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.
ABOUT THE PROGRAMS IN FAMILY SUPPORT:
Child Support Enforcement:
Child Support Enforcement is a program that works with parents to provide emotional, financial, and medical support for their child or children. DCFS offers parent locator and paternity establishment services, as well as assistance to establish and enforce child support orders and collection and distribution of child support payments.
Economic Stability:
The Division of Family Support assists families with needed assistance programs through Economic Stability with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP - formerly Food Stamps), Kinship Care Subsidy Program (KCSP), and the Family Independence Temporary Assistance Program (FITAP).
AN IDEAL CANDIDATE SHOULD POSSESS THE FOLLOWING COMPETENCIES:
SELECTED CORE COMPETENCIES:
- Focusing on Customers: The ability to serve the needs of those who support and/or rely on the services provides.
- 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.
- Making Accurate Judgments: The ability to form an opinion objectively and decisively based on relevant information and in accordance with established standards.
SELECTED PREFERRED COMPETENCIES:
- Accepting Direction: The ability to accept and follow directions from those higher in the chain of command.
- Acting with Ethics and Integrity: The ability to be consistent, honest, and a trustworthy steward of State resources.
- Communicating Effectively: The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas.
- Displaying Professionalism: The ability to recognize how your actions impact the perceptions of both you and your organization.
- Managing Time: The ability to control your time to increase effectiveness, efficiency, or productivity.
- Solving Problems: The ability to discover solutions to problems.
This job announcement vacancy is listed in one of the following parishes: Avoyelles, Catahoula, Concordia, Rapides, Vernon, or Winn.
The referenced positions have a Special Entrance Rate (SER) see below:
Social Services Analyst 1 - SER: $16.42 hourly (Pay Level SS-410)
Social Services Analyst 2 - SER: $17.56 hourly (Pay Level SS-411)
Social Service Analyst 3 - SER: $21.27 hourly (Pay Level SS-413)
The referenced positions are also eligible for premium pay of up to $2.00 per hour for hours worked based on years of service within DCFS Family Support.
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.
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
This position participates in a Career Progression Group (CPG) and may be filled as a Social Services Analyst 1, 2, or 3. The level at which the vacancy is filled will be determined by the qualifications of the candidate selected. This position provides the opportunity to advance within this job series.
The actual starting salary depends on the education and experience of the selected applicant.
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.
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