Child Protective Worker (Social Worker 3)

This position involves thorough assessment of allegations of abuse/neglect of vulnerable Children. Professionals in this role assess immediate safety concerns as well as potential risks, collaborating with other community professionals and law enforcement as needed. Successful applicants must possess strong observational and analytical skills, as well the ability to respectfully engage families as partners in planning for safety. At times, this position requires arranging for foster care/relative care for children unable to remain in the parental home. This position requires the ability to apply Iowa Code, agency policy, and sound professional judgment to highly complex situations involving crises and/or chronic abuse/neglect. All cases assigned to persons in this position require home visits, detailed interviews, and thorough narrative documentation. Travel is required as well as serving on an on-call rotation.

• Most DHS Systems are available from 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Schedules will typically bewithin those hours and no regular work schedules should be set outside these hours. To ensure the Western Iowa Service Area is providing the best service to the citizens of Iowa, applicants should demonstrate exceptional customer service skills, integrity and a strong work ethic, along with the above skill set. Please include in your resume additional languages you may be able to speak, read and/or write for consideration.
• Telework may be an option for this position if requested by the employee and approved bymanagement.

SHIFT: Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

***The starting salary for a new state employee is expected to be at the base of the pay range. ***

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree and the equivalent of three years of full-time experience in a social work capacity in a public or private agency;

OR

graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in social work and the equivalent of two years of full-time experience in a social work capacity in a public or private agency;

OR

a Master's degree in social work from an accredited college or university;

OR

an equivalent combination of graduate education in the social or behavioral sciences from an accredited college or university and qualifying experience up to a maximum of thirty semester hours for one year of the required experience;

OR

employees with current continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes the equivalent of one year of full-time experience as a Social Worker 2 shall be considered as qualified.

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Additional Qualification Requirements

For designated positions in case management, the appointing authority may request those applicants possessing a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major or at least 30 semester hours or its equivalent in the behavioral sciences, education, health care, human services administration, or social sciences and the equivalent of 12 months of full-time experience in the delivery of human services in the combination of: chronic mental illness, developmental disabilities, and intellectual disabilities as a Targeted (Medicaid) Case Manager;

OR

an Iowa license to practice as a registered nurse and the equivalent of three years of full-time nursing or human services experience with the above population groups.