Social Service Supervisor – Wellbeing/Permanency Position Available In Lowndes, Mississippi

Social Service Supervisor

• Wellbeing/Permanency 
  Salary $58,934.39
• $77,806.89 Annually Location 83
• STATEWIDE, MS Job Type Full-Time Job Number 9800-0681-20250507SW Department 0681
• CHILD

PROTECTION SERVICES

Opening Date 05/07/2025 Closing Date 5/13/2025 11:59 PM Central Agency Minimum Salary $58,934.39 Agency Maximum Salary $77,806.89 About the Agency The Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services has a position available for a Frontline Social Service Supervisor position within Wellbeing/Permanency Units. 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, Director of Workforce Development at 601-301-8494 or touya.johnson@mdcps.ms.gov About the Position This position is advertised for Statewide with the Wellbeing/Permanency Unit, the candidate will be housed in the county closest to their location.

Functional Job Responsibilities of Social Services:

Conducts ongoing safety and risk assessments that identify and address safety concerns throughout the life of the case. Identifying safety concerns and implementing safety plans. Gather demographic information on child and family to conduct ongoing diligent search efforts to locate the child/family when unable to make contact and as needed to achieve timely permanency. Applies critical thinking skills and person-centered practice techniques to Solution Focused Casework. Partners with child(ren) and parents in the development and utilization of comprehensive assessments and service plans. Collaborates with community partners to create systems of support for children and families. Ensures that frequency and quality of visits with children and families are adequate to ensure safety, permanency, and well-being. Identifies the physical, educational, and mental/behavioral health needs of children, parents, and foster parents and ensures identified needs were effectively addressed through collaboration with internal and external supports. Establishes permanency goals for the child(ren) through coordination with local youth court. Ensures foster care placements and/or living situations are stable and in the best interests of the child(ren) and are consistent with achieving established permanency. Makes concerted efforts to achieve permanency for children in a timely manner and consistent with regulations contained in the Adoptions and Safe Families Act. Ensures that siblings in foster care are placed together unless a separation is necessary to meet the needs of one of the siblings. Maintains child’s connections to his or her neighborhood, community, faith, extended family, tribe, school, and friends when safe to do so. Promotes, supports, and otherwise maintains a positive and nurturing relationship between the child(ren) in care and their biological parents/caretakers by encouraging and facilitating activities and interactions beyond visitation. Documents case management activities within time frames established by policy. Prepare professional court reports and provide professional recommendations in court proceedings. Celebrates positive outcomes with child(ren) and family. Utilizes privately owned vehicle for work-related travel and duties (including transportation of children). Routinely serves on after-hours on-call duty for foster care and in-home service needs. Embraces ongoing learning and professional development opportunities. The incumbents receive training related to job content, and

MUST PASS

a comprehensive test prior to continued employment and/or advancement. 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. Good oral and written communication 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 bachelor’s degree and 3-5 years of experience, and 1-3 years of supervisory experience.

Hiring agency preferred qualifications:

Requires a Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four-year college or university in social work, social services, psychology, educational psychology, sociology, nursing, criminal justice, counseling, marriage and family therapy, family studies, or a related field. and 3-5 years of experience, and 1-3 years of supervisory experience. Appointing authority may require Master’s Degree. Will also require Social Work License in state of Mississippi.

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