SENIOR CHILD PROTECTIVE INVESTIGATOR - 60071776

Requisition No: 848095 

Agency: Children and Families

Working Title: SENIOR CHILD PROTECTIVE INVESTIGATOR - 60071776

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 60071776 

Salary:  In accordance with the DCF salary policy 

Posting Closing Date: 03/17/2025 

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SENIOR CHILD PROTECTIVE INVESTIGATOR

 

THIS INTERNAL REQUISITION WILL SERVE TO FILL A SENIOR CHILD PROTECTIVE INVESTIGATOR VACANCY IN MARTIN COUNTY

 

This is professional work protecting children, working with families and conducting 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).

 

The selected candidate will be compensated in accordance with the DCF salary policy.

 

Duties and Responsibilities

• Stands in as acting supervisor and completes all supervisory duties and activities when the unit supervisor is away from the office;
• Effectively conducts and completes case consultation with other investigators;
• Be an effective and active model and mentor for other the other investigators in the unit;
• Conducts investigations regarding allegations of abuse, neglect, abandonment and/or special conditions for children;
• Works closely with law enforcement;
• 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;
• Provides written present and impending danger assessments;
• Completes Risk Assessment on families investigated and explains risk score to family;
• Conducts staffings required for families with risk