Social Counselor

Job Information

• Opening Date/Time: 01/20/2026 12:00AM Central Time
• Closing Date/Time: 02/02/2026 11:59PM Central Time
• Salary (Monthly): $3,631.00 - $4,533.00
• Salary (Annually): $43,572.00 - $54,396.00
• Job Type: Full-Time
• City, State
  
  Location:
  
  Madison, TN
• Department:
  Disability and Aging (DDA)

Location of Position

LOCATION OF (1) POSITION(S) TO BE FILLED: DEPARTMENT OF DISABILITY AND AGING, TENNESSEE EARLY INTERVENTION DIVISION, MADISON COUNTY

A certified transcript or a copy of diploma is required. A Motor Vehicle Records screening will be conducted prior to employment.

This position is designed as Hybrid (In office and Remote).

This position requires a criminal background check. You may be required to provide information about your criminal history in order to be considered for this position.

Qualifications

Education and Experience: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree AND one year of professional experience in one or a combination of the following: health care for children, adolescent, or geriatric populations; social work; or social or psychological counseling, including, but not limited to, mental health, correctional, or behavioral rehabilitation counseling; or one year of experience in early intervention and/or service coordination with individuals with disabilities in an educational, social services or medical setting;

or one year of teaching early childhood education or assessing individuals with disabilities.

Substitution of Graduate Course Work for

Experience:

Additional qualifying graduate course work from an accredited college or university in a related field may be substituted for the experience, on a year-for-year basis, to a maximum of one year.

Necessary Special

Qualifications:

Applicants for this class may be required to:

Overview

Under general supervision, is responsible for professional social counseling work and/or service coordination of average difficulty; and performs related work as required. This is the working class in the professional Social Counselor sub series. An employee in this class interviews and provides social counseling for clients in programs such as adult protective services and maternal and child health counseling, as well as individuals with disabilities in an educational, social service, or medical setting.

This class is flexibly staffed with and differs from that of the Social Counselor 1 in that an incumbent of the latter learns the proper principles, practices, and procedures for social counseling work in various programs. This class differs from the Social Counselor Supervisor in that incumbents of the latter are responsible for supervisory social counseling work.

Responsibilities

Competencies (KSA's)

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Tools & Equipment