Services Specialist Assistant -E10; Family Team Support - Kent

Overview

The MDHHS mission is to provide opportunities, services, and programs that promote a healthy, safe, and stable environment for residents to be self‑sufficient. The Family Teams Support (FTS) group includes caseworkers, supervisors, and family resource specialists. This position will perform a variety of activities to support the implementation of case plan implementation and permanency planning for socially and economically disadvantaged individuals who receive services in the areas of child welfare, including child protective services, prevention, foster care, licensing, and adoption.

The physical location of this position is 121 Martin Luther King Jr. St SE, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49507. Remote work and hybrid work schedule requests may be considered, but all work must be completed within Michigan. Candidates should confirm work location and schedule at the time of interview.

• Accompany services specialists on visits with youth and family members.
• Transport family members to facilitate family involvement.
• Report observations made during visits to the services specialist and propose recommendations as needed.
• Participate in team decision meetings, as needed.
• Participate in pre‑placement conferences with services specialists.
• Assist the services specialist in interviewing and engaging with relatives and prospective adoptive parents.
• Assist the services specialist in the home study.
• Supervise parent‑youth, sibling, relative, and/or potential adoptive relative visitations; observe interactions, intervene when required, and report any incidents or observations to the services specialist.

Education

• Completion of two years of college (60 semester or 90 term credits) with a minimum of 15 semester (23 term) credits in one or a combination 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.

Experience

• Services Specialist Assistant 8: No specific type or amount is required.
• Services Specialist Assistant 9: One year of experience equivalent to a Services Specialist Assistant 8.
• Services Specialist Assistant E10: Two years of experience equivalent to a Services Specialist Assistant 8 or one year equivalent to a Services Specialist Assistant 9.

Applicants must attach an up‑to‑date resume, a cover letter, and official transcripts. Candidates without a Michigan driver’s license must provide a two‑year driving record from the state where they are licensed.