Child Protective Services (Social Services Specialist 1) Bilingual Required (Spanish & English)

Initial Posting Date:

06/15/2026

Application Deadline:

06/22/2026

Agency:

Department of Human Services

Salary Range:

$4,954 - $7,592

Position Type:

Employee

Position Title:

Child Protective Services (Social Services Specialist 1) Bilingual Required (Spanish & English)

Job Description:

The Oregon Department of Human Services is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are guided by our Equity North Star and our vision for a positive RiSE organizational culture that advances equity and diversity. We encourage applications from members of historically underrepresented racial/ethnic groups, women, individuals with disabilities, veterans, LGBTQIA2S+ community members, and others to help us achieve our vision of a diverse and inclusive community.

Opportunity awaits! Are you passionate about engaging with families and communities? Are you committed to ensuring the well-being of others and offering them support? Would you enjoy working with a team that is dedicated to serving children, families, and communities? If so, we’d love to hear from you!

Bilingual requirement Spanish & English

This position requires duties to be completed in both Spanish & English. The job offer will be contingent upon passing test(s) evaluating your proficiency in the bilingual requirements of the position. This position may receive a 5% differential pay based on passing the required language test.

Summary of Duties

As a Child Protective Services, you will:

• Respond to assigned referrals of alleged child abuse/neglect in which children are alleged to be unsafe. Assessment activities as outlined in the procedure manual include the following:

  • Conduct child interviews

  • Conduct parent interviews

  • Gather collateral interviews including review of pertinent documents

  • Make and document observations of the home environment.

  • Make determination whether abuse or neglect has occurred and take children into protection when appropriate.

  • Identify and develop services plan for individual clients needs.

• Arrange medical evaluation for the children involved in the assessment, in order to document and have record of relevant medical findings related to the CPS assessment.

• Arrange substitute care placement of children who are taken into care.

• Attend court hearings (Permanency hearing, criminal charges and Juvenile court) related to CPS assessments.

• Entering assessment information in the OR-Kids system

• Completing referral information for assessment evaluations (Forensic, Mental and Behavioral).

• Completing necessary court related information including petition work sheets, court reports, affidavits, etc.

Minimum Qualifications

To qualify for this position, you must be bilingual in Spanish and English.

• A bachelor’s degree in Human Services or a field related to human services; OR

• A bachelor’s degree unrelated to Human Services AND either<