DCS PROGRAM MANAGER - NETWORK DEVELOPMENT RESIDENTIAL PLACEMENT TEAM - DAVIDSON COUNTY - 81848

State of Tennessee; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 68,000 - 89,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Tennessee, Department of Children's Services, seeks a DCS Program Manager for Network Development - Residential Placement Team in Nashville. The role oversees daily operations of a nine-person team and ensures proper placement of children in residential and specialty care settings statewide.

The candidate will supervise, coach, and evaluate staff, participate in provider meetings, and maintain consistent referral and admission processes while upholding state policies and equal

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and five years of professional work in counseling, case management, or program evaluation.
• Two years must include children's or juvenile services program evaluation.
• Graduate coursework may substitute for up to two years of experience.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operations of the Residential Placement team and supervise staff.
• Monitor staff performance and provide coaching and development plans.
• Participate in site visits with provider agencies and regional meetings.

Skills

Counseling

Case management

Program evaluation

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.

Executive Service

DCS PROGRAM MANAGER - NETWORK DEVELOPMENT RESIDENTIAL PLACEMENT TEAM - DAVIDSON COUNTY

Department of Children's Services

Network Development - Residential Placement Team

Nashville, TN

Annual Salary: $68,436.00 - $88,788.00

Closing Date: 10/19/2026

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

The Network Development Residential placement team focuses on the placement of children/youth in residential settings and specialty care settings that support populations like children and youth with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities. This team operates statewide by managing referrals, tracking acceptance by providers and managing the admission of children/youth. We do this through providing a consistent process for all residential referrals while supporting both the children and youth we serve, and regional staff statewide.

Key Responsibilities

• The Residential Placement team is supported by one Program Manager who is responsible for overseeing daily operations of a team of 9 Program Coordinators.
• The Program Manager supports the appropriate placement of children by monitoring the work of staff, providing supervision, support, coaching, and provides their staff with a clear understanding of their performance strengths and opportunities through the development of job performance plans and the completion of monthly performance briefings and evaluations.
• The Program Manager participates in site visits with provider agencies and participates in provider grand regional meeting.

Minimum Qualifications

Education and Experience:

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree and experience equivalent to five years of professional work in one or a combination of the following: counseling or case management services, or program evaluation of counseling or case management services, two years of which must include children's and/or juvenile services program evaluation.

Substitution Of Education For Experience

Graduate course work credit received from an accredited college or university in social work, criminal justice, psychology, sociology, human services, and/or child development may substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis to a maximum of two years, there being no substitution for the required two years of children's services program evaluation (e.g. 36 graduate quarter hours in one or a combination of the above listed fields may substitute for one year of the required experience).

Substitution Of Experience For Education

Experience equivalent to two years in one or a combination of the following - DCS Program Specialist or DCS Program Coordinator with the State of Tennessee.

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.