What are the responsibilities and job description for the Adult Protective Services Lead Social Case Worker position at City and County of Denver?
About Our Job
With competitive pay, great benefits, and endless opportunities, working for the City and County of Denver means seeing yourself working with purpose — for you, and those who benefit from your passion, skills and expertise. Join our diverse, inclusive and talented workforce of more than 11,000 team members who are at the heart of what makes Denver, Denver.
What We Offer
The City and County of Denver offers a competitive salary commensurate with education and experience. The full salary range for this position is $67,161 - $110,816, with a hiring range of $71,000 - $88,988. We also offer generous benefits for full-time employees which include but are not limited to:
- A guaranteed life-long monthly pension, once vested after 5 years of service
- 457B Retirement Plan
- 140 hours of PTO earned within first year 11 paid holidays, 1 personal holiday and 1 volunteer day per year
- Competitive medical, dental and vision plans effective within 1 month of start date
Location
The City and County of Denver supports a hybrid workplace model. Employees work where needed, at a job site several days a week and off-site as needed. Employees must work within the state of Colorado on their off-site days.
What You’ll Do
At
Denver Human Services (DHS)
, we envision a healthy community where people are connected, supported, safe, and well. One in three people in Denver turn to DHS for support at all stages of life. Our employees help children, at-risk adults, families, and individuals navigate social and economic pressures by connecting them to services and experts who support their overall well-being.
About Protection & Prevention
Denver Human Services works to protect Denver's children, youth, adults, and at-risk adults by providing services and advocacy while promoting family stability, respecting diversity, and working to create and strengthen connections to community resources. We work to prevent abuse by providing education, resources, and support to parents, families, and community organizations.
Denver Human Services is seeking a committed, passionate Lead Social Case Worker to work in our Adult Protective Services Division. The Denver Adult Protective Services team investigates allegations of mistreatment for at-risk adults 18 years and older. This team provides ongoing case management services and coordinates resources and services with various community providers. We are excited to include a Lead worker on our passionate team of people who want to provide a valuable service to the community.
Overall, the Adult Protective Services Lead Social Case Worker will:
- Participate in, gives advice, and consults with team members on unusual, difficult, or complex cases
- Train new team members in social work techniques and methodologies, orients workers with appropriate laws, policies, regulations, and procedures, and ensures that work conforms to standards, regulations, and laws of state and federal agencies
- Assist the supervisor formulate planning initiatives, objectives, procedures, and guidelines for the assigned area
- Develop or modifies work plans, methods, and procedures and determines work priorities and develops work schedules to provide adequate staff coverage
- Provide work instruction and assists employees with difficult and/or unusual assignments. Assigns and distributes work, reviews work for accuracy and completeness, and returns assignments with recommendations for proper completion
- Resolve problems encountered during daily operations and determines appropriate solutions
- Contribute to the development of performance goals, documents performance, provides performance feedback, and provides information to inform the formal performance evaluation
- Document situations which may be cause for disciplinary action and provides this information to the supervisor
- Perform other related duties as assigned
What You’ll Bring
We value diversity of ethnicity, race, socioeconomic status, sexual identity, gender, religion, language, ability, and experience and exemplify this through the makeup of our team at all levels. You'll be right at home here if you cultivate strong relationships and push yourself, your work, the people around you and Denver to the next level.
Our ideal candidate has some or all the following experience, skills, and characteristics:
- Experience with providing Adult Protection services
- Strong organizational skills
- Superior critical thinking, problem-solving, and conflict resolution skills
- Demonstrated communication and writing skills
- A positive, professional, and proactive attitude
- Certification from the Colorado Child Welfare of Adult Protective Services Academy
- Extensive experience with Adult Protection in a County level environment
Required Minimum Qualifications
- Education requirement: Requirements as set forth in Colorado Department of Human Services Volume 7 and/or Volume 30 regulations
- Experience Requirement: Requirements as set forth in Colorado Department of Human Services Volume 7 and/or Volume 30 regulations. Three (3) years of post-graduation professional social case work experience at the type and level of Social Case Worker
- Education/Experience Equivalency: No substitution of experience for education is permitted. Additional appropriate education may be substituted for experience requirements
- Licensure: Requires a valid Driver’s License at the time of application. Requires certification as a social case worker in Child Welfare or Adult Protective Services in accordance with CDHS regulations. Licenses and certifications must be kept current as a condition of employment
Additional Document
Please attach your official or unofficial transcripts of your completed undergraduate and/or graduate degree and list of professional references to your application in the required attachment section.
Denver Human Services works to ensure that all employees are paid equitably. Please ensure your resume is complete and accurate and that it includes all of your relevant work experience and education including job titles, description of assigned duties and all dates of employment periods that you would want to be considered when determining an offer amount.
Application Deadline
This position is expected to stay open until February 9th. Please submit your application as soon as possible and no later than February 9th at midnight to ensure consideration.
About Everything Else
Job Profile
CS2694 Social Case Worker Lead
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Position Type
Unlimited
Position Salary Range
$67,161.00 - $110,816.00
Starting Pay
Although our full pay range is included above, the budgeted hiring range for this position is $71,000 - $88,988 based on education and experience.
Agency
Denver Human Services
The City and County of Denver provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, age, or any other status protected under federal, state, and/or local law.
It is your right to access oral or written language assistance, sign language interpretation, real-time captioning via CART, or disability-related accommodations. To request any of these services at no cost to you, please contact
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with three business days’ notice.
Applicants for employment with the City and County of Denver must have valid work authorization that does not require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the U.S.
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