Social Services Supervisor/Wellbeing and Permanency Supervisor Position Available In Tishomingo, Mississippi

Social Services Supervisor/Wellbeing and Permanency Supervisor

Salary
$58,934.39•$77,806.89 Annually
Location 71•TISHOMINGO

COUNTY, MS

Job Type
Full-Time
Job Number
9800-0681-20250613ti
Department
0681•CHILD

PROTECTION SERVICES

Opening Date
06/16/2025
Closing Date
6/20/2025 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 Social Services Supervisor in our Wellbeing and Permanency Unit. 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
This position will be responsible for Service Area 2

C:

Alcorn, Tishomingo, and Prentiss counties. Second-level supervisory positions accountable for overseeing first-line supervisors of social service activities of a facility or program. Employee supervision includes hire recommendations; training; work planning, assignments, and review; and performance assessment, coaching, and progressive discipline. Supervision at this level also requires these employees to have the knowledge and skills to perform and review the work overseen. Participates in developing procedures and administrative policies and administering program budget.
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. Appointing authority may require a Master’s Degree and/or social worker’s license.

Agency preferred qualifications:

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