Careers at ODHS: Child Welfare

Screeners respond to reports of safety concerns. Screeners determine appropriate levels of response and interventions including protective, family support and other community services. Our hotline receives more than 600 calls within any 24-hour period.

See if you have what it takes to be a Hotline Screener.

CPS caseworkers investigate reports of safety concerns for Oregon's children and families. This includes conducting child safety assessments of alleged child abuse or neglect, evaluating whether a child is at risk of being harmed and, if needed, determining appropriate services to ensure child safety.

See what a day in the life of a CPS caseworker looks like.

Certifiers work to identify and certify relative resource parents, resource parents and adoptive parents across all ethnic and cultural groups. This work includes home studies, interviewing and evaluating appropriateness of substitute care placements when children are unable to live safely at home.

See what certifiers do to keep Oregon's children safe.

Permanency caseworkers specialize in working with children, families, resource parents to ensure children are safe in their homes. This includes assuring a child's physical, psychological and social well-being with the goal of reuniting families or finding alternate, permanent plans when necessary.

See how Permanency workers make a difference in a child's life.