Social Services Program Associate I Position Available In Lafayette, Mississippi

Social Services Program Associate I 
Salary $21,612.60•$28,462.96 Annually Location 36•LAFAYETTE

COUNTY, MS

Job Type Full-Time Job Number 9786-0681-20250218lafa Department 0681•CHILD

PROTECTION SERVICES

Opening Date 02/19/2025 Closing Date 2/26/2025 11:59 PM Central Agency Minimum Salary $21,612.60 Agency Maximum Salary $28,462.96 About the Agency The Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services has a position available within the County Field Offices providing support to the Field Office Supervisory Staff. The Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services (MDCPS) is committed to protecting and nurturing Mississippi’s at-risk children and families. MDCPS offers a variety of positions statewide, including social work positions providing case management services and working with potential foster families, supervisor positions providing clinical and administrative support, and agency support positions such as policy development, human resources, information technology, program management, training, and budgeting/finance. Working with MDCPS will give you the chance to make a life-changing difference for Mississippi’s most vulnerable children and families. If you have any additional questions, you can contact Touya Johnson of Workforce Development at 601-301-8494 or touya.johnson@mdcps.ms.gov About the Position Provides transportation for children, including relocation and placement in foster homes, physician visits, and supervised parental visits. Keeps updated list of children in custody and where they are placed, teaches homemaking/parental skills and daily living tasks to families, learns to screen for risk factors and barriers, answers telephone calls, performs related or similar duties as required or assigned. •This is a non state service, time-limited position with The Mississippi State Department of Human Services.•What you’ll need to be Successful Professional commitment to and caring about clients and the larger profession of child welfare. Personal resilience and strong self-efficacy beliefs about the ability to work with clients to produce positive client outcomes. Efficient organizational and time management skills. Positive work morale. Ability to be flexible in thinking and problem solving. Realistic expectations about the difficulty and challenges of the work. Ability to handle an often-unpredictable work environment Preferred Qualifications Typically requires a High School Diploma or high school equivalency and 0-2 years of experience.

Agency preferred qualifications:

Graduation from a standard four-year high school or equivalent (GED or High School Equivalency Diploma);

MUST HAVE

Valid Mississippi Drivers License and Valid Insurance. Reliable transportation.

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State of Mississippi
Address
210 East Capitol Street
Suite 800
Jackson, Mississippi, 39201
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