Social Services Specialist - Licensure​/Hinds

This Opportunity is for a Social Services Specialist -- Licensure with a work location in Hinds County, MS.

This is a time limited position. Create and maintain case files for children in care; document in MDCPS online database program;
Visit children in care in foster homes, facilities and hospitals;
Complete investigations of abuse, neglect for exploitation;
Complete ongoing safety and risk assessments;
Participate in scheduled county conferences/meetings for assigned children-in-care;
Make referrals for children-in-care to receive services including dental, vision and medical;
Transport children-in-care to appointments and destinations;
Arrange for visitation with siblings and parents;
Attend staff meetings with supervisor (normally) and all-staff meetings;
Assist with new hires by being "shadow buddies";
Make copies of documents for case files;
On-call for after-hours situation (rotating responsibility with other staff members);
Attend court for hearings;
Along with other job duties.

A successful candidate for this position will understand micro, mezzo and macro level social work practice and how social, economic, and personal factors impact safety.

• A professional commitment of caring about people, their safety, well-being, and the larger profession of child welfare is also a benefit.
• Efficient organizational and time management skills.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to be flexible in thinking and problem solving,
• Able to synthesize information in a clear and concise manner and assess according to agency policy, state statutes and/or federal regulations,
• Realistic expectations about the difficulty and challenges of the work.
• Ability to positively handle an often-unpredictable work environment,
• Ability to coach and motivate others for expected outcomes
• Ability to work effectively at multiple levels of the organization and with multiple organizations
• Ability to use tools within Microsoft Office Suite (ppt, word, excel).
• If you are customer service driven with personal resilience and strong self-efficacy beliefs about the ability to work with all clients to produce positive client outcomes, this is the optimal career for you.

Typically requires a Bachelor's Degree and 1-3 years of experience. Appointing authority may require social worker's license. Agency preferred qualifications:
Bachelors' Degree and 2-4 years of experience. A Bachelor's Degree from an accredited four-year college or university in social work, social services, psychology, educational psychology, sociology, nursing, criminal justice, counseling, marriage and family therapy, family studies, or a related field. In this position, the salary maybe based on Education and Qualifications. This position consists of 4 weeks (every other week) of on-site training and 4 weeks of On-The-Job Training, and must pass a comprehensive test prior to continued employment and/or advancement.

MDCPS is an Equal Opportunity Employer