Family Success Coach / 61012086

Job Responsibilities

Do you have a passion to provide meaningful contributions to your community? Would you like to be part of an organization whose central mission is helping to protect, stabilize and strengthen the lives of South Carolina's children, families, and vulnerable adults? If so, the SC Department of Social Services has the right job opportunity for you!

Job duties:

• The Family Success Coach works collaboratively with assigned participants to encourage self-sufficiency, financial independence, employment, and self-reliance for the purposes of helping individuals achieve stability and strengthening families.

• Manages the progress of an assigned caseload of TANF participants as they complete activities that will strengthen their ability to obtain or maintain employment and ultimately, result in self-sufficiency. In conjunction with assigned participants, develops a viable Individual Employment Plan which details a participant's vocational objectives and/or assigns activities which eliminate barriers to attaining objectives.
  
  Conducts thorough and interactive family assessments. Provides counseling, referrals, and advice to support the academic, personal, and social development of assigned TANF caseload.

• Maintains organization and documentation of assigned caseload in accordance with written policies and procedures. The organization and documentation of case work is completed in CHIP, PATS, and SCOSA. Enters critical information into the state system of record and documents cases according to provided written guidelines and policy.

• Performs Red Cross Shelter duty or other emergency welfare services duties as directed.

Minimum and Additional Requirements

Agency Requirements:

A High School Diploma with five (5) or more years of experience in Social Work or Social Services programming, preferably with SNAP or TANF involvement.

Preferred Qualifications

A bachelor's degree OR five or more years of experience in social work or social services programming, preferably with SNAP or TANF involvement.

Additional Comments

This application for employment with the SC Department of Social Services must be completed in its entirety. A resume may be included; but shall not be substituted in lieu of the completion of this application in part or in whole. "See Resume" is not acceptable information for the completion of any part of the requirements of this application. If such is submitted, this employment application will be considered incomplete and may not be forwarded as eligible for consideration to hiring managers.

A valid driver's license is required. The employee must have a high tolerance for noise, irate clients, and sometimes crowded working conditions.

The employee must be able to travel within the state for the purposes of training, meetings, and meeting with clients. Occasional overnight travel will be required.

If you certify, by completion and submission of this application, that you possess educational credentials that qualify you for the available DSS positions, you will be required to provide a certified official transcript, if you are selected for job offer.

The South Carolina Department of Social Services offers an exceptional benefits package that includes:

Health, Dental, Vison, Long Term Disability, and Life Insurance for Employee, Spouse, and Children

15 days annual (vacation) leave per year

15 days sick leave per year

13 paid holidays

Paid Parental Leave

State Retirement Plan and Deferred Compensation Programs

DIVISION: Economic Services (Employment Services) / Charleston County