<p>Advertisement Closes</p> <p>3/22/2025 (8:00 PM EDT)</p> <p>25-01450</p> <p>Social Service Aide I</p> <p>Pay Grade 11</p> <p>Salary</p> <p>$31,523.76 - $47,285.52 Annually</p> <p>Employment Type</p> <p>EXECUTIVE BRANCH | FULL TIME | ELIGIBLE FOR OVERTIME PAY | 18A | 37.5 HR/WK</p> <p>Click here for more details on state employment.</p> <p>Hiring Agency</p> <p>Cabinet for Health & Family Services | Dept for Community Based Services</p> <p>Location</p> <p>3649 Wathens Crossing</p> <p>Owensboro, KY 42301 USA</p> <p>Description</p> <p>The Kentucky Department for Community Based Services (DCBS) is a multi-faceted agency that provides services and programs to enhance the self-sufficiency of families; improve safety and permanency for children and vulnerable adults; and, engage families and community partners in a collaborative decision-making process.</p> <p>DCBS seeks a career minded individual to fill a Social Service Aide I position. With professionalism and integrity, our agency offers services to families to ensure safe, stable homes for the children of the Commonwealth. A Social Service Aide provides professional assistant to social service workers in meeting the needs of our vulnerable families. This includes transporting committed youth to family visitations, placements, or health appointments. The employee supervises visitations and records interactions between the foster children and their birth parents. The Social Service Aide is expected to perform at the highest quality to ensure services to the vulnerable citizens. This is a demanding position that requires maturity, self-discipline and ability to work overtime.</p> <p>For more information on the Department for Community Based Services, please visit our website at: https://chfs.ky.gov/agencies/dcbs/pages/default.aspx.</p> <p>Career growth is encouraged through training and mentoring. Benefits include health and life insurance, flexible work schedules, paid sick and vacation leave, and retirement benefits.</p> <p>Responsibilities include but are not limited to:</p> <ul> <li>Transport committed children to and from family visitations, placement locations, and medical appointments. This may include out of state travel. </li><li>Supervise visits between children and birth parents or other family members. </li><li>Identify and report potential crisis situations to caseworkers and supervisors. </li><li>Retrieve and deliver documents such as court reports, medical records, and forms signed by the birth parents. </li><li>Assist caseworkers with the entry of electronic case data. </li><li>Assist other offices within the region as needed. </li></ul> <p>The ideal candidate will have:</p> <ul> <li>Experience working with families and children. </li><li>Strong verbal and written communication skills. </li><li>Good time management and organizational skills. </li><li>The ability to work well under pressure. </li><li>A willingness to work as part of a team. </li></ul> <p>If you are interested in a challenging, yet rewarding opportunity, we would love to review your application for a Social Service Aide I position with DCBS.</p> <p>The position you are applying for has access to or use of federal tax information (FTI) or meets the statutory definition of front-line staff. Therefore, pursuant to IRS Publication 1075 and 900 KAR 1:009 or KRS 194A.062 and 900 KAR 1:050, applicants for this position in the Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) shall submit to a fingerprint-based criminal background check by the Department of Kentucky State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.</p> <p>CHFS also participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in U.S. CHFS will only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9. For more information on E-Verify, or if you believe that CHFS has violated its E- Verify responsibilities, please contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) at 888-897-7781 or https://www.e-verify.gov/.</p> <p>Minimum Requirements</p> <p>EDUCATION: Must have fifty-four (54) semester hours from a college or university.</p> <p>EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS: Must have two years of experience in providing support services and/or transport services to individuals or families or working with the public.</p> <p>Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE: NONE</p> <p>Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION: Experience working with the public will substitute for the required college on a year-for-year basis.</p> <p>SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (AGE, LICENSURE, REGULATION, ETC.): Must possess a valid driver's license prior to appointment in this classification. Must maintain any required licensure(s), certification(s), or other credentials for the length of employment in this classification. Employing agency is responsible for ensuring employee possesses and maintains required licensure(s), certification(s) or other credentials</p> <p>Working Conditions</p> <p>Visits clients and/or families at their residence. Work may involve extensive contact with youth who have been abused, have behavior disorders and/or are status offenders. May run risks of hazards associated with frequent use of automobile.</p> <p>Probationary Period</p> <p>This job has an initial and promotional probationary period of 6 months, except as provided in KRS 18A.111.</p> <p>If you have questions about this advertisement, please contact Heather Cann at Heather.Cann@ky.gov or 270-687-7047.</p> <p>An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D</p>