Child Welfare Manager 2 Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/4842321) Apply  Child Welfare Manager 2 Salary $6,271.00 - $11,284.00 Monthly Location Baton Rouge, LA Job Type Classified Job Number 206129CWM2-2.21.25SS Department DCFS-Department of Children and Family Services Opening Date 02/21/2025 Closing Date 2/26/2025 11:59 PM Central + Description + Benefits + Questions Supplemental Information 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 East Baton Rouge Parish. This position will oversee the Liaison and Constituent Services and Performance Enhancement Units. This position is within the Business Operations Section of the Child Welfare Division of the Department of Children and Family Services and receives supervision from the Deputy Assistant Secretary 2. The incumbent will provide direct oversight and supervision to staff relevant to managing budget, special projects, deliverables, scheduled cost and quality expectations. The incumbent will work directly with the Program Manager 2 to ensure to use agency resources in an efficient manner and will provide reliable and professional advice to Child Welfare Leaders as it relates to project management, program implementation and budget requirements. 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. Youmust 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 experienceWILL 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. 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. DCFS is an "Equal Opportunity Employer" and Louisiana is a "State as a Model Employer for People with Disabilities". For additional information about this vacancy, please contact -Eulanda.Batiste.DCFS@La.Gov Minimum Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Seven years of experience in child welfare; OR Six years of full-time work experience in any field plus four years of experience in child welfare; OR A bachelor’s degree plus four years of experience in child welfare; OR An advanced degree in a social science or behavioral health field, nursing, or a juris doctorate plus three years of experience in child welfare. NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENT: Possession of a high school diploma or equivalent. A current driver's license and access to a personal vehicle. NOTE: The incumbent of this position must not have been convicted or pled nolo contendere to a crime listed in R.S. 15.587.1 (c). NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENT: Possession of a high school diploma or equivalent. A valid driver's license and access to a personal vehicle. NOTE: The incumbent of this position must not have been convicted or pled nolo contendere to a crime listed in R.S. 15.587.1 (c). Job Concepts FUNCTION OF WORK: To administer complex child welfare statewide program(s) and/or direct statewide functions and practices. LEVEL OF WORK: Manager. SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Broad from the Child Welfare Director or other higher level personnel. SUPERVISION EXERCISED: Direct over Child Welfare Manager 1 or equivalent level positions. May supervise lower level personnel. LOCATION OF WORK: Department of Children and Family Services. JOB DISTINCTIONS: Differs from Child Welfare Manager 1 by the presence of administering multiple complex statewide programs or functions that have statewide impact. Differs from Child Welfare Director by the absence of responsibility for statewide programs of the largest scope and/or highest degree of impact. Examples of Work EXAMPLES LISTED BELOW INCLUDE BRIEF SAMPLES OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. PLEASE NOTE THAT NOT ALL TASKS ARE INCLUDED. Assists in working with state, regional and parish administrative staff in developing management procedures and operational plans to assure all agency programs are implemented at the local field operations level in accordance with federal and state laws and regulations and the terms of applicable court directives. Formulates current and long range plans and policies for programs such as: Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC), Title IV-E eligibility, Medicaid Eligibility for foster and adoption subsidy children, etc. Assures placement resources needed to serve the children, court-ordered into the custody of DCFS, through the development of statewide supports for DCFS foster and adoptive families. Analyzes the impact of federal, state, and local legislation; advises agency officials, prepares position statements, presents testimony at hearings, and drafts legislation. Oversees or serves as state agency representative/liaison with support groups, the community, and organizations such as, but not limited to: Foster Parent Association, the Louisiana Licensed Adoption agency Association, the Louisiana Council for the Adoption of Minority Youth, Federal Child Welfare Offices, national organizations, etc. Oversees the proper management, use and reporting of numerous federal grants. Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career. As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program: Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/ Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year: + New Year's Day + Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, + Mardi Gras, + Good Friday, + Memorial Day, + Independence Day, + Labor Day, + Veteran's Day, + Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. ***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase. Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to): + Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your\_Retirement\_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system + Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org), + Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others 01 Do you possess a high school diploma or equivalent? + Yes + No 02 Please select how you qualify for this position from the options below. + Seven years of experience in child welfare. + Six years of full-time work experience in any field plus four years of experience in child welfare. + A bachelor’s degree plus four years of experience in child welfare. + An advanced degree in a social science or behavioral health field, nursing, or a juris doctorate plus three years of experience in child welfare. + None of the above. Required Question Employer State of Louisiana Address For agency contact information, please refer to the supplemental information above. 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