This Opportunity is for a Social Services Manager – Rapid Response with a work location in Jackson, MS.

This opportunity is a Social Services Manager/ Rapid Response position within MS Department of Child Protection Services. The Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services (MDCPS) is committed to protecting and nurturing Mississippi's at-risk children and families. MDCPS offers a variety of positions statewide, including social work positions providing case management services and working with potential foster families, supervisor positions providing clinical and administrative support, and agency support positions such as policy development, human resources, information technology, program management, training, and budgeting/finance. Working with MDCPS will give you the chance to make a life-changing difference for Mississippi's most vulnerable children and families.

ABOUT THE POSITION

Social Service Manager for Rapid Response will be responsible for providing indirect and direct support to service areas that need support from the Rapid Response team. The Social Service Manager will be responsible for working alongside the ADC to assess the needs of a specific service area or county and then implement that plan to provide wrap around support to guide practice and service delivery. This position would require on-site travel to the area needing support from the Rapid Response team. This position could require assignment to the well-being and permanency or safety divisions of the agency. An overnight stay may be required and should be expected based on the need and location. The Social Service Manager will be accountable for the oversight of social service activities of a facility or program. The Social Services Manager will be accountable for planning, organizing, directing, and coordinating programs and evaluating the effectiveness of these programs. The Social Services Manager may develop procedures and administrative policies, and administers program budget. At this level, employees serve on an agency’s leadership team. The Social Services Manager will be accountable for the direct supervision of the Team Leads within the Rapid Response team and be accountable for the direct supervision of staff within the service area in which they are currently on assignment, as identified from the initial plan. The Social Services Manager will be responsible for overseeing social service policies and procedures pertaining to wellbeing and permanency of foster children and families to whom the agency provides services.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL

Professional commitment to and caring about clients and the larger profession of child welfare. Personal resilience and strong self-efficacy beliefs about the ability to work with clients to produce positive client outcomes. Efficient organizational and time management skills. Good oral and written communication skills. Positive work morale. Ability to be flexible in thinking and problem solving. Realistic expectations about the difficulty and challenges of the work. Ability to handle an often-unpredictable work environment.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Typically requires a Bachelor’s Degree, 5+ years of experience, and 2-3 years of supervisory experience. Appointing authority may require a Master’s Degree and/or a social worker’s license. — Agency Preferred Qualifications: A Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four-year college or university in social work, social services, psychology, educational psychology, sociology, nursing, criminal justice, counseling, marriage and family therapy, family studies, or a related field. Five (5) + years of experience and two (2) to three (3) years of supervisory experience. Will require an MS social worker’s license.

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