SENIOR CHILD PROTECTIVE INVESTIGATOR - 60070811 1

Requisition No: 868283 

Agency: Children and Families

Working Title: SENIOR CHILD PROTECTIVE INVESTIGATOR - 60070811 1

Position Number: 60070811 

Salary:  54,500.16 

Posting Closing Date: 01/30/2026 

ANTICIPATED VACANCY

THIS IS AN INTERNAL AGENCY ADVERTISMENT.

MULTIPLE POSITIONS MAY BE HIRED FROM THIS ADVERTISEMENT.

POSITIONS WILL BE LOCATED IN ESCAMBIA AND SANTA ROSA COUNTIES IN THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. 

 

 

 

Minimum qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s degree;
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in social work from a college or university social work program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education is preferred.  Bachelor’s or Master’s degrees from an accredited college or university in any other discipline are acceptable for this requirement.   
• Must have valid Child Welfare Certification from the Florida Certification Board.
• Must have a minimum of 2 years CPI experience
• Must possess a valid driver’s license; and
• Must possess operational private vehicle for use in the performance of daily work activities.  Selected applicants are required to provide proof of vehicle registration and documentation of the appropriate insurance coverage.  The Department provides a Vehicle Insurance Allowance to assist with the cost of insurance coverage due to the use of private vehicle for work purposes.

Special note:

• Position may require on-call hours after normal work schedule to include weekends and holidays.
• Language proficiency may be considered in the selection process as determined by Agency needs at the time of selection.
• Some Agency positions may require successful completion of pre-interview assessment or work sample to be eligible for interview. 
• Duties and Responsibilities:  This is professional work protecting children and working with families to conduct investigations of alleged abused, abandoned, neglected or exploited children. This position will assume an individual contributor role and be a model of child protection practice to other Child Protective Investigators (CPIs).

Senior Child Protective Investigator duties and responsibilities are as follows.

• Conducts investigations regarding allegations of abuse, neglect, abandonment and/or special conditions for children;
• Provides subject matter expertise to help less experienced CPIs build increased capacity in investigative skills
• Provides case consultation and advises and/or co-investigates complex cases with other CPIs to assure appropriateness, clarity, quality and thoroughness;

• Collects information through observation and interviews with the children, parents, relatives, neighbors, and other parties associated with the case, as well as analysis of criminal, past service history and other records;
• Engages families to understand the family’s perspectives about family dynamics, challenges and solutions, identifies needs and determines the level of intervention needed to include voluntary services or court ordered dependency services;
• Assesses danger threats, child vulnerabilities and caregiver protective capacities in order to determine whether a child is safe or not safe;
• Develops with family and other persons as necessary any required present and/or impending danger plans based on  analysis of danger threats in operation;
• Manages and modifies safety plans as necessary during the course of the investigation;
• Arranges emergency placement for any child that cannot safely remain in the home;
• Notifies state attorney, law enforcement, child protection team and other required individuals as appropriate;