Job: Child Welfare Case Aide- Life Skills

Job Description

Job Type: Full time, Hourly

Wage: $17.52-$22.07/hr. 

Location: Canon City, CO.

Job Description

This position provides life skills and Core services in support of a case plan by performing para-professional services of an ongoing nature to families and children in the areas of child protection, youth-in-conflict and permanency planning. Supervises sibling contact and phone calls between children and parents or between siblings as required in case plan or by court order. Observes individual children and interactions with siblings. Makes written report of these observations to the caseworker and enters documentation into Trails computer system.

Qualifications:

LEVEL I: Education and or Experience: Graduation from high school or GED equivalency.

LEVEL II: Education and or Experience: Graduation from high school or GED equivalency. Six (6) months full time, paid or unpaid, experience involving extensive public contact.

LEVEL III: Education and or Experience: Graduation from high school or GED equivalency. Two years full time, paid or unpaid, experience involving extensive public contact. Substitutions for Level II and Level III: Successful completion of appropriate course work obtained beyond high school may substitute for the required experience on a month for month basis.

LEVEL IV: Education and or Experience: Graduation from high school or GED equivalency. Minimum of one (1) year full time, paid experience obtained in a social services agency at a Level III.

Additional Requirements:

• A valid Colorado driver’s license, vehicle in safe operating condition, liability insurance.
• Must be able to pass a nationwide background check

Other Notes:

Complete County Application by the closing date and time.

Ensure you submit any additional information requested in this posting.

Incomplete applications will not receive consideration.

Applicants selected to participate in the interview process will be the only candidates contacted.

Fremont County is an Equal Opportunity Employer offering an extensive benefits package of health, dental, and life insurance to all employees working 30 or more hours per week. Additional optional benefits of accident and critical illness plans, voluntary term life insurance, whole life insurance, Flexible Spending Account, short/long term disability plan, an Employee Assistance Program and Legal Shield options. Vacation, Sick Leave and paid holidays earned based on type of appointment. Mandatory participation, after 12 months of employment, into the Colorado Retirement Association of 3% with equal match. Optional 457 plan.

**Disclaimer: The duties and responsibilities described above are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee, time to time; the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands. Click “View Application” below for more detail on this specific job.