Child Welfare Supervisor in Delta, Colorado at Delta County Colorado

This position is anticipated to close on June 10, 2026, but applications will be accepted until position is filled and removed from the Delta County jobs website.

GENERAL POSITION DESCRIPTION:

Supervisor performs a variety of duties and supervision of caseworkers to assure child welfare rules and regulations are followed in each assessment or case. The supervisor would provide efficient, effective and compliant Child Protective Service (CPS) operations and use of resources through case management review.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide supervision over extensive assessment and situational permanency events. Conduct regular individual and group supervision to review case progress, assess child safety, and guide caseworkers on intervention strategies.
• Provide direction to caseworkers regarding clinical decision making for in-home cases and court cases.
• Authorize and provide oversight for high-impact actions, including child removals, placements, and safety plan implementations.
• Review and approve all legal documentation, family assessments, and court reports to ensure compliance with state statutes and federal mandates.
• Monitor high-risk cases continuously to ensure that risk mitigation strategies are effective and that permanency goals are being actively pursued.
• Attend and testify at juvenile or family court hearings; coach caseworkers on trial testimony and the presentation of evidence.
• Translate complex state and federal policy changes into actionable practice for department employees.
• Provide support to workers performing 24 hour a day emergency services and crisis intervention.
• Provide resource mobilization, information, and referrals to other agencies involved in child protection.
• Liaise with law enforcement, schools, medical providers, and legal counsel to coordinate multidisciplinary services for families.
• Provide supervision over investigations and ongoing permanency cases dealing with alleged physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, and neglect. Includes cases involving adolescents, youth in conflict cases, and adjudicated delinquents.
• Utilize statewide automated systems to track unit performance metrics, ensuring all deadlines for visits and documentation are met.
• Review and monitor unit expenditures for your area of oversight, including emergency assistance funds for families and vendor payments for contracted services.
• Establish individual training needs of social caseworkers, and ensures that an effective training plan is in place
• Establish individual performance plans, reviews the performance of social caseworkers on a periodic basis, and completes an annual performance evaluation.
• Counsel employees, identifies work problems and meets with individuals or groups to discuss and resolve issues. Follow up to ensure that problems are resolved. Takes corrective and/or disciplinary action when necessary, documenting performance or related work problems using established personnel regulations, procedures and practices.
• Responsible for supervision and management of staff; plan, direct, supervise and evaluate the performance; interview and select employees and recommend transfers, reassignment, termination and disciplinary actions; write and conduct performance evaluations; arrange for appropriate training and development; ensure employees comply with applicable occupational health and safety standards, department and organizational policies; compliance with all governing laws; seeks support from human resources department and follows generally accepted human resource laws, policies and protocols.
• Reliable and predictable attendance and punctuality are considered essential functions of this job. Employees are expected to be at their work area and ready to work at the scheduled start time to ensure consistent service delivery and operational efficiency.
• The primary location of employment for this position is the designated Delta County office with the exception of required duties that are to be performed off site as necessary. The employee is required to perform the majority (generally, at least 95%) of assigned duties from this designated office location to allow for client, customer and coworker access and collaboration, unless prior written approval for an alternative arrangement, such as temporary remote work, has been granted by the employee's direct supervisor and/or department head and maintained in the employee personnel file.

GENERAL JOB DUTIES:

