Job Description
Ability to plan, direct and assign responsibilities and supervise the work of others.
Ability to work with people from a variety of backgrounds and professions.
Ability to represent Child Protective Investigations effectively with key stakeholders
Registrations, Licensure Requirements or Certifications:
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Initial Screening Criteria:
Child Protective Services Supervisor I: A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, plus 2 years of full-time experience in Child Protective Services* or child placement services** in a public social services agency OR 60 accredited college credit hours plus four (4) years CPI/CPS casework work experience OR 90 accredited college credit hours plus 3 and half (3 1/2) years of CPI/CPS casework work experience OR Currently employed as a Child Protective Services Supervisor I in Family and Protective Services.
Child Protective Services Supervisor II: Completion of Phase I Child Protective Services Specialist Certification and completion of the Child Protective Services Supervisor Certification OR Currently employed as a Child Protective Services Supervisor II in Family and Protective Services OR Currently employed in a Family and Protective Services management position in the Child Protective Services program at a level above Child Protective Services Supervisor AND prior experience as Child Protective Services Supervisor in Family and Protective Services OR previously employed as a Child Protective Services Supervisor II.
*Child Protective Services is professional social work where primary duties are providing social casework services to abused, neglected, or exploited children and their families; or in recruiting, studying, and certifying foster and adoptive homes.
**A Child placement service is the decision-making process around placing and monitoring children in licensed 24-hour childcare facilities and in adoptive placement in compliance with state and federal regulations.
Preferred Criteria:
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Degree in Social Work, Human Services (Psychology, Sociology, Child & Family Studies, or Counseling), or Criminal Justice.
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Two years’ experience investigating child abuse or neglect (including out of state investigative agencies).
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Favorable casework data/performance history as an investigator.
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Proven success in developing people (teaching, training or being a CPI Mentor).
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Prior leadership experience in any performance-based field.
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