SENIOR CHILD PROTECTIVE INVESTIGATOR - 60070196

State of Florida
Ocala, FL
Category Human Resources
Job Description
The job involves protecting children, working with families, and conducting investigations of alleged abuse, abandonment, neglect, or exploitation. The role will assume an individual contributor position and be a model of child protection practice to other Child Protective Investigators (CPIs).

Requirements

  • Conduct investigations regarding allegations of abuse, neglect, abandonment, and/or special conditions for children.
  • Collect information through interviews with the children, parents, relatives, neighbors, and other parties associated with the case.
  • Engage families, identifies needs, and determines the level of intervention needed to include voluntary services or court-ordered dependency services; provides services linkages to agency and community resources based on needs assessment.
  • Provide recommendations for development of case plan to Case Manager.
  • Conduct initial/ongoing child Present and Impending Danger assessments.
  • Develop with the family a signed Present Danger Plan and a signed safety plan for any identified threats and interventions.
  • Arrange emergency placement for any child that cannot safely remain in the home.
  • Notify state attorney, law enforcement, child protection team, and other required individuals as appropriate.
  • Schedule and gather information for and participate in case staffings.
  • Prepare appropriate reports/documentation in coordination with Children’s Legal Services and provide testimony in court.
  • Maintain thorough documentation in the client records/appropriate information system(s) and maintains organized client files.
  • Report indication of abuse, neglect, and/or abandonment to the Florida Abuse Hotline.
  • Provide subject matter expertise to help less experienced CPIs build increased capacity in investigative skills.
  • Provide case consultation and advises and/or co-investigates complex cases with other CPIs to assure appropriateness, clarity, quality, and thoroughness.
  • Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with organizations and other agencies involved with child protective investigations such as community-based providers, Children’s Legal Services, law enforcement, medical personnel, schools, and other community/agency resources.
  • Ensure effective communication with deaf or hard-of-hearing customers or companions in accordance with the ADA and/or Section 504 and shall manage service records and report this data and any resources and/or training needs to their designated program point of contact.

Benefits

  • Paid Time Off
  • 401k Matching
  • Retirement Plan
  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Disability Insurance
  • Flexible Spending Account
  • State Holiday Pay
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