Job: Lead Social Caseworker Generalist
Job Description
Job Type: Full time, Hourly
Wage: $30.57-$38.22/hr.
Location: Salida, CO.
Job Description:
The Social Caseworker Generalist provides intake and/or ongoing casework services for a variety of program areas such as child abuse and neglect cases and youth in conflict cases. May also provide for the provision of ancillary services such as recruitment and supervision of foster care homes, placement of clients into foster and day care homes and institutions, emergency on-call availability and response, arrangement for and monitoring of core services, transportation for clients and family to promote successful completion of treatment plans, and information and referral services. This position requires contact with legal, medical, psychiatric/psychological professionals, members of the judicial system, community organizations and resources, foster parents, and other members of the agency for the purpose of developing effective treatment plans for clients and to help clients solve problems, as well as to educate the community about protection of clients and services available.
This is a full-time hourly position with a wage range of $30.57 to $38.22, DOQ. Benefits include medical, prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, HDHP health savings account with County contribution, paid sick, vacation and personal leave, holidays and “birthday holiday”, EAP, retirement plan with county contribution and wellness program incentives. To apply, send a completed employment application, resume, and letter of interest to careers@chaffeecounty.org. Applications accepted until January 15, 2026. EOE.
**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.