Services Specialist Assistant -E10 - Van Buren

Job Title

The MDHHS mission is to provide opportunities, services, and programs that promote a healthy, safe, and stable environment for residents to be self-sufficient. We are committed to ensuring a diverse workforce and a work environment whereby all employees are treated with dignity, respect and fairness.

This position performs 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.

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.

If you have already applied, there is no need to reapply.

Position Location:

The physical location of this position is Van Buren County MDHHS, 57150 Co Rd 681, Hartford, MI 49057. Based on operational needs and within established limits, remote work and alternate or hybrid work schedule requests for this position may be considered. Selected candidates who have been approved to work remotely or a hybrid schedule must complete that work within Michigan. Candidates should confirm work location and schedule at the time of interview.

What is it about this position that would make me want to apply? This position will perform a variety of activities to include the following:
Accompany Services Specialist 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 specialist 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's visitations. Observe interactions, intercede when required, and report any incidents/observations to the Services Specialist.