St. Louis County To Hire 30 New Employees

Children, Family Services Division A Focus

St. Louis County is getting ready to hire 30 new employees from some critical departments.

Commissioners have approved 20 employees in the Children and Family Services Division and five financial workers.

There are also five corrections officers being hired for the St. Louis County Jail.
Officials with the county say the CFS has reported dramatic increase in reports of maltreatment.

From January to June of this year, roughly 1,100 reports of child maltreatment have occurred, which is a 15 percent increase from 2015 and a 45 percent increase since 2014.