TCSEPP Coordinator (Case Manager) - Social Work Research & Public Service - UTK

University of Tennessee•Knoxville, TN

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The University of Tennessee Knoxville, College of Social Work, through the Social Work Office of Research and Public Service (SWORPS) is accepting applications for a Coordinator for the Tennessee Child Support Employment & Parenting Program (TCSEPP). Within SWORPS, the Tennessee Child Support Employment and Parenting Program (TCSEPP) Coordinator builds a strong evidence-informed and trauma-informed practice that assists, supports, and advocates for non-custodial parents involved with the child support system. The Coordinator, based in HAMILTON COUNTY, TN, assists non-custodial parents with overcoming barriers to employment in order to become stable, obtain employment, pay child support, become self-sufficient, and be an active parent in their child(ren)'s lives. The Coordinator works with non-custodial parents to promote trust and communication between them and the systems with which they interact as well as with, when possible and appropriate, with the children and custodial parents. The Coordinator also weaves together a supportive network of formal and informal community-based resources for non-custodial parents and provides outreach and education to non-custodial parents and the community-at-large. This is a grant-funded position and is contingent upon the continued funding of the grant.

Requirements

Case management experience
Experience working with non-custodial parents
Knowledge of evidence-informed and trauma-informed practices
Ability to promote trust and communication
Ability to build supportive networks of community resources
Outreach and education skills

Responsibilities

Assists non-custodial parents with overcoming barriers to employment.
Promotes trust and communication between non-custodial parents and the systems with which they interact.
Weaves together a supportive network of formal and informal community-based resources for non-custodial parents.
Provides outreach and education to non-custodial parents and the community-at-large.