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Child Welfare Specialist Trainee/1/2/3 (Many, LA)

Salary

$2,978.00 - $5,360.00 Monthly

Location

Many, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

210439-SabineCWS71025LM

Department

DCFS-Department of Children and Family Services

Opening Date

07/14/2025

Closing Date

7/21/2025 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're looking for a Child Welfare Specialist Trainee, 1, 2 or 3 to join our Child Welfare team in Sabine Parish (Many, LA). The Child Welfare program works toward the safety and healthy development of children that offers a broad range of services, delivers these services in a sensitive manner and provides efficient, sophisticated, supportive and committed staff that supports this service. These services could be in foster care, child protection investigation or family services.

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

Minimum Qualifications

Three years of experience in child welfare; OR

Six years of full-time work experience in any field; OR

A bachelor’s degree.

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.

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).

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=166730) .

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

INVESTIGATIONS:

+ Investigate allegations of abuse and/or neglect of children in accordance with agency policy and state law.

+ May conduct specialized investigations of foster homes, day care centers, residential facilities, fatalities and other investigations of a complex nature.

+ Obtains information from family members, facility staff, witnesses and collaterals.

+ Formulates recommendations, assesses a caretaker's protective capabilities and evaluates services required to ensure a child's safety.

+ Responds to after hour emergency investigations as assigned.

+ Completes case documentation, testifies in court hearings and prepares cases for presentation.

FOSTER CARE:

+ Works with families whose children are in the foster care system.

+ Assists in locating placement, oversees and provides support of these placements, and provides training to maintain the foster placement.

+ Oversees plans for the child's permanence in accordance with federal and state mandates. Assists parents in working toward permanency for their children through reunification, guardianship or adoption.

+ Assists foster parents/caretakers in obtaining medical services, supplies, educational services, therapy, clothing, etc for the child.

+ Works with community stakeholders to coordinate access or schedule services in order to carry out specialized treatment plans for the child.

+ Prepares court documents, provides professional testimony in court hearings and makes appropriate recommendations to court personnel.

Position-Specific Details:

This job announcement will service to fill available positions in the Sabine Parish Child Welfare Department which is located in Many, LA and may be used to fill more than one vacancy including foster care or investigations.

Appointment Type: Probationary

Career Progression: As part of a Career Progression Group, vacancies may be filled as a Child Welfare Specialist Trainee, Specialist 1, Specialist 2 or Specialist 3 depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant

Work Schedule: Typically, 8:00am-4:30pm Monday-Friday with overtime as needed

Compensation:The referenced positions have a Special Entrance Rate (SER) see below:

+ Child Welfare Specialist Trainee - SER: $1,404.80 bi-weekly (Pay Level SS-411)

+ Child Welfare Specialist 1 - SER: $1,590.40 bi-weekly (Pay Level SS-412)

+ Child Welfare Specialist 2 - SER: $1,820.80 bi-weekly (Pay Level SS-414)

+ Child Welfare Specialist 3 - SER: $1,948.00 bi-weekly (Pay Level SS-415)

The referenced positions are also eligible for premium pay of up to $4.00 per hour for hours work based on years of service within DCFS Child Welfare.

In accordance with La. R.S. 46:51.2 the department shall conduct a State Central Registry (SCR) check for a potential employee of the department to determine whether or not said individual's name appears on a SCR subsequent to December 31, 2009, and whose duties include: investigations of child abuse or neglect, supervisory or disciplinary authority over children, direct care to a child, or performance of licensing surveys.

In accordance with state laws, selected candidates must pass the following checks before any final job offer will be made: Drug Test, Criminal Background, State Central Registry, and Louisiana State Police Sex Offender and Child Predator Registry.

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).

Must possess a valid driver's license & access to a personal vehicle.

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 score is 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 this 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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State of Louisiana

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Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

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