State of Colorado · 13 hours ago
Child and Family Services Administrative Reviewer.
Denver, CO
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
6+ years expThe State of Colorado is dedicated to improving the safety and well-being of children and at-risk adults through its Administrative Review Division. This role involves providing independent reviews and quality improvement processes for child welfare and youth services, ensuring compliance with federal and state regulations while conducting various administrative and qualitative reviews.
GovernmentNon Profit
No H1B
Responsibilities
Provides independent third party review and quality improvement processes for the Division of Child Welfare (CW) and the Division of Youth Services (DYS) service delivery
Responsible for conducting periodic Administrative Reviews for children every six months they are in care, and Administrative Permanency Reviews every 12 months children are in out-of-home (foster) care per CRS 19-2-906.5 and 19-3-702
Recommends administrative response and/or sanctions for non-compliance
Conducts reviews of child welfare assessments as well as cases involving the provision of in-home services
Participates in the Child and Family Services reviews
Communicates with and influences a variety of county, region, court, State Program and other state staff in order to address case specific and systemic issues
This includes providing case specific technical assistance as well as larger trainings on systemic issues
Specific to assigned counties, this position is in charge of scheduling review staff to cover the assigned counties in their geographic area
Qualification
Required
Six (6) years of relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned to this position
Must have two (2) years of professional human services investigative experience conducting child and/or youth abuse and neglect investigations, provision of ongoing child protection and/or youth services, or supervision of professional social caseworkers in child protection and/or youth services
Experience must demonstrate working knowledge and experience utilizing Volume VII Regulations and the Colorado Children's Code, and Colorado child welfare processes
AND Two years of relevant experience including ongoing permanency casework and/or intake and assessment casework
A combination of related education and/or relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned equal to six (6) years
Experience must include two (2) years of professional human services investigative experience conducting child and/or youth abuse and neglect investigations, provision of ongoing child protection and/or youth services, or supervision of professional social caseworkers in child protection and/or youth services
Experience must demonstrate working knowledge and experience utilizing Volume VII Regulations and the Colorado Children's Code, and Colorado child welfare processes
AND Two years of relevant experience including ongoing permanency casework and/or intake and assessment casework
Full background check and reference check required
This position requires State of Colorado residency at the time of application, and residency within the state throughout the duration of employment in this position
Must possess a valid, non-restricted Colorado Driver's License
Home as Sole and Permanent Work Place – The employee's home address shall serve as their official and regular work location for employment purposes
Employees must maintain a home office, including reliable internet access and, if required, a phone, to perform assigned duties effectively
Preferred
Minimum of 1 year experience with Colorado Trails or other relevant SACWIS systems
Ability to read and evaluate multiple volumes of typed and/or hand-written case materials on a daily basis
Possess intermediate computer skills to enter information into various databases, produce reports, and email information to colleagues and others
Strong preference will be given to candidates with 3-5 years of experience conducting child and/or youth abuse and neglect investigations, provision of ongoing child protection and/or youth services, or supervision of professional social caseworkers in child protection and/or youth services
Strong preference will be given to candidates who possess a bachelor's degree in any of the fields listed in the Minimum Qualifications section of this announcement
Certified through the Child Welfare Training Academy Experience supervising child welfare caseworkers conducting assessments or on-going service delivery
Exceptional communication skills, including demonstrated success in developing curriculum and providing training utilizing adult learning theory
Candidates are preferred to reside in the following counties within the Denver metro region: Denver County, Northern Jefferson County, Western Adams Country and Southern Boulder County
The ideal home location is north of Interstate 70 (I-70), west of Denver International Airport (DIA) and east of the foothills corridor served by major highways such as Interstate 25 (I-25) and Interstate 76 (I-76) within this metro zone
Benefits
Strong, secure, yet flexible retirement benefits including a PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan plus 401(k) and 457 plans
Medical and dental health plans
Employer supplemented Health Savings Account
Paid life insurance
Short- and long-term disability coverage
11 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick leave
State of Colorado Employee BenefitHub Resource Center
Employee Wellness program
Excellent work-life programs, such as flexible schedules, training and more
Remote work arrangements for eligible positions
Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
Company
State of Colorado
State of Colorado is a non profit organization.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Jeanni Stefanik
Chief Financial Officer
Alan Salazar
Chief Strategy Officer for Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper
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