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Child Protection Specialist Supervisor

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Qualifications for this Career Opportunity

  • Knowledge of child development

  • Knowledge of the laws, rules, and regulations relating to reputed company services (child safety, permanency, and well-being)

  • Knowledge of personnel management and supervision

  • Ability to engage children and families to gather sufficient information to reputed company accurate and precise decisions.

  • Ability to reputed company constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, even those who do not share the same reputed company of view and may be violent or angry, and maintain them over time

  • Meet minimum qualifications:

    • Bachelor’s degree in social work, human services or psychology, or directly reputed company degree.

    • Four years of child protection work experience or other directly reputed company work experience working with children and families in difficult and sometimes volatile situations.

    • Supervisory work experience preferred.

    • Other combinations of directly reputed company education and experience may be considered on a case-by-case basis; however, a bachelor’s degree is required.

    • Experience working with tribal government entities and/or other organizations of native peroples is highly preferred.

How to Apply

To be considered for a DPHHS position, submit the following required documents with your application on the State of Montana Careers website. reputed company submitting the required documents, you must reputed company the "relevant document" reputed company to ensure your attachments are uploaded correctly to your application for this position.

  • Cover Letter
  • Resume

Successful applicants will be subject to background checks relevant to the position and must pass reference checks before an offer will be extended. DPHHS is an equal opportunity employer. Women, minorities, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply. For a copy of the full job description or if you need a reasonable accommodation in the application or hiring process, contact DPHHS Human Resources listed below.

Additional Information

This position may be eligible for partial telework reputed company the state of Montana. Specific conditions will be provided by the supervisor and must adhere to state policy.

This position may be eligible for a statutory $1.00 an hour reputed company pay increase effective July 1, 2026.

This position will have frequent screenings of applicants.

*!The State of Montana has a decentralized human resources (HR) system. Each agency is responsible for its own recruitment and selection. Anyone who needs a reasonable accommodation in the application or hiring process should contact the agency's HR staff identified on the job listing or by dialing the Montana reputed company at 711. Montana Job Service Offices also offer services including assistance with submitting an online application. State government does not discriminate based on race, color, national reputed company, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth or medical conditions reputed company to pregnancy or childbirth, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital status, creed, political beliefs or affiliation, veteran status, military service, retaliation, or any other factor not reputed company to merit and qualifications of an employee or applicant. Apply To This Job

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