Child Protection Investigator
Child Protection Investigator
Investigates allegations of abuse, neglect, and abandonment and takes the necessary steps to ensure the safety of children in Manatee County.
Tasks:
- Investigates alleged child abuse, neglect, and/or abandonment, and takes necessary measures to ensure the safety of children.
- Conducts thorough and timely investigations including interviewing children and families to ascertain the validity of allegations, document living conditions, and determine the need to remove children from an unsafe environment.
- Protects the lives of children by devising safety plans, or in consultation with the supervisor, makes decisions to take the child into protective custody, and transports a child to approved placement when safety intervention is required.
- Assists local law enforcement in fact-finding and compiling case information.
- Prepares and maintains case management and other reports to provide accurate recording and availability of case information.
- Testifies in court in cases regarding child abuse, neglect, and abandonment.
- Completes all assignments to specifications, within specified timeframe and budget as directed and by agency policies and regulations.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Position Type: Full-time
Salary Range: $41,000 - $60,000/year
Employer Type: Government Entity
Employer Willing to Train: Yes