Child Protective Services Worker (REQ-113718)
Would you like the opportunity to make a positive impact on Oregonians in need of support and resources? Would you enjoy working with a diverse team that collaborates and learns together in service of children, families, and communities? If so, we’d love to hear from you!
We are seeking child protective services workers (social service specialist 1s) to join our Child Welfare team in Pendleton.
As a child protective services worker, you will be:
- Responding to referrals and determining whether child abuse or neglect has occurred.
- Gathering information through interviews with parents and children.
- Observing and analyzing the safety of home environments.
- Gathering collateral information from school personnel, doctors, therapists, and law enforcement officers.
- Fulfilling documentation requirements and entering info into databases.
- Arranging medical evaluations and substitute care placement for children.
- Presenting and testifying in court.