This Position is for a Social Service Program Associate I with a state agency location in Tippah County.

Summary: This is paraprofessional work in supervising children, assisting social workers in county offices providing social services to protective service cases, meeting child and family needs in substitute care cases, and maintaining the reunified family in post-placement cases. Employees' duties include the care, guidance, and control of children and the participation in work and recreational activities for shelter programs. Supervision is received from an administrative superior.

Examples of work performed in this classification include, but are not limited to, the following: Provides transportation for children, including relocation and placement in foster homes, physician visits, and supervised parental visits. Keeps updated list of children in custody and where they are placed, teaches homemaking/parental skills and daily living tasks to families, learns to screen for risk factors and barriers, answers telephone calls, performs related or similar duties as required or assigned.

Minimum Qualifications: Graduation from a standard four-year high school or equivalent (GED or High School Equivalency Diploma); Valid Mississippi Drivers License and Valid Insurance.

MDCPS is an Equal Opportunity Employer