Macomb County CPS & Foster Care Services Specialist

Job Description

The Services Specialist will utilize child welfare practice skills to ensure children are protected from abuse and neglect. When child abuse or neglect is indicated, specialists work closely with families and the legal system toward a goal of reunification, independent living, or other permanent living situation.

This position is located at the Macomb County MDHHS.

• Use child welfare practice skills to protect children from abuse and neglect.
• Work closely with families and the legal system toward reunification, independent living, or other permanent living situation.

The following educational backgrounds are acceptable:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree with a major in one of the following human services areas: social work, sociology, psychology, forensic psychology, education, community development, law enforcement, behavioral science, gerontology, special education, education of the emotionally disturbed, education of the gifted, family ecology, community services, family studies, family and/or child development, counseling psychology, criminal justice, human services, a human services‑related counseling major, or interdisciplinary studies in social science.
• Alternatively, a bachelor’s degree in any major with at least 30 semester (45 term) credits in one or a combination of the above human services areas.

Use of artificial intelligence (AI) software is prohibited in all areas of the selection process.

If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or selection processes, please contact the ADA coordinator for the agency that posted this position vacancy.

• Rewarding Work
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  State of Michigan jobs allow you to serve Michiganders in many different ways depending on your interests and skills.
• Insurance Benefits
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  The State of Michigan offers health, mental health, dental, and vision insurance to eligible career employees, their spouses, and their children. The state also covers a life‑insurance benefit of two times employees’ annual salary (up to $200,000). The state also offers long‑term‑disability insurance that can provide continuing benefits if an injury or illness prevents employees from working.
• Retirement Programs
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  The State of Michigan offers 401(k) and 457 plans for new hires to save for retirement. The state will automatically contribute an amount equal to 4% of your pay to a 401(k) account. The state will also match up to 5% of your pay if you contribute to your 401(k) account. Your contributions vest immediately, and the state’s contributions fully vest after just 4 years.
• Vacation and Sick Leave
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  Eligible full‑time employees receive between 15 and 35 personal days and 13 sick days per year that may be rolled over to the following year if not used. Eligible employees also receive an additional day each year for community service or school functions.
• Paid Parental Leave
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  Eligible employees can take 12 weeks of paid leave immediately after a birth or adoption.
• Paid Holidays
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  Eligible employees receive 13 or 14 paid holidays each year including New Year’s Eve and Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, the Fourth of July, Labor Day, Election Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Friday, Christmas Eve and Day.
• Bonus Programs
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  Eligible employees with five years of service also receive annual longevity bonuses that grow as seniority increases. Some positions also may qualify for recruitment, retention, and performance bonuses or other special pay premiums.
• Military Pay Differential
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  Employees in the guard or reserves may also qualify for supplemental pay benefits if military pay during qualifying duty is less than normal state pay.
• Tax‑Advantaged Programs
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  In addition to 401(k) and 457 retirement accounts, the state also offers flexible spending account (FSA), health savings account (HSA), and qualified transportation fringe benefit (QTFB) programs.
• Student Loan Forgiveness
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  Working for the State of Michigan may allow you to participate in programs that forgive the balance of qualifying student loans.
• Tuition…