DCS PROGRAM COORDINATOR - 10142025-72145

Job Information

State of Tennessee Job Information

Opening Date / Time

10 / 14 / 2025 12 : 00AM Central Time

Closing Date / Time

10 / 20 / 2025 11 : 59PM Central Time

Salary (Monthly)

$4,562.00 - $5,694.00

Salary (Annually)

$54,744.00 - $68,328.00

Job Type

Full-Time

City, State Location

Cookeville, TN

Department

Children's Services

LOCATION OF (1) POSITION(S) TO BE FILLED : DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN'S SERVICES, ADOPTION TEAM, PUTNAM COUNTY

This is a DCS Program Coordinator position for the Adoption Team in the Statewide Specialized Support Services division. This position is currently located in Putnam County.

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.

Qualifications

Education and Experience : Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree and experience equivalent to four years of professional work in one or a combination of the following : counseling or case management services, or program evaluations of counseling or case management services, three years of which must involve providing these services to children and / or juveniles.

Substitution of Education for Experience : Graduate course work credit received from an accredited college or university in social work, criminal justice, psychology, sociology, human services, and / or child development may substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis to a maximum of one year, there being no substitution for the required three years of children's services work (e.g. 36 graduate quarter hours in one or a combination of the above listed fields may substitute for one year of the required experience).

Substitution of Experience for Education : Experience equivalent to one year as a DCS Program Specialist or a DCS Case Manager 3 with the State of Tennessee.

Necessary Special Qualifications : Applicants for this class must :

• Must be at least twenty-one (21) years of age on the date of application;
• Be a citizen of the United States;
• Possess a valid driver's license prior to and during employment;
• Have a good moral character, as determined by investigation;
• Complete a criminal history disclosure form in a manner approved by the appointing authority;
• Have no conviction for a felony;
• Agree to release all records involving their criminal history to the appointment authority;
• Supply a fingerprint sample in a manner prescribed by the TBI for a fingerprint based criminal history records check.
• Submit to and pass a pre-employment screening test for use of illegal drugs.

Overview

This classification is responsible for Children's Services program evaluation, coordination, and consultative work of considerable difficulty and / or program policy and procedure development work of average difficulty; and performs related work as required. An employee in this class is responsible for program coordination, evaluation, and monitoring to assure programs and contracts are being administered in accordance with all pertinent policies. This the second level in the DCS Program series and may serve in a supervisory role responsible for a subordinate staff.

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TN Driver Standards

State of Tennessee positions that may involve driving responsibilities require candidates to meet the following minimum driver qualifications :

Please include your Driver's License Information under the Licenses and Certifications section of your application.