{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"d9ecdcf8b436b3ea57d5ea75","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/d9ecdcf8b436b3ea57d5ea75","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/d9ecdcf8b436b3ea57d5ea75","title":"DCS PROGRAM COORDINATOR","description":"DCS PROGRAM COORDINATOR - 06162026-78578 Location: Lake County\r\nLast Day to Apply: Jun 22, 2026\r\nBusiness Unit: Social Services / Counselors\r\nJob Family: Children's Services\r\nJob Opening ID: 78578\r\nCity, State Location Memphis, TN\r\nAlamo, TN\r\nDyersburg, TN\r\nSomerville, TN\r\nTrenton, TN\r\nBolivar, TN\r\nBrownsville, TN\r\nTiptonville, TN\r\nRipley, TN\r\nSelmer, TN\r\nUnion City, TN\r\nCovington, TN\r\nDresden, TN\r\nDepartment Children's Services\r\nLOCATION OF (1) POSITION(S) TO BE FILLED: DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN'S SERVICES, CROCKETT COUNTY, DYER COUNTY, FAYETTE COUNTY, GIBSON COUNTY, HARDEMAN COUNTY, HAYWOOD COUNTY, LAKE COUNTY, LAUDERDALE COUNTY, MCNAIRY COUNTY, OBION COUNTY, SHELBY COUNTY, TIPTON COUNTY, WEAKLEY COUNTY\r\nThis 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\r\nThis is a DCS Program Coordinator position on the Foster Care Support team in the Statewide Specialized Support Services division. This position is currently located in Dyer County\r\nQualifications 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.\r\nSubstitution 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).\r\nSubstitution 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.\r\nNecessary Special Qualifications: Applicants for this class must:\r\nMust be at least twenty-one (21) years of age on the date of application;\r\nBe a citizen of the United States;\r\nPossess a valid driver's license prior to and during employment;\r\nHave a good moral character, as determined by investigation;\r\nComplete a criminal history disclosure form in a manner approved by the appointing authority;\r\nHave no conviction for a felony;\r\nAgree to release all records involving their criminal history to the appointment authority;\r\nSupply a fingerprint sample in a manner prescribed by the TBI for a fingerprint based criminal history records check.\r\nSubmit to and pass a pre-employment screening test for use of illegal drugs.\r\nOverview 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.\r\nResponsibilities The Program Coordinator is responsible for processing new traditional, kinship, and ICPC foster home requests and providing direct communication with foster parents to ensure safety and support.\r\nCompetencies (KSA's) Decision Quality\r\nManages Complexity\r\nAction Oriented\r\nOrganizational Savvy\r\nNimble Learning\r\nKnowledge Customer and Personal Service\r\nLaw and Government\r\nPublic Safety and Security\r\nSkills Time Management\r\nCritical Thinking\r\nInstructing\r\nJudgment and Decision Making\r\nOperations Analysis\r\nAbilities Deductive Reasoning\r\nInductive Reasoning\r\nInformation Ordering\r\nTools & Equipment Office Equipment\r\nComputer\r\nTN Driver Standards State of Tennessee positions that may involve driving responsibilities require candidates to meet the following minimum driver qualifications:\r\nA valid driver's license\r\nFor the past five years, the candidate's driver record must not have record of the following violations: driving under the influence (DUI), reckless driving, license suspension for moving violations, more than 4 moving violations.\r\nPlease include your Driver's License Information under the Licenses and Certifications section of your application.\r\nJ-18808-Ljbffr","company":"Protect Environmental","rawCompany":"protect environmental","city":"Tiptonville","state":"TN","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-06-26T03:23:44.342Z","occupations":[{"code":"21-1099.00","title":"Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other","slug":"community-and-social-service-specialists-all-other"},{"code":"11-9151.00","title":"Social and Community Service Managers","slug":"social-and-community-service-managers"},{"code":"21-1021.00","title":"Child, Family, and School Social Workers","slug":"child-family-and-school-social-workers"}],"industries":[{"code":"624110","title":"Child