DCS REGIONAL DIRECTOR – OFFICE OF CHILD SAFETY – NE REGION – 67966 Position Available In Blount, Tennessee

DCS REGIONAL DIRECTOR

• OFFICE

OF CHILD SAFETY

• NE REGION
• 67966 Children’s Services
• 3.5 Maryville, TN Job Details Full-time $6,479
• $8,370 a month 2 days ago Qualifications Social work Master’s degree Supervising experience Bachelor’s degree Distributed control systems Social Work Senior level 2 years Full Job Description Executive Service

DCS REGIONAL DIRECTOR

• OFFICE

OF CHILD SAFETY

• NE REGION Department of Children’s Services Office of Child Safety New Market, TN; Maryville, TN; Elizabethton, TN; Newport, TN; Rutledge, TN; Greenville, TN; Morristown, TN; Sneedville, TN; Rogersville, TN; Mountain City, TN; Sevierville, TN; Blountville, TN; Kingsport, TN; Erwin, TN;

Johnson City, TN Salary:

$6479.00

• $8370.

00 per month

Closing Date:

05/21/2025

Background Check:

This position requires a criminal background check. Therefore, you may be required to provide information about your criminal history in order to be considered for this position.

Job Overview:

This classification has a considerable workload functioning at the highest level of program supervision in a field/regional office. An employee in this class must be able to work independently with minimal supervision on assigned tasks.

Key Responsibilities:

Supervise and direct all functions of program area (Child Programs, Child Safety, Juvenile Justice) within the assigned geographical region. Overall supervision of front-line and managerial program staff within the assigned geographical region. Build and maintain relationships with community partners and courts within assigned geographic region. Review complaints and concerns within assigned area and provide feedback, engage staff and clients to resolve barriers or issues. Partner with other leaders to share information, move tasks forward, and improve overall practice.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in a social services related field, master’s degree preferred. A minimum of five to seven years experience in social services or child welfare. A minimum of two to three years of supervisory experience. Pursuant to the State of Tennessee’s Workplace Discrimination and Harassment policy, the State is firmly committed to the principle of fair and equal employment opportunities for its citizens and strives to protect the rights and opportunities of all people to seek, obtain, and hold employment without being subjected to illegal discrimination and harassment in the workplace. It is the State’s policy to provide an environment free of discrimination and harassment of an individual because of that person’s race, color, national origin, age (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, disability, veteran’s status or any other category protected by state and/or federal civil rights laws.