Caseworker I/Social Service Worker-DCFS Eastern Region TAL (Price, CastleDale, Vernal, or Roosevelt)

Caseworker I/Social Service Worker-DCFS Eastern Region TAL (Price, CastleDale, Vernal, or Roosevelt)

FT / PT Status – Full-Time Benefits Eligibility – This position is eligible for a full benefits package. Salary – See Job Description Remote Work / In-Office – Hybrid

Recruiter – Tammy Alfaro | talfaro@utah.gov | 801-538-4221 Application Deadline – 11/16/2026*

*This job posting may close at any time after the minimum advertising period of three (3) business days has passed, should a sufficient applicant pool be received. Applicants are encouraged to apply as early as possible.

Are you looking for a career where you can make a difference?

Becoming a Caseworker I or Social Service Worker at the Utah Division of Child & Family Services (DCFS) can be a life changing event! If you have a social work background and a passion to work with children and families, Child & Family Services is the place for you. Together we can make a difference through service!

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Caseworkers and Social Service Workers on the Transition to Adult Living (TAL) Team may work and manage TAL activities in the Roosevelt and Vernal area.

These positions will be filled as a Caseworker I or Social Service Worker depending upon the qualifications of the applicant.

Key Responsibilities

DCFS Caseworkers and Social Service Workers strive to keep children with their own families whenever safely possible by assessing their and their families' needs, getting them connected to available resources, and conducting in-home services of appropriate intensity and duration. They work to reunify children who have been removed from their homes whenever possible or find enduring safety and permanency for them through alternative options. To accomplish this, caseworkers work closely with the subject matter experts, are provided with regular professional supervision, and complete DCFS Practice Model Training while performing the following tasks:

• Investigating reports of abuse, exploitation, and/or neglect; assessing safety, risk, strengths, and barriers and determining appropriate actions governing a family's situation. • Working with families to create plans for children’s safety and for ongoing services. • Coordinating and referring services to children and families offered by community resources, placement providers, collateral agencies, the courts, and community partners. • Supervising visits between parents and children to ensure safety. • Conducting in-home visits to assess safety and track progress. • Facilitating Child and Family Team Meetings with the family, their formal and informal supports. • Testifying in court hearings regarding actions, findings, procedures, and protocols. • Preparing detailed case documentation that includes: intake records, investigation summaries, assessments of safety, risk and family functioning; service plans, court reports, case history and activity logs. • May include performing 24-hour-on-call services as needed under supervisor's direction. 24-hour on-call service assignments may be based on, and subject to, geographic employment location and/or agency demand. • In-Person meeting attendance required at the Roosevelt DCFS office once per week. • Other duties as assigned.