Child Welfare Administrator

About Our Job With competitive pay, great benefits, and endless opportunities, working for the City and County of Denver means seeing yourself working with purpose for you, and those who benefit from your passion, skills and expertise. Join our diverse, inclusive and talented workforce of more than 11,000 team members who are at the heart of what makes Denver, Denver. What We Offer The City and County of Denver offers competitive pay commensurate with education and experience. The expected target hiring range for this position will likely be between $95,000 - $114,790. We also offer generous benefits for full-time employees which include but are not limited to: A guaranteed life-long monthly pension, once vested after 5 years of service 457B Retirement Plan 140 hours of PTO earned within first year + 12 paid holidays, 1 personal holiday, 1 Wellness Day and 1 volunteer day per year Competitive medical, dental and vision plans effective within 1 month of start date Location & Schedule The City and County of Denver supports a hybrid workplace model. Employees work where needed, at a job site several days a week and off-site as needed. Employees must work within the state of Colorado on their off-site days. Who We Are & What Youll Do At Denver Human Services (DHS), we envision a healthy community where people are connected, supported, safe, and well. One in three people in Denver turn to DHS for support at all stages of life. Our employees help children, at-risk adults, families, and individuals navigate social and economic pressures by connecting them to services and experts who support their overall well-being. About Protection & Prevention Denver Human Services works to protect Denver's children, youth, adults, and at-risk adults by providing services and advocacy while promoting family stability, respecting diversity, and working to create and strengthen connections to community resources. We work to prevent abuse by providing education, resources, and support to parents, families, and community organizations. The Child Welfare Division of Denver Human Services is seeking a Child Welfare Administrator. The primary function of this position is to develop and monitor teams of staff operationally charged with delivering prevention, protection, screening, and supportive services to children and families involved in Denver's Child Welfare system. A successful candidate will demonstrate a high capacity for critical judgement, an ability to lead and develop staff, an ability to successfully collaborate with patterning agencies, and a strong working knowledge of agency rules and State of Colorado Statutes. Additionally, the Child Welfare Administrator: Supports the Division in implementation of best practices, training, and staffing realignments as needed Provides coaching and guidance that demonstrates understanding of safety intervention. To include operationalizing concepts of present and impending danger, child safety, safety plan determination and safety planning as required by their role Provides check-ins with their staff to discuss workload, stress, and opportunities to build resiliency. Monitors casework performance outcomes and ensure they are in alignment with identified division priorities such as Partnering for Safety, Diversity, Equity, Access and Inclusion and FFPSA Ensures that Social Casework Supervisors are utilizing Leader Standard Work tools, providing quality supervision, and guiding staff on best practice standards within the defined policy and procedures by DHS, Volume 7, and relevant legislation Develops comprehensive program policies, procedures, guidelines and standards to ensure proper application and use by coordinating and revising administrative processes Utilizes available data, outcomes, and information from casework staff to develop reports and strategies that affect improved changes to programming that are supported by Volume 7 and relevant legislation Demonstrates the ability to influence others by your character, words, and examples to maximize their effort to achieve individual, team, and/or Agency goals Develops and evaluates the performance of direct reports through goal setting and annual performance reviews and supervision while monitoring case practice. Modify work plans, methods and procedures while determining work priorities and standards based on Volume 7 and DHS policy and procedures Provides expectations to direct reports and monitoring of difficult assignments Provides performance feedback throughout rating year Assures that all goals are current and that all performance reviews are completed by due date. Performs all administrative supervisory functions, including compliance with Citywide time, pay & leave procedures Manages two bilingual teams: one in Permanency and one in Intake What Youll Bring We value diversity of ethnicity, race, socioeconomic status, sexual identity, gender, religion, language, ability, and experience and exemplify this through the makeup of our team at all levels. You'll be right at home here if you cultivate strong relationships and push yourself, your work, the people around you and Denver to the next level. Our ideal candidate has some or all the following experience, skills, and characteristics: Extensive experience working with the Intake and Permanency (Ongoing) functions of Child Welfare Participates in discussions around Results Based Accountability goal, contributes to the development of measures and demonstrates actions and coaches staff toward meeting the goal. Knowledge and experience managing budgets and contracts A demonstrated track record of success leading change in a Child Welfare setting A strong value of engaging and developing staff working toward world class performance in the child and family serving community A keen ability to bring innovative solutions to meet organizational needs The ability to build and maintain relationships across the Division Strong communication skills, both written and verbal A resounding go-getter, self-starter attitude The ability to influence the team when change is necessary Bilingual preferred (not required) Required Minimum Qualifications Education requirement: Requirements as set forth in Colorado Department of Human Services Volume 7 and/or Volume 30 regulations. Bachelor's Degree from a higher education institution with course work related to the job responsibilities of child welfare or adult protective services social case worker. Course work examples can include and are not limited to, the development of human behavior, child development, family intervention techniques, diagnostic measures, social work, sociology, psychology, psychiatry, gerontology, nursing, special education, guidance and counseling, criminal justice, or other human behavioral sciences or therapeutic techniques Experience Requirement: Five (5) years of post-graduation professional social case work experience at the type and level of Social Case Worker Education & Experience Equivalency: No substitution of experience for education is permitted. Additional appropriate education may be substituted for the minimum experience requirements Licensure & Certification: Requires a valid Drivers License at the time of application. Licenses and certifications must be kept current as a condition of employment. Requires certification as a social case work supervisor in Child Welfare or Adult Protective Services in accordance with CDHS regulations. Application Deadline This position is expected to stay open until September 3rd, 2026. Please submit your application as soon as possible and no later than September 3rd at 11:59 PM. About Everything Else Job Profile CS3347 Social Case Worker Administrator To view the full job profile including position specifications, physical demands, and probationary period, click here. Position Type Unlimited Position Salary Range $86,634.00 - $142,947.00 Target Pay $95,000 - $114,790/year Agency Denver Human Services Redeployment during Citywide Emergencies City and County of Denver employees may be re-deployed to work in other capacities in their own agencies or in other city agencies to support core functions of the city during a citywide emergency declared by the Mayor. 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