Social Services Analyst ; Monroe Child Welfare

Overview

About this Job Department MISSIONDCFS is working to keep children safe, helping individuals and families become self-sufficient, and providing safe refuge during disasters. Department VISION We care for the well-being and safety of Louisiana’s people. Department VALUES Treating all people with dignity, compassion and respect, while providing services with integrity.

This vacancy is located in the Ouachita Parish Child Welfare Office in Monroe, LA (Home Development/IV-E Unit). The Social Services Analyst position is responsible for the determination of funding sources to be used in offsetting state general funds used for every child placed in the custody of the Department of Children and Family Services, special needs children who have been adopted and are receiving adoptions subsidies, Consolidated Omnibus Reconciliation Act (COBRA) cases, Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance cases and certain juveniles who are in the care/custody of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections (DPS&C), Office of Juvenile Justice.

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  Core Competencies:
  
  
  • Displaying Expertise:
    The ability to exhibit specialized skills or knowledge gained from experience or training
  • Following Policies and Procedures:
    The ability to comply with policies and procedures of the organization as well as State Civil Service rules, and all applicable federal and state laws.
  • Making Accurate Judgments:
    The ability to form an opinion objectively and decisively based on relevant information and in accordance with established standards.

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  Competencies:
  
  
  • Focusing on Customers:
    The ability to serve the needs of those who support and/or rely on the services provided
  • Thinking Critically:
    The ability to generate ideas, manipulate ideas, and make unconventional connections to develop original approaches.

Three years of experience in social services; OR six years of full-time experience in any field; OR a bachelor’s degree.

Experience Substitution: Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found under

Job Duties and Other Information.
Job Duties: Maintains, Interprets, and applies knowledge of federal, state, and local laws and regulations, program directives, and Agency politics and procedures in regard to Title IV-E and various automated systems in the Department of Children and Family Services. Acquires and clarifies information reported on applications by field staff as needed to assure accurate information is used in the assessment process.

• Enters data into the appropriate automated systems to complete the certification process.
• Re-evaluates all Title IV-E Title XIX, and State funded cases on an annual basis.
• Provides technical assistance and directives to region and field staff to correct problems; ensures adequate material is submitted for financial assessment; assists in planning financially in order to return the child home; and provides training to field staff relative to the financial assessment process.

Appointment Type: This position may be filled as a probational appointment or a job appointment that may last up to 48 months. Job appointments may convert to probational appointments. It may also be filled as a detail and promoted within 12 months or by promotion of a permanent classified employee.

Work Schedule: Typically, work hours are 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday – Friday. Flexible work schedules are available after meeting certain criteria and are dependent upon the position you are applying for. Some positions require working shifts.

Work Location: This position is located in the Ouachita Parish Child Welfare department in Monroe, LA in the Home Development section.

Compensation: The referenced positions have a Special Entrance Rate (SER) see below:

• Social Services Analyst 1 – SER:…