Social Services Analyst 1- Child Welfare Team Specialist Position Available In Caddo, Louisiana

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Social Services Analyst 1- Child Welfare Team Specialist

Salary
$2,784.00 – $5,009.00 Monthly
Location Shreveport, LA
Job Type
Classified
Job Number
209328-CaddoCWTeamSpec61625LM
Department
DCFS-Department of Children and Family Services
Opening Date
06/17/2025
Closing Date
6/24/2025 11:59 PM Central

DESCRIPTION

BENEFITS
QUESTIONS
About this Job
Department MISSION
DCFS is working to keep children safe, helping individuals and families become self-sufficient, and providing safe refuge during disasters.
Department VISION
We care for the well-being and safety of Louisiana’s people. Department VALUES
Treating all people with dignity, compassion and respect, while providing services with integrity.
This vacancy is located in Caddo Parish Child Welfare Foster Care Unit.
The Department of Children and Family Services is seeking an employee eager to support the safe and successful outcomes for children and families. This applicant has a wonderful opportunity to gain significant work experience in a rewarding job with Child Welfare. The applicant would serve as a professional administrative support to the child welfare case worker. Additionally, duties of this position will require contact with children and/or agency clientele. The applicant is not required to have a background in the Child Welfare field but should possess genuine care, compassion and concern for supporting the mission of keeping children safe while helping families become self-sufficient.

Selected Core Competencies:

Displaying Expertise:

The ability to exhibit specialized skills or knowledge gained from experience or training

Driving Results:

The ability to identify important goals and work to achieve them.
Focusing on

Customers:

The ability to serve the needs of those who support and/or rely on the services provided.

Following Policies and Procedures:

The ability to comply with policies and procedures of the organization as well as State Civil Service rules, and all applicable federal and state laws.

Learning Actively:

The ability to acquire necessary knowledge and skills to improve performance and achieve organizational goals.

Making Accurate Judgments:

The ability to form an opinion objectively and decisively based on relevant information and in accordance with established standards.

Managing Resources:

The ability to ensure resources such as time, money, and people are utilized appropriately to result in maximum business value.

Thinking Critically:

The ability to generate ideas, manipulate ideas, and make unconventional connections to develop original approaches.
Minimum Qualifications
Three years of experience in social services; OR
Six years of full-time experience in any field; OR
A bachelor’s degree.

EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION

Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.
Job Specification
The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.
Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

EXAMPLES LISTED BELOW INCLUDE BRIEF SAMPLES OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. PLEASE NOTE THAT NOT ALL TASKS ARE INCLUDED.

The majority of job duties will include assessment, planning, servicing and maintaining Child Protective Services, Family Support, Foster Care, Adoption Petition and Home Development. The Team Specialist assists the child welfare specialists in gathering information for assessment of family functioning, typing court reports, legal documents, correspondence and forms and entering it into a tracking system. Team Specialists assist in supervising family and/or home visits, participate in case staffing/consultations, purchase items for foster children and deliver items to the home. In addition the team specialist will assist with case management, payment authorizations, purchases and research. This includes searches for relatives and appropriate placement of a child, tracking compliance with home visits/family team meetings, telephone correspondence with community partners and other agencies, researching policy, and performing clearances. The team specialist will perform computer functions including scanning, inputting information, completing referrals, opening/closing and making changes to case records, redacting confidential information, checking/sending email, and general assistance to the child welfare specialist. Team Specialists may also transport clients to and from appointments, attend relevant trainings and meetings and perform other duties as assigned.

Position-Specific Details:

The referenced position has a Special Entrance Rate (SER) see below:
Social Services Analyst 1 –

SER:

$16.42 hourly (Pay Level SS-410)
The referenced position is also eligible for premium pay of up to $2.00 per hour for hours worked based on years of service within DCFS.
This position may be filled as a probational appointment or a job appointment that may last up to 48 months. Job appointments may convert to probational appointments. Also, it may be filled as a detail and promoted within 12 months or by promotion of a classified permanent employee.

How To Apply:

No Civil Service test score or assessment is required to be considered for this vacancy. To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.
You must include all relevant education and experience on your official State application. Resumes cannot be submitted in lieu of completing an application. The duties that you describe in the Work Experience section of your application will be reviewed by State Civil Service as part of the process in determining if you meet the minimum qualifications for this job. Your experience

WILL NOT

be evaluated based on the job title alone. You must describe your actual duties. If you are a current employee of the State of Louisiana it is important that you indicate in the “Duties” section for each job the specific programs that you worked in to receive credit for that experience.
List all prior employment. Work experience left off of your electronic application or only included in an attached resume will not be credited. Resumes

WILL NOT

be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Applicants qualifying based on college training or receipt of a baccalaureate degree will be required to submit an official college transcript to verify credentials claimed prior to appointment. Please make every effort to attach a copy of your transcript to your application. The transcripts can be added as an attachment to your online application. The selected candidate will be required to submit original documentation upon hire. DCFS is an “Equal Opportunity Employer” and Louisiana is a “State as a Model Employer for People with Disabilities”. Prior to new hire, a background check including criminal record history will be conducted. Information from them background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant’s suitability and competence to perform in the position. A criminal history check may be conducted on employees changing positions including promotions, demotions, details, reassignments and transfers. Also, prospective employees may be subject to preemployment
drug testing. New hires will be subject to employment eligibility verification via the federal government’s E-verify system.
For additional information about this vacancy, please contact:
Laura Milstead at laura.milstead.dcfs@la.gov
Employer
State of Louisiana
Address
For agency contact information, please refer to
the supplemental information above.
Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802
Phone
(866) 783-5462
Website
http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm