Dcs Program Coordinator

Job Information

• Opening Date/Time: 02/25/2026 12:00AM Central Time
• Closing Date/Time: 03/03/2026 11:59PM Central Time
• Salary (Monthly): $4,562.00 - $5,694.00
• Salary (Annually): $54,744.00 - $68,328.00
• Job Type: Full-Time
• Locations:
  Dresden, TN;
  Jackson, TN;
  Memphis, TN;
  Nashville, TN;
  Clarksville, TN;
  Murfreesboro, TN;
  Columbia, TN;
  Cookeville, TN;
  Chattanooga, TN;
  Oak Ridge, TN;
  Knoxville, TN;
  Maryville, TN;
  Johnson City, TN
• Department:
  Children's Services

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN'S SERVICES, CHILD AND FAMILY MANAGEMENT, STATEWIDE

This is a DCS Program Coordinator for the Intake Team in the Central Office Network Development division. There are two vacancies available in Davidson County.

This 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.

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree and experience equivalent to four years of professional work in 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.
• Substitution of Education for
  
  Experience:
  
  Graduate coursework credit up to one year may substitute for required experience up to a maximum of one year.
• Substitution of Experience for
  
  Education:
  
  One year as a DCS Program Specialist or DCS Case Manager 3 with the State of Tennessee is acceptable.
• Additional Special
  
  Qualifications:
  
  21 years of age, U.S. citizen, valid driver’s license, good moral character, criminal history disclosure form, no felony convictions, release of records, fingerprint sample, pre‑employment screening for illegal drugs.

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. It is the second level in the DCS Program series and may serve in a supervisory role responsible for a subordinate staff.

• Responsible for statewide implementations of quality improvement initiatives and managing relationships with external stakeholders. Maintains monthly reports on program placements, program exception request approvals and other pertinent data, distributes data on a monthly basis, or on approved distribution timeframe.
• Communicates effectively with the regions and other divisions through various methods of correspondence to assure the delivery of accurate information for relevant investigative tasks. Strengthens partnerships with community agencies and other stakeholders through presentations, engagement, and collaboration.
• Receives information from case management staff to approve necessary services for children initially entering custody and other various needs for assigned program area.
• Utilizes review tools to assess practice and skill set of field staff; monitors service provision for children and families. Monitors network adequacy, identifies service gaps, assesses outcomes, and promotes program improvement.

• Decision Quality
• Managing Complexity
• Action Oriented
• Organizational Savvy
• Nimble Learning

• Customer and Personal Service
• English Language
• Law and Government
• Public Safety and Security

• Time Management
• Critical Thinking
• Instructing
• Judgment and Decision Making
• Operations Analysis

• Deductive Reasoning
• Inductive Reasoning
• Problem Sensitivity
• Information Ordering

• Office Equipment
• Computer
• Mobile Phone

• A valid driver's license.
• For 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.
• Agencies may allow an exception based on other factors.

Please include your Driver's License Information under the Licenses and Certifications section of your application.