Children's Services - Extended Supportive Services Caseworker

The Puyallup Tribe of Indians is committed to protecting and exercising the inherent inalienable sovereign rights of the Tribe and Individuals in the interest of the Medicine Creek Treat Territories, as stewards to ensure preservation of our cultural and environmental integrity for common good and prosperity for all.


Open: April 28, 2025 Close: May 13, 2025
Job Title: Extended Supportive Services Caseworker Department: PTCS/ICW
Reports To: Director of Children’s Services/ICW Hours: 40 Hrs/Wk – Full Time
Salary: Based on Salary Matrix+Benefits Requisition: 528


*Salaries are market competitive. For accurate salary information, call (253)573-7863 or email jobs@puyalluptribe-nsn.gov. The Puyallup Tribe of Indians provides a generous benefits package that includes employer paid medical, dental, vision, life insurance, a retirement/401(k) plan with profit sharing, paid holidays, and paid time off including birthday leave.

Position Summary:
To develop, implement and evaluate permanency case plans for families within Puyallup Tribe Children’s Services. Initiates life-changing decisions based solely on the best interest of the children. Complete Guardianship/Adoption reports and home studies to achieve permanency for a child in Children’s Services care with Children’s Services recommendation for permanency. The permanency worker will assist guardianship/adoptive families and children during the transition with services such as child care and any other pertinent supportive services within the Tribe. Provides on-going and long-term assistance to children and families in permanent placements and adoption by assessing the needs of the families and providing resources and tools to preserve and sustain children in permanency. Assist with children remaining connected to their family and cultural throughout and after permanency is achieved.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
1. Provides permanency planning case management for children in a permanent placement, which may include guardianship, adoption, long-term foster care or other arrangements as indicated.
2. Conducts home visits to assess health and safety with children, parents and placement providers to maintain the wellbeing of children in the care of Children’s Services.
3. Works with families and caregivers to find the best possible outcome for child placement that will nurture the child’s cultural and family ties.
4. Initiates, facilitates and assists in obtaining referrals to outside agencies and professional providers in establishing services necessary to achieve stability and preserve permanency in collaboration with guardianship/adoptive parents and families
5. Consistently engages after permanency is reached providing ongoing support to children, adoptive parents, guardians and families.
6. Performs case consultation and collaboration with court personnel, professional therapists, medical personnel, school officials, legal professionals, and other community agencies for optimal outcomes of case plans to provide up to date wellbeing of children in court ordered guardianships.
7. Prepares detailed, comprehensive and fact-based Social Service reports and testimony to court in accordance to the Child and Family Protection Code and by court order i.e. guardianship show cause, filling of information and affidavit and attends predetermined court proceedings. Provides expert opinion to the court.
8. Completes thorough background checks on families requesting permanency including DCYF CPS records check, Tribal Court records background check, Washington State background check, etc.
9. Interviews and Evaluates children, social service providers, medical providers, and educational providers to determine if permanency is appropriate for the petitioning family.
10. Completes active efforts in contacting and engaging parents in permanency planning and case planning.
11. Gathers all historical documents required for the reports and petitions
12. Complete active efforts to involve permanency families in tribal community activities.
13. Adheres to all of the Child and Family Protection Code timeframes, which includes all court required filings.
14. Submits court reports and distributes to all legal parties in a timely manner.
15. Supports and encourages families that are currently in guardianship/adoptive placement to participate in the development of a case plan to preserve the placement. Case planning for the requested guardianships/adoptions that are not within Children’s Services and ordered through the Puyallup Tribal Court.
16. Available to assist with court ordered recommendations for guardianship/adoptive families, as needed. These may include transfers of guardianship, visitations with family, reunification after guardianship, dismissal of guardianship, services for guardi