Family Services Specialist III
Company: Oklahoma Human Services
Location: Enid
Posted on: June 16, 2022
Job Description:
Job DescriptionThis position is located in Enid, Oklahoma.Family
Services Specialist IIIAnnual Salary:
- Level III H14C: $41,456.13/Annually + Full State BenefitsDHS
offers free child care for all employees. This benefit will be in
effect until December 31, 2022. For more information contact
daycare@okdhs.org or visit the program website at
https://www.kith.care/.Travel is Extensive - Must possess a valid
driver's license and maintain required car insurance.Minimum
Qualifications:Family Services Specialist III
- Master's degree.
- Or a bachelor's degree and one year of experience in
professional social work.
- Or an equivalent combination of education and experience,
substituting one additional year of experience in professional
social work for each year of the bachelor's degree.Job
Responsibilities
- Provides individual career guidance through assessment of
participant interests, aptitudes, abilities, and personality
characteristics for career planning purposes.
- Will empower and motivate individuals to gain sustainable
employment by creating a plan, fostering accountability, building
partnerships and coordinating training and employment activities
with participants.
- Provide individual vocational guidance through assessment of
participant interests, aptitudes, abilities, and personality
characteristics for vocational/ educational planning purposes.
- Conduct interviews with participants to assess participant
employment/training status, provide program information and
requirements, develop initial Career Plans, provide and explain all
appropriate forms and documentation.
- Meet regularly with participants by office visit, phone, remote
meetings, and face-to-face home visits to update Career Plans and
Schedules, provide career pathway coaching, make any referrals to
services as needed, monitor progress, and assist with
transportation if necessary.
- Meet with participants to address non-compliance with program
requirements if needed.
- Update and maintain participants' physical and digital files
and correspondence; monitor and record progress and actual hours
worked in compliance with required work participation hours through
regular contacts, and maintain accurate and detailed records in
FACS.
- Act as liaison/coordinator of activities between TANF and other
agencies.
- Provide regular support to participants' who have obtained
employment to foster support of job success and retention.
- Ability to work on a diverse team and directly with people from
diverse backgrounds specifically racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, and
disabilities.__________If you have questions, please contact
DHS.Careers@okdhs.orgOKDHS is a Fair Chance Employer.This is a
position in the Oklahoma Civil Service Announcement
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Keywords: Oklahoma Human Services, Enid , Family Services Specialist III, Other , Enid, Oklahoma
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