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NEOGOV · 1 day ago

Social Services Program Associate I

47 - MARSHALL COUNTY, MS

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$22K/yr - $28K/yr

0+ years exp

NEOGOV is seeking a Social Services Program Associate I to support the Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services. The role involves providing transportation for children, maintaining updated custody lists, and teaching parental skills to families.

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Responsibilities

Provide transportation for children, including relocation and placement in foster homes, physician visits, and supervised parental visits

Keep updated list of children in custody and where they are placed

Teach homemaking/parental skills and daily living tasks to families

Learn to screen for risk factors and barriers

Answer telephone calls and perform related or similar duties as required or assigned

Qualification

Child welfare knowledgeOrganizational skillsTime managementProblem-solvingResilienceCommunication skillsFlexibility

Required

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

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

Typically requires a High School Diploma or high school equivalency and 0-2 years of experience

Graduation from a standard four-year high school or equivalent (GED or High School Equivalency Diploma); valid Mississippi driver's license, insurance, and reliable transportation