• Assist in determining if a situation warrants the recommendation of placing the children outside of the home.
• Supervises placement of children and the coordination of parent/child visitation.
• Assist in determining when and if a child should be returned to his/her home.
• Guide workers in the evaluation and assessment of need for services.
• Provide oversight of crisis intake and/or long-term case plans appropriate to the child(ren)
• and family. Crisis and on-call decisions are generally made independently by the worker, with supervisor support.
• Monitor for progress of clients and modification of case plans, as needed.
• Provide supervision on all aspects of the technical systems designed to collect data for the state.
• Assign, monitor and review unit's work output for disposition, accuracy and compliance with state statutes, agency policies, rules and court orders.
• Assist with cases and manage work flow to ensure steady progress and prevent backlog.
• Provides statistical analysis of daily reports; ensures information is accurate and timely.
• Adhere to all policies and laws regarding personnel administration including, but not limited to training, evaluation of performance, and initiation of corrective action as needed.
• Review background information and documentation for court hearings, as progress reports in judicial reviews, or as summaries in facilitating appropriate placements.
• Act as the lead in red team and all Hotline activities performed by staff.
• May attend court hearings and provide testimony, confer with caseworkers, lawyers, children, parents, witnesses and significant others in reference to their respective roles.
• Serve as information and referral source to other employees and to the public.
• Provide a variety of ancillary assignments, as needed, including reviewing and maintaining client records and completing required forms and reports.
• Lead in Adoption, Relative Guardianship Assistant Program (RGAP), and Kinship programs.
• Oversee staff scheduling to include consistent 24-hour/day response coverage, seven days a week including weekends and holidays.
• Ensure that each employee has an up-to date job description and reviews annually. Establishes individual performance plans and objectives and evaluates based on the achievement of those plans and objectives. Completes the annual performance appraisal.
• Represent the agency in various court proceedings when appropriate.
• Should the Board of County Commissioners or another authorized representative issue a local disaster declaration in Delta County, all Delta County employees may be called upon to serve as disaster service workers.

Education and Experience According to 12CCR 2509-7:

• A bachelor's degree from a higher education institution with course work related to the job responsibilities of child welfare social casework supervisor. Course work examples can include and are not limited to, the development of human behavior, child development, family intervention techniques, diagnostic measures, or therapeutic techniques; AND,
• Three (3) years of professional, internship, or volunteer work experience in a human services related agency; OR,
• A master's degree or higher in a social work or human behavioral sciences field; AND,
• Two (2) years of professional, internship, or volunteer work experience in a human services related agency is required.

Special Requirements:

• This is a senior level position which requires thorough knowledge of the theories, principles and concepts of social casework practice related to child protection.
• Knowledge of casework principles and methods of human needs and behavior pertaining to child development, parenting, attachment and separation.
• Knowledge of social group work principles and methods.
• Knowledge of medical symptoms related to injuries or failure to thrive in children.
• Knowledge on the battered child syndrome and the laws dealing with child abuse, neglect and other dependency conditions.
• Knowledge and skills in interviewing techniques, crisis intervention methods and relevant treatment modalities.
• Knowledge of principles of addiction.
• Knowledge of community resources, of agency rules, regulations and procedures related to child protection resources.
• Ability to establish support with multi-problem, dysfunctional clients.
• Ability to independently analyze complex situations, formulate plans and make quick decisions, as needed.
• Ability to clearly and concisely express oneself both verbally and in written format.
• Ability to establish and maintain harmonious professional relationships with other employees, outside agencies and the public.
• Ability to testify effectively in court hearings.

Licenses/Certifications:

Current and valid Colorado Driver’s License

General Benefits:

• Medical, dental, vision insurance
• Selective optional insurances available to the employee and eligible dependents on a cost share basis between employee and the organization
• Life insurance and employee only medical insurance is available at no cost to the employee
• Pre-tax flexible spending account (FSA)
• Employees contribute 4% of their salary to a 401(a) retirement account fully matched with 4% from the County
• Optional 457(b) tax advantaged deferred-compensation retirement plan
• Paid time off is accrued at 14 hours per month to start
• 11 paid holidays per calendar year
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that includes 6 counseling sessions along with some legal and financial support counseling
• Modified work schedules for positions and employees that qualify
• Additional employee discounts and fringe benefits are available

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Physical Requirements: Walk, stand, sit, type, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects or tools, reach with hands and arms, talk, listen, hear, read, see, lift, climb in and out of vehicle, climb stairs

Lifting: 40 pound requirement; must be able to lift small children

Exposure to Elements: Normal office conditions and inclement weather

Handling of Dangerous Equipment: None

Risk of Assault and Injury: Employee may frequently deal with angry and hostile clients who occasionally become both verbally and physically aggressive and threatening. This environment could result in bodily injury to workers. There is the possibility of animal bites, exposure to contagious diseases, illegal substances, and unsanitary conditions.

Other Conditions: Unhappy or confused clients phoning workers at their residences or appearing at residences, possible litigation by unhappy clients

Job description statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this job title. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required. Employees may be required to perform additional duties of a similar and like skill set. Delta County reserves the right to revise the job description.