Social Service Aide

Final date to receive applications: 10/31/2026 (11:59 PM ET)

Pay Grade: 11

Salary: $43,834.08 - $49,678.32 Annually

Employment Type:

EXECUTIVE BRANCH | FULL TIME | ELIGIBLE FOR OVERTIME PAY | 18A | 37.5 HR/WK

Hiring Agency:
Cabinet for Health & Family Services | Dept for Community Based Services

Location:

31 Mount Rushmore Court Shelbyville, KY 40065 USA

The Kentucky Department for Community Based Services (DCBS) is a multi-faceted agency that provides service sand programs to enhance the self-sufficiency of families; improve safety and permanency for children and vulnerable adults; and, engage families and community partners in a collaborative decision-making process. DCBS seeks a Social Service Aide I who is driven to succeed in helping people and advance family self-sufficiency. With professionalism and integrity, our agency offers services to families to ensure safe, stable homes for the children of the Commonwealth.

The Social Service Aide I is a skilled team member, providing avital link between the children, families and local community partners. The employee is expected to perform atthe highest quality to ensure services to the vulnerable citizens. This is a demanding position that requires maturity, self-discipline and ability to work overtime.

• Assists clients with preparation of necessary documents (i.e., food stamps, KTAP, Social Security, housing, SSI benefits, HEAP, medical history, birth certificates, and yearly school records).
• Provides instructions to clients in areas of budgeting, nutrition, hygiene, parenting, housekeeping, child development and community resource awareness
• Transports and accompanies clients to various appointments
• Accompanies clients for potential placement visits
• Supervises visitation between foster children and birth parents and documents progress of family interactions
• Enters data into computer system
• Stays current in proper use of child safety seats

For more information on the Department for Community Based Services, please visit our website at: https://chfs.ky.gov/agencies/dcbs/pages/default.aspx

Career growth is encouraged through training and mentoring. Benefits include health and life insurance,flexible work schedules, paid sick and vacation leave, and retirement benefits.

• Experience in providing support services and/or transport services to individuals or families or working with the public
• Experience working with families and/or children
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Good time management and organizational skills
• The ability to work well under pressure
• A willingness to work as part of a team

CHFS also participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in U.S. CHFS will only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offerand completed the Form I-9. For more information on E-Verify, or if you believe that CHFS has violated its E-Verify responsibilities, please contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) at  or https://www.e-verify.gov/

• EDUCATION: Must have fifty‑four (54) semester hours from a college or university.
• EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR
  
  SKILLS:
  
  Must have two years of experience in providing support services and/or transport services to individuals or families or working with the public.
• Substitute EDUCATION for
  
  EXPERIENCE:
  
  NONE
• Substitute EXPERIENCE for
  
  EDUCATION:
  
  Experience working with the public will substitute for the required college on a year-for-year basis.
• SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (AGE, LICENSURE, REGULATION, ETC.): Must possess a valid driver's license prior to appointment in this classification. Must maintain any required licensure(s), certification(s), or other credentials for the length of employment in this classification. Employing agency is responsible for ensuring employee possesses and maintains required licensure(s), certification(s) or other credentials

Visits clients and/or families at their residence. Work may involve extensive contact with youth who have been abused, have behavior disorders and/or are status offenders. May run risks of hazards associated with frequent use of automobile.

This job has an initial and promotional probationary period of 6 months, except as provided in KRS 18A.111.

An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D