Social Services Program Associate / Oktibbeha Co.

This Position is for a Social Service Program Associate with a state agency location in Oktibbeha County. **About the Position** 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. **What you'll need to be Successful** 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); a valid Mississippi driver's license/insurance, and reliable transportation. MDCPS is an Equal Opportunity Employer