Social Services Analyst 1/2

Salary

Depends on Qualifications

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

214527SSA1/2CSEBR110425LW

Department

DCFS-Department of Children and Family Services

Opening Date

11/04/2025

Closing Date

11/9/2025 11:59 PM Central

Department MISSION

DCFS is working to keep children safe, helping individuals and families become self-sufficient, and providing safe refuge during disasters.

Department VISION

We care for the well-being and safety of Louisiana's people.

Department VALUES

Treating all people with dignity, compassion and respect, while providing services with integrity.

Child Support Enforcement is a program that works with parents to provide emotional, financial, and medical support for their child or children. DCFS offers parent locator and paternity establishment services, as well as assistance to establish and enforce child support orders and collection and distribution of child support payments.

We're looking for a Social Services Analyst 1/2 to work in State Office Child Support Enforcement in East Baton Rouge Parish in Baton Rouge, LA. This position assist in ensuring non-custodial parents fulfill their obligation to provide financial and medical support for their child/children.

AN IDEAL CANDIDATE SHOULD POSSESS THE FOLLOWING COMPETENCIES:

SELECTED CORE COMPETENCIES:

Selected Core Competencies:

• Displaying Expertise: The ability to exhibit specialized skills or knowledge gained from experience or training.
• Driving Results: The ability to identify important goals and work to achieve them.
• Focusing on Customers: The ability to serve the needs of those who support and/or rely on the services provided.
• Following Policies and Procedures: The ability to comply with policies and procedures of the organization as well as State Civil Service rules, and all applicable federal and state laws.
• Learning Actively: The ability to acquire necessary knowledge and skills to improve performance and achieve organizational goals.
• Making Accurate Judgments: The ability to form an opinion objectively and decisively based on relevant information and in accordance with established standards.
• Managing Resources: The ability to ensure resources such as time, money, and people are utilized appropriately to result in maximum business value.
• Thinking Critically: The ability to generate ideas, manipulate ideas, and make unconventional connections to develop original approaches.

Selected Preferred Competencies: None

Three years of experience in social services; OR

Six years of full-time experience in any field; OR

A bachelor's degree.

EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:

Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Job Duties:

• Initiates and executes legal processes including interviewing clients, relatives, landlords and other persons to gather information on location of absent parents.
• Research files, directories, Office of Motor Vehicle records, property records and other resources in order to find leads on whereabouts of parents.
• Explain legal requirements, calculate support payments, determine appropriate legal action.
• Assess and manage caseloads
• Respond to inquiries from private attorneys, public defenders, District Attorney, Hearing Officers and Judges.
• Perform a high volume of case work for a demanding public in need of services.
• Performs other duties as assigned for the smooth operation of the Department

Position-Specific Details:

This job announcement will be used to fill vacant positions in the Child Support Enforcement Division in DCFS State Office in Baton Rouge, LA.

Appointment Type: This position may be filled as a probational appointment or a job appointment that may last up to 48 months. Job appointments may convert to probational appointments. Also, it may be filled as a detail and promoted within 12 months or by promotion of a permanent classified employee.

Career Progression: This position participates in a Career Progression Group (CPG) and may be filled as a Social Services Analyst 1 or 2. The level at which the vacancy is filled will be determined by the qualifications of the candidate selected. This position provides the opportunity to advance within this job series.

Work Schedule: Typically, work hours are 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday – Friday. Flexible work schedules are available after meeting certain criteria and is dependent upon the position you are applying for. Some positions require working shifts.

Compensation:

The referenced positions have a Special Entrance Rate (SER) see below:

Social Services Analyst 1 - SER: $16.42 hourly (Pay Level SS-410)

Social Services Analyst 2 - SER: $17.56 hourly (Pay Level SS-411)

The actual starting salary depends on the education and experience of the selected applicant.

The referenced positions are also eligible for premium pay of up to $2.00 per hour for hours worked based on years of service within DCFS Family Support.

DCFS is an "Equal Opportunity Employer" and Louisiana is a "State as a Model Employer" (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

How To Apply:

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the "Apply" link above and complete and electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

• Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in this application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Contact Information:

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Donna Clayton @ Donna.Clayton..GOV

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