Human Services Caseworker II

Archuleta County is seeking a qualified Case Worker II. This position earns a competitive wage of $24.17 - $34.86/per hour, depending on experience and qualifications.

We offer excellent benefits including:

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 10 paid holidays, vacation, bereavement leave, sick leave, sick leave donation program
• $50,000 of life and AD&D insurance.
• You will have the opportunity to contribute into a 401 (a) retirement plan. The county will match your selected contribution up to 7%.

If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, apply today!

ABOUT ARCHULETA COUNTY:

Pagosa Springs is the county seat for Archuleta County and is located in the Colorado Sunbelt, just 35 miles north of the New Mexico border along the western slope of the Continental Divide. The combination of a high desert plateau and the Rocky Mountains to the north and east of town creates an unusually mild mountain climate. As a portal to the nearly 3 million acres of the San Juan National Forest and Weminuche Wilderness Area, Archuleta County is a doorway to the four seasons of outdoor adventure which landed us in Outdoors Magazine's top 10 best Towns in American (2015) and Men's Journal's "20 Best Mountain Towns in America (2017).

In order to assemble and retain team members who share our core values of honesty, integrity, sound judgment, customer service, professionalism, and accountability, we work hard to be an employer of choice. We offer competitive pay, generous benefits, and a positive work culture.

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A CASE WORKER II

Our Case Workers work under direct supervision while learning job tasks and developing skills and knowledge. They meet with supervisor frequently for direction and make significant decisions only with supervisor oversight. The supervisor reviews all documentation. Case Workers provide casework services for various programs offered through the Department of Human Services: they perform initial intake and Supervisor assisted ongoing case management; perform initial assessments and evaluations of individual or family needs and safety; assist in providing crisis intervention; provide basic direct and core services; recommend service referrals to community resources, core and direct services, and/or protective services; develop plans to assist clients and submits for supervisory review; and maintains records, documentation and reports related to services provided.

Position requires basic knowledge of established theories, principles and concepts of social casework practice related to assigned program area(s). Perform increasingly more responsible work as the employee gains experience and independently provides basic casework services.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Any combination of education, training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university in Social Work, Psychology or a related human behavioral science.
• A newly hired Child Welfare Caseworker is required to complete successfully the Colorado Department of Human Services training requirements for caseworkers within the mandated timeframes to be eligible for continued employment.
• In order to meet the minimum educational requirements of a human behavioral science degree, the applicant must have a degree with major course work (equivalent to 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours) in either development of human behavior, child development, family intervention techniques, diagnostic measures or therapeutic techniques. Examples of this major coursework is social work, psychology, sociology, guidance and counseling, and child development.

EXPERIENCE

Two years of experience in a directly related field or in the performance of similar duties and responsibilities.

Licenses

Valid State Driver's License

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If you feel that you would be right for this position, please fill out an employment application through our website. We look forward to meeting you!