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DCFS Area Director (Shreveport Region Child Welfare)

Salary

$5,860.00 - $10,546.00 Monthly

Location

Shreveport, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

210173-CWAreaDir7725LM

Department

DCFS-Department of Children and Family Services

Opening Date

07/09/2025

Closing Date

7/14/2025 11:59 PM Central

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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.

At The Department of Children and Family Services, our mission is to empower communities and improve lives by delivering responsive, inclusive, and forward-thinking public services. We are proud to serve the people of Louisiana with integrity, innovation, and a deep commitment to equity.

We are looking for a DCFS Area Director for our regional child welfare team. This is a highly responsible managerial position that reports directly to the regional administrator of child welfare. The child welfare area director directs all day-to-day operations including administrative, operations, and service delivery for the Shreveport region within the child welfare division. The incumbent oversees all workforce and resource decisions for the region and works with the regional administrator and management team to develop strategies, goals, and objectives to accomplish this mission.

If you're driven, collaborative, and ready to make an impact—this could be the opportunity for you!

Minimum Qualifications

Three years of the required experience for the following minimum qualifications must have been at the supervisory level or above in Child Support Enforcement, Child Welfare, or Economic Stability programs:

Nine years of social services experience; OR

Six years of full-time experience in any field plus six years of social services experience; OR

A bachelor's degree plus six years of social services experience; OR

An advanced degree in a social sciences field, business, public, or health administration, or a Juris Doctorate plus five years of social services experience.

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 foundhere (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=173010) .

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

*Analyzes and assesses the effectiveness of child welfare programs to ensure outcome measures are achieved.

*Reviews data to measure program performance and quality of service delivery.

*Develops and implements strategies to address areas needing improvement.

*Ensures Child Welfare Managers implement strategies and meet goals and objectives for their area of assignment.

*Provides guidance and oversight to managers and ensures correct application of policies and procedures.

*Interviews and selects applicants to fill promotional positions.

*Develops and maintains relationships with both internal and external contacts to promote positive public relations and represents the agency in all aspects.

Position-Specific Details:

Work Location: This position is located in the Shreveport Region Child Welfare Office. Shreveport Region consists of these parish locations: Bossier, Caddo, Desoto, Natchitoches, Sabine, and Webster.

Appointment Type: Permanent

Work Schedule: Work hours are 8:00am-4:30pm Monday-Friday

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 permanent classified employee.

DCFS is an “Equal Opportunity Employer”, and Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

How To Apply:

No Civil Service test scoreis required in order 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.

*Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumeswill notbe accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Contact Information:

For further information about this vacancy, contact:

Laura Milstead

DCFS Human Resources

[email protected]

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

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Are you a current permanent status employee of the Department of Children and Family Services?

+ Yes

+ No

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Do you possess a high school diploma or equivalent?

+ Yes

+ No

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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

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