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Child Welfare Consultant

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Child Welfare Consultant

Salary

$4,784.00 - $8,608.00 Monthly

Location

Statewide, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

210973CWCons-7.22.25SS

Department

DCFS-Department of Children and Family Services

Opening Date

07/22/2025

Closing Date

7/27/2025 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.

We're looking for a Child Welfare Consultant to join our team. The incumbent will serve as the consultant between State Office and Regional Home Development units. The incumbent will be responsible for designing best practice and implementation of Home Development programmatic initiatives to serve clients throughout the state in accordance with federal and state laws and regulations and the terms of applicable court directives. The incumbent will also perform specialized duties relating to assessing and facilitating on-going improvements in the quality of Child Welfare practice in accordance with policy and best practice standards.

This vacancy will be domiciled in Baton Rouge, LA.

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 social services, health services, law enforcement, or investigatory work; OR

A bachelor’s degree plus four years of experience in social services, health services, law enforcement, or investigatory work; OR

An advanced degree in a social science or behavioral health field, nursing, or a juris doctorate plus three years of experience in social services, health services, law enforcement, or investigatory work.

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=166790) .

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

+ Develops goals, objectives, and strategies to more effectively deliver services.

+ Provides consultation, coaching, mentoring, and training to all levels of child welfare staff as needed and/or assigned to support transfer of learning and quality practice implementation.

+ Develops agency policies within Child Welfare.

+ Meets with administrative staff, program staff, stakeholders, community partners, current and former foster care givers, and private individuals to discuss and address issues and challenges related to the Child Welfare program.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: Probational, Promotional, or Job Appointment

Works Schedule: Typically, work hours are 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday – Friday. Flexible work schedules are available after meeting certain criteria and is dependent upon the position you are applying for. Some positions require working shifts.

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). Resumes will notbe accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Contact Information:

Michele Adams-Barre- [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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Employer

State of Louisiana

Address

For agency contact information, please refer to

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Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm

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