DCFS Area Director (Child Support Enforcement)
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New Orleans, LA, USA
About this Job
- Department MISSIONTo protect children, empower families, and strengthen communities so every child grows up safe, stable, and strong.Department VISIONA future where every child thrives in a loving environment, supported by empowered families and resilient communities.Department VALUESTreating all people with dignity, compassion and respect, while providing services with integrity.
Minimum Qualifications
Job Specification
- The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.
Job Duties and Other Information
- Job Duties:
Analyze and assess the effectiveness of child support enforcement programs to ensure performance and outcome measures are achieved.
Develop and implement strategies to address areas that need improvement.
Monitor and evaluate the work of staff for four district offices.
Provide guidance and oversight to child support enforcement managers in four districts to ensure programs are properly administered.
Interviews applicants and employees for vacancies and promotional positions.
Develop and maintain working relationships with internal and external entities including district attorneys.
Represent DCFS at meetings, conferences, hearings and other proceedings or events.
Position-Specific Details:
Work Location: This position can be domiciled in the New Orleans or Thibodaux region office depending on the candidate selected.
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 permanent classified employee.
Work 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.
In accordance with La. R.S. 46:51.2 the department shall conduct a State Central Registry (SCR) check for a potential employee of the department to determine whether or not said individual's name appears on a SCR subsequent to December 31, 2009, and whose duties include: investigations of child abuse or neglect, supervisory or disciplinary authority over children, direct care to a child, or performance of licensing surveys.In accordance with state laws, selected candidates must pass the following checks before any final job offer will be made: Drug Test, Criminal Background, State Central Registry, and Louisiana State Police Sex Offender and Child Predator Registry.
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).
Must possess a valid driver's license & access to a personal vehicle.
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 not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.Contact Information:For further information about this vacancy, contact:
Shelby Young
shelby.young.dcfs@la.govDCFS is an "Equal Opportunity Employer" and Louisiana is a "State as a Model Employer (SAME) for People with Disabilities" that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.