Social Services Analyst 1-Team Specialist (Sabine Parish) Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisiana/jobs/newprint/5035742) Apply  Social Services Analyst 1-Team Specialist (Sabine Parish) Salary $2,784.00 - $5,009.00 Monthly Location Many, LA Job Type Classified Job Number 211595-SabineCWTeamSpec8725LM Department DCFS-Department of Children and Family Services Opening Date 08/11/2025 Closing Date 8/17/2025 11:59 PM Central + Description + Benefits + Questions 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. The Department of Children and Family Services is seeking an employee eager to support the safe and successful outcomes for children and families. This applicant has a wonderful opportunity to gain significant work experience in a rewarding job with Child Welfare. The applicant would serve as administrative support to the child welfare case worker. Additionally, duties of this position will require contact with children and/or agency clientele. The applicant is not required to have a background in the Child Welfare field but should possess genuine care, compassion and concern for supporting the mission of keeping children safe while helping families become self-sufficient. AN IDEAL CANDIDATE SHOULD POSSESS THE FOLLOWING COMPETENCIES: + Displaying Expertise: The ability to exhibit specialized skills or knowledge gained from experience or training + Driving Results: The ability to identify important goals and work to achieve them. + Focusing on Customers: The ability to serve the needs of those who support and/or rely on the services provided. + Following Policies and Procedures: The ability to comply with policies and procedures of the organization as well as State Civil Service rules, and all applicable federal and state laws. + Learning Actively: The ability to acquire necessary knowledge and skills to improve performance and achieve organizational goals. + Making Accurate Judgments: The ability to form an opinion objectively and decisively based on relevant information and in accordance with established standards. + Managing Resources: The ability to ensure resources such as time, money, and people are utilized appropriately to result in maximum business value. + Thinking Critically: The ability to generate ideas, manipulate ideas, and make unconventional connections to develop original approaches. Minimum Qualifications Three years of experience in social services; OR Six years of full-time 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. Job Specification The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be foundhere. Job Duties and Other Information Job Duties: EXAMPLES LISTED BELOW INCLUDE BRIEF SAMPLES OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. PLEASE NOTE THAT NOT ALL TASKS ARE INCLUDED. + Assist child welfare specialists by gathering information for family meetings, court and enter that information in a tracking system + Type court documents, legal forms, correspondence + Supervise and document family and/or home visits + Purchase or provision goods and services for clients or foster parents and children from community resources + Input information into child welfare programs including TIPS, completing referrals, case records, day care records, perform clearances, and email + Tend to children between time of removal and placement + Transport clients to appointments + Work closely with community partners Position-Specific Details: Compensation: The referenced position has a Special Entrance Rate (SER) of $16.42 hourly (Pay Level SS-410). This position is also eligible for premium pay of up to $2.00 per hour for hours worked based on years of service within DCFS . Appointment Type: 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 classified permanent employee. How To Apply: No Civil Service test scoreor assessment is required to be considered for this vacancy. T o 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. 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. DCFS is an "Equal Opportunity Employer" and Louisiana is a "State as a Model Employer for People with Disabilities". Prior to new hire, a background check including criminal record history will be conducted. Information from them background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant’s suitability and competence to perform in the position. A criminal history check may be conducted on employees changing positions including promotions, demotions, details, reassignments and transfers. Also, prospective employees may be subject to preemployment drug testing. New hires will be subject to employment eligibility verification via the federal government's E-verify system. Contact Information: For additional information about this vacancy, please contact: Laura Milstead at laura.milstead.dcfs@la.gov 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 FC: Rate your ability to focus on customers based on our definition: The ability to serve the needs of those who support and/or rely on the services provided. + 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable focusing on customers + 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to focus on customers + 3= I can focus on customers + 4= I can focus on customers and help others improve their ability to focus on customers 02 FC: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below. 03 FPP: Rate your ability to follow policies and procedures based on our definition: The ability to comply with policies and procedures of the organization as well as State Civil Service rules, and all applicable federal and state laws. + 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable following policies and procedures + 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to follow policies and procedures + 3= I can follow policies and procedures + 4= I can follow policies and procedures and help others improve their ability to follow policies and procedures 04 FPP: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below. 05 MAJ: Rate your ability to make accurate judgments based on our definition: The ability to form an opinion objectively and decisively based on relevant information and in accordance with established standards. + 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable making accurate judgments + 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to make accurate judgments + 3= I can make accurate judgments + 4= I can make accurate judgments and help others improve their ability to make accurate judgments 06 MAJ: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below. 07 TCr: Rate your ability to think critically based on our definition: The ability to objectively question, analyze, interpret, and evaluate information to form a conclusion. + 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable thinking critically + 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to think critically + 3= I can think critically + 4= I can think critically and help others improve their ability to think critically 08 TCr: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below. 09 DE: Rate your ability to display expertise based on our definition: The ability to exhibit specialized skills or knowledge gained from experience or training. + 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable displaying expertise + 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to display expertise + 3= I can display expertise + 4= I can display expertise and help others improve their ability to display expertise 10 DE: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below. 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