Cps Conservatorship Worker - (US-TX-Corpus Christi - 78480)

Minimum Education: None
Job Type: Full Time
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Responsibilities : Provides on-going services to children in substitute care to meet specific needs by using appropriate resources to move toward reuniting family or making other permanent plans for care of children. Initiates appropriate legal action and/or testify in court to achieve protection or permanent placement plans for children. Documents case records by completing forms, narratives, and reports to form a written record for each client. Develops and maintains effective working relationships between Child Protective Services staff and law enforcement officials, judicial officials, legal resources, medical professionals, and other community resources. Investigates reports of abuse/neglect to children to assess current of future risk to children by interviewing parents, family members, and others; interviewing and examining children; assessing home environment; and gathering pertinent information form other sources. Performs other duties as assigned and required to maintain unit operations. Promotes and demonstrates appropriate respect for cultural diversity among coworkers and all work-related contacts. Attends work regularly in accordance with agency leave policy.

Requirements :Applicants for positions which require, as part of the essential functions of the job, driving a motor vehicle, must have a reliable motor vehicle, an acceptable driving record for the past five years, and a current, valid Texas drivers license appropriate for the vehicle and passenger or cargo load. Applicants must provide proof of driving record and license.Initial Selection Criteria: Child Protective Services Specialist II: Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university. Child Protective Services Specialist III: Employed as a Child Protective Services Specialist for 18 months AND have received Child Protective Services Specialist Certification OR currently employed as a Child Protective Services Specialist III in Texas Department of Family and Protective Services.

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