and Youth Services","slug":"child-and-youth-services"},{"code":"624190","title":"Other Individual and Family Services","slug":"other-individual-and-family-services"},{"code":"922190","title":"Other Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities","slug":"other-justice-public-order-and-safety-activities"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"DCS PROGRAM COORDINATOR","description":"DCS PROGRAM COORDINATOR - 06162026-78578 Location: Lake County\r\nLast Day to Apply: Jun 22, 2026\r\nBusiness Unit: Social Services / Counselors\r\nJob Family: Children's Services\r\nJob Opening ID: 78578\r\nCity, State Location Memphis, TN\r\nAlamo, TN\r\nDyersburg, TN\r\nSomerville, TN\r\nTrenton, TN\r\nBolivar, TN\r\nBrownsville, TN\r\nTiptonville, TN\r\nRipley, TN\r\nSelmer, TN\r\nUnion City, TN\r\nCovington, TN\r\nDresden, TN\r\nDepartment Children's Services\r\nLOCATION OF (1) POSITION(S) TO BE FILLED: DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN'S SERVICES, CROCKETT COUNTY, DYER COUNTY, FAYETTE COUNTY, GIBSON COUNTY, HARDEMAN COUNTY, HAYWOOD COUNTY, LAKE COUNTY, LAUDERDALE COUNTY, MCNAIRY COUNTY, OBION COUNTY, SHELBY COUNTY, TIPTON COUNTY, WEAKLEY COUNTY\r\nThis 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\r\nThis is a DCS Program Coordinator position on the Foster Care Support team in the Statewide Specialized Support Services division. This position is currently located in Dyer County\r\nQualifications 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.\r\nSubstitution 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).\r\nSubstitution 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.\r\nNecessary Special Qualifications: Applicants for this class must:\r\nMust be at least twenty-one (21) years of age on the date of application;\r\nBe a citizen of the United States;\r\nPossess a valid driver's license prior to and during employment;\r\nHave a good moral character, as determined by investigation;\r\nComplete a criminal history disclosure form in a manner approved by the appointing authority;\r\nHave no conviction for a felony;\r\nAgree to release all records involving their criminal history to the appointment authority;\r\nSupply a fingerprint sample in a manner prescribed by the TBI for a fingerprint based criminal history records check.\r\nSubmit to and pass a pre-employment screening test for use of illegal drugs.\r\nOverview 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.\r\nResponsibilities The Program Coordinator is responsible for processing new traditional, kinship, and ICPC foster home requests and providing direct communication with foster parents to ensure safety and support.\r\nCompetencies (KSA's) Decision Quality\r\nManages Complexity\r\nAction Oriented\r\nOrganizational Savvy\r\nNimble Learning\r\nKnowledge Customer and Personal Service\r\nLaw and Government\r\nPublic Safety and Security\r\nSkills Time Management\r\nCritical Thinking\r\nInstructing\r\nJudgment and Decision Making\r\nOperations Analysis\r\nAbilities Deductive Reasoning\r\nInductive Reasoning\r\nInformation Ordering\r\nTools & Equipment Office Equipment\r\nComputer\r\nTN Driver Standards State of Tennessee positions that may involve driving responsibilities require candidates to meet the following minimum driver qualifications:\r\nA valid driver's license\r\nFor the past five years, the candidate's driver record must not have record of the following violations: driving under the influence (DUI), reckless driving, license suspension for moving violations, more than 4 moving violations.\r\nPlease include your Driver's License Information under the Licenses and Certifications section of your application.\r\nJ-18808-Ljbffr","datePosted":"2026-06-26T03:23:44.342Z","dateModified":"2026-06-26T03:23:44.342Z","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Protect Environmental","sameAs":"https://jobsearcher.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Tiptonville","addressRegion":"TN","addressCountry":"US"}},"identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"JobSearcher","value":"d9ecdcf8b436b3ea57d5ea75"},"url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/d9ecdcf8b436b3ea57d5ea75"}}