Family Services Specialist II (SC7004), with an annual starting salary of $50, Minimum qualifications require a bachelor’s degree in nursing (bachelor's level or higher), social work, psychology, sociology, counseling, human development, education, human services, child development and family science, or criminal justice; and one year of professional work experience as a social worker, child protective service worker, or professional case manager. A master’s degree in one of the above areas may substitute for the work experience requirement.
If not qualified Family Services Specialist II applicants are found, we will consider filling this position as a Family Services Specialist I (SC7004), with an annual starting salary of $49, Minimum qualifications require a bachelor’s degree in nursing (bachelor's level or higher), social work, psychology, sociology, counseling, human development, education, human services, child development and family science, or criminal justice.
Individuals may be required to work nontraditional work hours. The ability to visit person in their own homes is required. As this position requires some transportation of clients, a valid drivers’ license, proof of capability to transport clients, and adequate vehicle insurance is required. Agency vehicles are available for visits; however, the employee will need to use personal transportation at times. Mileage reimbursement if provided.
The successful applicant must pass a standard background, motor vehicle, and criminal record check.
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