Family Services Specialist III
About The Position
This is a full-time position in an office setting. This position is located in Clinton, Oklahoma. Annual Salary: $44,272.80 + Full State Employee Benefits Travel is occasional. Must possess a valid driver's license and maintain required car insurance. Minimum Qualifications: Education and Experience requirements consist of: a master’s degree or a bachelor’s degree and one (1) year of experience in professional social work or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one (1) year of experience in professional social work for each year of the bachelor’s degree or three (3) years of experience as a Family Services Specialist Job Responsibilities The Career Development Specialist provides individual career guidance through assessment of participant interests, aptitudes, abilities, and personality characteristics for career planning purposes. The CDS will empower and motivate individuals to gain sustainable employment by creating a plan, fostering accountability, building partnerships and coordinating training and employment activities with participants. Essential Functions: Provide individual vocational guidance through assessment of participant interests, aptitudes, abilities, and personality characteristics for vocational/ educational planning purposes. Conduct interviews with participants to assess participant employment / training status, provide program information and requirements, develop initial Career Plans, provide and explain all appropriate forms and documentation. Meet regularly with participants by office visit, phone, remote meetings and face to face home visits to update Career Plans and Schedules, provide career pathway coaching, make any referrals to services as needed, monitor progress, and assist with transportation if necessary. Meet with participants to address non-compliance with program requirements if needed. Update and maintain participants’ physical and digital files and correspondence; monitor and record progress and actual hours worked in compliance with required work participation hours through regular contacts, and maintaining accurate and detailed records in FACS. Act as liaison/coordinator of activities between TANF and other agencies. Provide regular support to participants’ who have obtained employment to foster support of job success and retention. Preference may be given to candidate who is bilingual. _________ If you have questions, please contact [email protected] OKDHS is a Fair Chance Employer. This is a position in the Oklahoma Civil Service Announcement Number:26-BB066 83006318/JR57710
Requirements
- Must possess a valid driver's license and maintain required car insurance.
- Education and Experience requirements consist of: a master’s degree or a bachelor’s degree and one (1) year of experience in professional social work or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one (1) year of experience in professional social work for each year of the bachelor’s degree or three (3) years of experience as a Family Services Specialist
Nice To Haves
- Preference may be given to candidate who is bilingual.
Responsibilities
- Provide individual vocational guidance through assessment of participant interests, aptitudes, abilities, and personality characteristics for vocational/ educational planning purposes.
- Conduct interviews with participants to assess participant employment / training status, provide program information and requirements, develop initial Career Plans, provide and explain all appropriate forms and documentation.
- Meet regularly with participants by office visit, phone, remote meetings and face to face home visits to update Career Plans and Schedules, provide career pathway coaching, make any referrals to services as needed, monitor progress, and assist with transportation if necessary.
- Meet with participants to address non-compliance with program requirements if needed.
- Update and maintain participants’ physical and digital files and correspondence; monitor and record progress and actual hours worked in compliance with required work participation hours through regular contacts, and maintaining accurate and detailed records in FACS.
- Act as liaison/coordinator of activities between TANF and other agencies.
- Provide regular support to participants’ who have obtained employment to foster support of job success and retention.
Benefits
- Full State Employee Benefits
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Job Type
Full-time
