DCS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2 - STATEWIDE SPECIALIZED SUPPORT SERVICES - STATEWIDE - 81938

State of Tennessee; Tennessee; On-site; USD 119,000 - 156,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Tennessee, Department of Children's Services, seeks a DCS Executive Director 2 to oversee statewide specialized support services. This senior role directs central office program direction and provides technical consultation for a large division across multiple counties including Dresden, Jackson, Memphis, Nashville, and more.

The position involves setting goals, coordinating with directors, leading policy implementation, resolving program barriers, and representing the agency on

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
• Five to seven years of professional work experience in the designated program area.
• Three to five years of supervisory experience.
• State’s Workplace Discrimination and Harassment policy emphasizes equal employment opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Set departmental programmatic, administrative goals, long-term policies and agendas.
• Provide oversight and project management to assignments within the department by coordinating activities between directors and monitoring outcomes; strategically aligning initiatives for maximum program impact.
• Provide leadership in creative problem solving, implementation of initiatives, programs, policy changes, and new laws.
• Investigate and review complaints, provide feedback, and engage staff to resolve barriers or issues.
• Represent agency on appropriate commissions, task forces, panels, councils and other committees and organizations.

Skills

Leadership

Supervisory experience

Policy development

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Executive Service

This position requires a criminal background check. Therefore, you may be required to provide information about your criminal history in order to be considered for this position.

DCS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2 - STATEWIDE SPECIALIZED SUPPORT SERVICES - STATEWIDE

Department of Children's Services

Statewide Specialized Support Services

Dresden, Jackson, Memphis, Nashville, Clarksville, Murfreesboro, Columbia, Cookeville, Chattanooga, Oak Ridge, Knoxville, Maryville, Johnson City, TN

Annual Range: $119,472.00 - $155,676.00

Closing Date: 10/21/2026

Background Check

This position requires a criminal background check. Therefore, you may be required to provide information about your criminal history in order to be considered for this position.

Job Overview

This classification is responsible for overseeing central office program direction and technical consultation for a large division or complex program area of the agency. This classification differs from the DCS Executive Director 1 classification in that the latter oversees a small to mid-size division or single program area within the agency.

Key Responsibilities

• Set departmental programmatic, administrative goals, long-term policies and agendas
• Provide oversight and project management to assignments within the department by coordinating activities between directors and monitoring outcomes; strategically aligning initiatives for maximum program impact.
• Provide leadership in creative problem solving, implementation of initiatives, programs, policy changes, and new laws.
• Investigate and review complaints, provide feedback, and engage staff to resolve barriers or issues.
• Represent agency on appropriate commissions, task forces, panels, councils and other committees and organizations.

Minimum Qualifications

Graduation from an accredited college of university with a bachelor's degree and experience equivalent to five-seven years of professional work in the designated program area and at least three-five years of supervisory experience.

Pursuant to the State of Tennessee's Workplace Discrimination and Harassment policy, the State is firmly committed to the principle of fair and equal employment opportunities for its citizens and strives to protect the rights and opportunities of all people to seek, obtain, and hold employment without being subjected to illegal discrimination and harassment in the workplace. It is the State's policy to provide an environment free of discrimination and harassment of an individual because of that person's race, color, national origin, age (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, disability, veteran's status or any other category protected by state and/or federal civil rights laws.