DCS CASE MANAGER 1 Opening Date/Time: 04/01/2025 12:00AM Central Time
Closing Date/Time: 12/31/2025 11:59PM Central Time
Salary (Monthly): $3,687.00 - $5,532.00
Salary (Annually): $44,244.00 - $66,384.00
Job Type: Full-Time
City, State Location: Nashville, TN, Knoxville, TN, Cookeville, TN, Memphis, TN, Chattanooga, TN, Clarksville, TN, Murfreesboro, TN, Franklin, TN, Johnson City, TN, Jackson, TN, Hendersonville, TN, Kingsport, TN, Columbia, TN, Lebanon, TN, Morristown, TN, Shelbyville, TN, Tullahoma, TN, Sevierville, TN, Dickson, TN, Athens, TN, Cleveland, TN, Lawrenceburg, TN, Oak Ridge, TN
Responsibilities:
Learns and adheres to departmental policy.
Learns to complete all training hours as required by the Department.
Learns to determine if abuse or neglect has occurred, who the abuser is, the level of risk or harm to the child, and the need for a safety plan.
Learns to make recommendations for reunification or termination of parental rights.
Learns to monitor adoptive and foster families to check the compatibility of the child with the family.
Learns to actively listen to concerns to make appropriate referrals.
Learns to coordinate and observe visitations for children in and out-of-home placements to ensure meaningful visitations.
Qualifications:
Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree.
Complete a criminal history disclosure form in a manner approved by the appointing authority.
Must agree to release all records involving their criminal history to the appointing authority.
Must supply a fingerprint sample in a manner prescribed by the TBI for a fingerprint based criminal history records check.
Submit to a review of their status on the Department of Health's vulnerable person's registry.
Possess a valid motor vehicle operator's license at the time of appointment in some positions.
Upon appointment, successfully complete a prescribed course of training offered by the Tennessee Department of Children's Services.