Social Services Program Associate I /DeSoto County

About The Position

This is a non-state service, time-limited (NS-14) position with the MS Dept of Child Protective Services.

Responsibilities

• Provides transportation for children, including relocation and placement in foster homes, physician visits, and supervised parental visits.
• Keeps updated list of children in custody and where they are placed.
• Teaches homemaking/parental skills and daily living tasks to families.
• Learns to screen for risk factors and barriers.
• Answers telephone calls.
• Performs related or similar duties as required or assigned.

Qualifications

• Professional commitment to and caring about clients and the larger profession of child welfare.
• Personal resilience and strong self-efficacy beliefs about the ability to work with clients to produce positive client outcomes.
• Efficient organizational and time management skills.
• Positive work morale.
• Ability to be flexible in thinking and problem solving.
• Realistic expectations about the difficulty and challenges of the work.
• Ability to handle an often-unpredictable work environment.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Typically requires a High School Diploma or high school equivalency and 0-2 years of experience.
• Agency preferred qualifications: Graduation from a standard four-year high school or equivalent (GED or High School Equivalency Diploma).
• Hiring agency qualification: MUST HAVE: Valid Mississippi Driver's License and Valid Insurance. Reliable transportation.