Dcs Case Manager Eg
Listed on 2026-01-01
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Social Work
Family Advocacy & Support Services, Child Protection
Location: De Kalb
DCS CASE MANAGER 1* - EG - - 66745
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Job Information
State of Tennessee Job Information
Opening Date/Time:04/01/2025 12:00AM Central Time Closing Date/Time
12/31/2025 11:59PM Central Time
Salary (Monthly):$3,687.00 - $5,532.00
Salary (Annually):$44,244.00 - $66,384.00
Job Type:Full-Time
City, State
Location:
Nashville, TN
Knoxville, TN
Cookeville, TN
Memphis, TN
Chattanooga, TN
Clarksville, TN
Murfreesboro, TN
Franklin, TN
Johnson City, TN
Jackson, TN
Hendersonville, TN
Kingsport, TN
Columbia, TN
Lebanon, TN
Morristown, TN
Shelbyville, TN
Tullahoma, TN
Sevierville, TN
Dickson, TN
Athens, TN
Cleveland, TN
Lawrenceburg, TN
Oak Ridge, TN
Department Children's Services
LOCATION OF (350) POSITION(S) TO BE FILLED: DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN'S SERVICES, CHILD AND FAMILY MANAGEMENT DIVISION, STATEWIDE
The DCS Case Manager 1
* position has an approved starting salary of $50,604
What's it like to be a Case Manager:
Why We Do What We Do:
I understand this recruitment advertisement will remain open until an active job is posted. Once an active job is opened, I will be notified and assigned to the posting. This recruitment will remain open until an adequate pool of candidates is established. It is in the applicant's best interest to submit all required materials as early as possible.
Qualifications
Education and Experience: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree.
Necessary Special Qualifications
Applicants for this class must:
- Complete a criminal history disclosure form in a manner approved by the appointing authority;
- Must agree to release all records involving their criminal history to the appointing authority;
- Must supply a fingerprint sample in a manner prescribed by the TBI for a fingerprint based criminal history records check;
- Submit to a review of their status on the Department of Health's vulnerable person's registry;
- Possess a valid motor vehicle operator's license at the time of appointment in some positions;
- Upon appointment, successfully complete a prescribed course of training offered by the Tennessee Department of Children's Services.
Summary: Under general supervision, is responsible for professional case management work of routine difficulty, and performs related work as required.
Distinguishing Features: This is the trainee/entry level class in the DCS Case Manager job series. An employee in this class learns to perform a variety of case management duties for children under State supervision, in State custody, or at risk of State custody, and their families. This class differs from DCS Case Manager 2
* in that an incumbent of the latter is fully trained and functions at the working level.
- An applicant appointed to this flexibly staffed class will be reclassified to the next higher class in the series after successful completion of a mandatory one-year training period; inadequate or marginal performance during the training period will result in automatic demotion or termination.
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge:
- Learns and adheres to departmental policy.
- Learns to complete all training hours as required by the Department.
- Learns to determine if abuse or neglect has occurred, who the abuser is, the level of risk or harm to the child, and the need for a safety plan.
- Learns to make recommendations for reunification or termination of parental rights.
- Learns to monitor adoptive and foster families to check the compatibility of the child with the family.
- Learns to actively listen to concerns to make appropriate referrals.
- Learns to coordinate and observe visitations for children in and out-of-home placements to ensure meaningful visitations.
- Learns to prepare to participate and testify in court proceedings.
- Learns to recruit adoptive/foster parents.
- Learns to conduct intake interviews with individuals reporting suspected child abuse or…
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