DHS PROGRAM SPECIALIST - 10072025-71720

Job Information

State of Tennessee Job Information

Opening Date / Time

10 / 07 / 2025 12 : 00AM Central Time

Closing Date / Time

10 / 20 / 2025 11 : 59PM Central Time

Salary (Monthly)

$3,631.00 - $5,434.00

Salary (Annually)

$43,572.00 - $65,208.00

Job Type

Full-Time

City, State Location

Nashville, TN

Department

Human Services

LOCATION OF (1) POSITION(S) TO BE FILLED : DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES DIVISION, DAVIDSON COUNTY

For more information, visit the link below :

https : / / www.tn.gov / content / dam / tn / human-services / documents / HRC0015745_DHS_Program_SpecialistCS_Davidson_102025.pdf

This is a remote position

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 : Bachelor's degree and five years of full-time professional experience in one or a combination of the following : social services, human services, education, accounting, auditing, Program policy development, federal program contract management, case management, eligibility determination, and / or social services grant coordination.

Substitution of Graduate Education for Experience : Graduate course work in any social services field may be substituted for the required experience, on a year-for-year basis, to a maximum of two years.

Substitution of Experience for Education : Additional full-time professional experience in a field as listed above may substitute for the required education on a year-for-year basis to a maximum of four years.

OR

Experience equivalent to three years in human services work as a state employee or as a individual under contract with the State of Tennessee.

Necessary Special Qualifications : Applicants for this class may be required to :

• Complete a criminal history disclosure form in a manner approved by the appointing authority;
• Agree to release all records involving their criminal history to the appointing authority;
• Supply a fingerprint sample prescribed by the TBI based criminal history records clerk.

Overview

This classification performs human services program evaluation and consultative work. An employee in this class is responsible for the evaluation of human services program delivery or the interpretation of policy and procedure for a region, central office reviewer, or policy writer. This class differs from the DHS Program Coordinator in that an incumbent of the latter acts as the lead policy writer for program policy and procedure development and coordinating human services program delivery in accordance with policies and procedures.

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