Social Services Analyst 2 (WAE) – (Early Childhood Operations)
Company: State of Louisiana
Location: Baton Rouge, LA
Salary: $2978 - 5360 per month
Employment Type: Part-Time
Job Description
Job Title: Social Services Analyst 2 (WAE) – (Early Childhood Operations)
Company: State of Louisiana
Job Description
Supplemental Information**This is a WAE part-time position, located in Baton Rouge, LA**Office of Early Childhood Operations – Child Care Assistance Program
Job Focus Area:
This complex professional position is responsible for supporting the implementation of Act 3 and improving kindergarten readiness by supporting at-risk families to receive child care assistance. Louisiana is working to ensure as many at-risk children are served as is possible, and the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) is vital to increasing access to early childhood services. This position requires deep understanding of a complex federal funding program and the interpersonal skills to effectively assist families and work in a cross-functional departmental team.Applicants who possess the following skills and experience are encouraged to apply: Following Policies and Procedures: The ability to comply with policies and procedures of the organization as well as State Civil Service rules, and all applicable federal and state laws.
Making Accurate Judgments: The ability to form an opinion objectively and decisively based on relevant information and in accordance with established standards.
Thinking Critically: The ability to objectively question, analyze, interpret, and evaluate information to form a conclusion.
Accepting Direction: The ability to accept and follow directions from those higher in the chain of command.
Acting Decisively: The ability to make decisions quickly and effectively.
Acting with Ethics and Integrity: The ability to be consistent, honest, and a trustworthy steward of State resources.
Adapting to Change: The ability to adjust plans, expectations, and behaviors in response to change.
Building and Supporting Teams: The ability to combine your actions and efforts with others to work toward achieving a common goal.
Communicating Effectively: The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas.
Managing Time: The ability to control your time to increase effectiveness, efficiency, or productivity.NOTE: This part-time position is not eligible for benefits or paid holidays, and has a limit to the number of hours worked (maximum of 1245 hours) in a 12 month period, beginning with the first day of employment. The hours belong to the employee and any available hours follow the employee.You may attach a resume; however only the information listed on the online application will be considered to determine qualification. All education, prior experience, including dates related to education and prior experience MUST be listed on the online application. *Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete. *No Civil Service test score or assessment is required 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 page.For further information about this vacancy contact:Louisiana Department of Education – Human ResourcesPO Box 94064Baton Rouge, LA 70804Louisiana is a State as a Model Employer for People with Disabilities.Minimum QualificationsMINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Four years of experience in social services; ORSix years of full-time experience in any field, plus one year of experience in social services; ORA bachelor’s degree plus one year of experience in social services; ORAn advanced degree in a social sciences field.EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:
Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.Job ConceptsFUNCTION OF WORK:To assess, evaluate, and provide social services that are administered by the Department of Children and Family Services.LEVEL OF WORK:Experienced.SUPERVISION RECEIVED:Broad from a higher level supervisory or managerial position.SUPERVISION EXERCISED:None.LOCATION OF WORK:Department of Children and Family Services.JOB DISTINCTIONS:Differs from Social Services Analyst 1 by the presence of increased independence in the performance of assigned duties.Differs from Social Services Analyst 3 by the absence of advanced level duties and/or the absence of serving as a leadworker.Examples of WorkEXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.Interprets and applies complex federal, state and local laws and regulations, program directives, and agency policies and procedures.Interviews clients/ applicants to obtain information, assess employment and educational history, work abilities, and training interests in order to determine the support services needed.Serves as case manager for assigned caseload by recording findings, recommendations and services provided; completes case record forms and any necessary correspondence in connection with assigned cases.Explains program to applicants and discusses its rules and procedures, assesses clients’ willingness and ability to comply with program mandates, identifies barriers to participation, and selects resources to eliminate barriers.Monitors program participation to determine compliance and takes appropriate action to ensure that participant fulfills program obligations.May assist with representing the agency on client appeals and appeal hearings by compiling the Summary of Evidence and other agency documentation.Performs investigative and enforcement function of child support cases in the areas of intake services, absent parent location, collection of payments, and probation services regarding criminal neglect of family cases.Assesses financial resources to determine an absent parent’s ability to provide support.Monitors all support payment activity on assigned cases and follows up on all delinquent payments.Prepares and submits appropriate documents for court proceedings and serves as court liaison for the agency in coordination of docket scheduling, affidavit completion, case testimony, judicial reviews, etc.Makes field contact which includes probation supervision, serving of notices, orders, subpoenas, and writs. Issues warrants and makes arrests which requires incumbent to meet the qualification requirements of an agency approved firearm training program.Adjudicates disability claims filed under the Social Security Disability and Supplemental Security Income Program.Reviews disability applications to determine appropriate sources of medical, psychological, vocational, and social information to document the claimant’s disability or non-disability.Confers with medical professionals on determination of disability and need for medical appliances.Prepares an assessment to determine the claimant’s ability to function despite the alleged impairments applying a multiple step sequential evaluation process to identify the claimant’s capability to perform work activity.Conducts Claimant Conferences to fully explain the disability process to claimants.Assesses program eligibility for all children placed in the care and/or custody of the Department of Children and Family Services, special needs children who have been adopted and are receiving subsidies, and certain juveniles who are in the custody of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.Reviews court orders and other documents to assure that reasonable efforts were made to prevent children from coming into state custody.Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to make a difference through public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:Insurance Coverage More information can be found atParental Leave – Up to six weeks paid parental leave
More information can be found atHolidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:
- New Year’s Day
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
- Mardi Gras,
- Good Friday,
- Memorial Day,
- Independence Day,
- Labor Day,
- Veteran’s Day,
- Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the GovernorState employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):
- Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (
). LASERS has provided this to give you more detailed information about their system * Teacher’s Retirement System of Louisiana (
), * Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (
), among others