Social Services Analyst 1/2/3

State of Louisiana • Minden, LA

396d • $34,154 - $36,525

About The Position

The Social Services Analyst position is responsible for assessing, evaluating, and providing social services administered by the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) in Minden, LA. This role focuses on assisting families through various economic stability programs, including SNAP, Kinship Care Subsidy, and FITAP. The position is entry-level and involves close supervision, with opportunities for career progression within the job series.

Requirements

• A baccalaureate degree.
• Six years of full-time work experience in any field may be substituted for the required baccalaureate degree.
• Candidates without a baccalaureate degree may combine work experience and college credit to substitute for the degree.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to accept and follow directions from those higher in the chain of command.
• Ability to act with ethics and integrity.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to display professionalism.
• Ability to manage time effectively.
• Ability to solve problems.

Responsibilities

• Interpret and apply complex federal, state, and local laws and regulations, program directives, and agency policies and procedures.
• Interview clients/applicants to obtain information, assess employment and educational history, work abilities, and training interests to determine needed support services.
• Serve as case manager for assigned caseload, recording findings, recommendations, and services provided; complete case record forms and necessary correspondence.
• Explain programs to applicants, discuss rules and procedures, assess willingness and ability to comply, identify barriers to participation, and select resources to eliminate barriers.
• Monitor program participation to determine compliance and take appropriate action to ensure participants fulfill program obligations.
• Assist with representing the agency on client appeals and appeal hearings by compiling the Summary of Evidence and other agency documentation.
• Perform investigative and enforcement functions of child support cases, including intake services, absent parent location, and collection of payments.
• Assess financial resources to determine an absent parent's ability to provide support.
• Monitor all support payment activity on assigned cases and follow up on delinquent payments.
• Prepare and submit appropriate documents for court proceedings and serve as court liaison for the agency.
• Make field contact, including probation supervision and serving notices, orders, subpoenas, and writs.
• Adjudicate disability claims filed under the Social Security Disability and Supplemental Security Income Program.
• Review disability applications to determine appropriate sources of medical, psychological, vocational, and social information.
• Prepare assessments to determine the claimant's ability to function by applying a multiple-step sequential evaluation process.
• Conduct Claimant Conferences to explain the disability process to claimants.
• Assess program eligibility for children placed in the care and/or custody of DCFS and special needs children receiving subsidies.

Benefits

• Premium pay of up to $2.00 per hour based on years of service within DCFS Family Support.
• Career progression opportunities within the job series.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree