Services Specialist Assistant 8-E10 - Barry County

State of Michigan; Hastings (MI); Hybrid; USD 42.000 - 60.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

The State of Michigan, through the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, seeks a Services Specialist Assistant to support case plan implementation and permanency planning for children in welfare services including foster care, licensing, and adoption. Primary location is Hastings, MI, with a hybrid work option and a requirement to be in the office at least three days per week.

Education requires two years of college with relevant human services credits.

Qualifikationen

• Two years of college (60 sem or 90 term credits) with at least 15 sem (23 term) credits in human services areas such as social work, sociology, psychology, education, community development, criminial justice, or related fields.

Aufgaben

• Accompany Services Specialists on visits with youth and family members.
• Transport family members to facilitate family involvement.
• Report observations during visits and propose recommendations as needed.
• Participate in Team Decision Meetings as needed.
• Participate in pre-placement conferences with Services Specialist.
• Assist the Services Specialist in interviewing and engaging with relatives and prospective adoptive parents.
• Assist the Services Specialist in the homestudy.
• Supervise parent-youth, siblings, relatives and/or potential adoptive relative visitations; observe interactions and report incidents.

Ausbildung

Two years of college with 60 semester or 90 term credits in human services areas

Jobbeschreibung

The MDHHS mission is to provide opportunities, services, and programs that promote a healthy, safe, and stable environment for residents to be self-sufficient. We are committed to ensuring a diverse workforce and a work environment whereby all employees are treated with dignity, respect and fairness. For more information, please visit our MDHHS Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Plan.

This position performs a variety of activities to support the implementation of case plan implementation and permanency planning for socially and economically disadvantaged individuals who receive services in the areas of child welfare including child protective services, prevention, foster care, licensing, and adoption.

Job Specification Position Description

Education

Completion of two years of college (60 semester or 90 term credits) with a minimum of 15 semester (23 term) credits in one or a combination of the following human services areas: social work, sociology, psychology, forensic psychology, education, community development, law enforcement, behavioral science, gerontology, special education, education of the emotionally disturbed, education of the gifted, family ecology, community services, family studies, family and/or child development, counseling psychology, criminal justice, human services, a human services-related counseling major, or interdisciplinary studies in social science.

Experience

Services Specialist Assistant 8

No specific type or amount is required.

Services Specialist Assistant9

One year of experience equivalent to a Services Specialist Assistant 8.

Services Specialist AssistantE10

Two years of experience equivalent to a Services Specialist Assistant 8 or one year equivalent to a Services Specialist Assistant 9.

Position Location:

The physical location of this position is 430 Barfield Drive, Hastings, MI, 49058. Based on operational needs and within established limits, a hybrid work schedule requests for this position may be considered, this position is required to be in office at least three days a week minimum.

Selected candidates who have been approved to work remotely or a hybrid schedule must complete that work within Michigan. Candidates should confirm work location and schedule at the time of interview.

What is it about this position that would make me want to apply? This position will perform a variety of activities to include the following:

• AccompanyServicesSpecialistonvisitswithyouthandfamilymembers.
• Transportfamilymemberstofacilitatefamilyinvolvement.
• Report observationsmadeduringvisitstotheServicesSpecialistandproposerecommendationsasneeded.
• ParticipateinTeamDecisionMeetings,asneeded.
• Participateinpre-placementconferenceswithServicesspecialist
• AssisttheServicesSpecialistininterviewing andengaging with relatives andprospectiveadoptiveparents.
• AssisttheServicesSpecialistinthehomestudy.
• Supervise parent-youth, sibling, relative and/orpotentialadoptive relative’svisitations.Observe interactions, intercedewhen required, and report any incidents/observations to the Services Specialist.

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