What are the responsibilities and job description for the DCS PROGRAM MANAGER - 65594 position at State of Tennessee?
Executive Service
DCS PROGRAM MANAGER
Department of Children's Services
Quality Control Division
Nashville, TN
Salary Range $5,591.00 - $7,253.00 monthly
Closing Date : 03 / 10 / 2025
Background Check :
This position requires a criminal background check. Therefore, you may be required to provide information about your criminal history in order to be considered for this position.
Job Overview :
Under general supervision, is responsible for Children's Services program policy and procedure development work of considerable difficulty and supervisory work of average difficulty; and performs related work as required.
An employee in this class acts as the first full supervisor responsible for policy and procedure development in an assigned program area, or acts as an area consultant for assigned field staff in the program area. This class differs from that of DCS Program Coordinator in that an incumbent of the latter acts as a lead policy writer for the program policy and procedure development or acts as the Commissioner's designee in Children Protective Services custody determinations.
This class differs from those in the DCS Program Director sub-series in that incumbents of the latter direct policy and procedure development for a specific program or several small programs and supervise employees in this class.
Minimum Qualifications :
- Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree and experience equivalent to five years of professional work in one or a combination of the following : counseling or case management services, or program evaluation of counseling or case management services, two years of which must include children's and / or juvenile services program evaluation.
Substitution of Education for Experience :
Substitution of Experience for Education :
Pursuant to the State of Tennessee's Workplace Discrimination and Harassment policy, the State is firmly committed to the principle of fair and equal employment opportunities for its citizens and strives to protect the rights and opportunities of all people to seek, obtain, and hold employment without being subjected to illegal discrimination and harassment in the workplace. It is the State's policy to provide an environment free of discrimination and harassment of an individual because of that person's race, color, national origin, age (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, disability, veteran's status or any other category protected by state and / or federal civil rights laws.
Salary : $5,591 - $7,253
