Dcs Case Manager

Job Information

• Opening Date/Time: 01/08/2026 12:00AM Central Time
• Closing Date/Time: 01/14/2026 11:59PM Central Time
• Salary (Monthly): $4,672.00 - $7,015.00
• Salary (Annually): $56,064.00 - $84,180.00
• Job Type: Full-Time
• City, State
  
  Location:
  
  Dickson, TN
• Department:
  Children's Services

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN'S SERVICES, CHILD AND FAMILY MANAGEMENT DIVISION, DICKSON COUNTY

• A Motor Vehicle Records screening will be conducted prior to employment.
• 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.

Education and Experience: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a master's degree in social work or a related behavioral science field with a child or family focus and experience equivalent to three years of full-time professional child welfare case work including, but not limited to, one or a combination of the following: social, psychological, or correctional counseling or case management;

volunteer services coordination for a children's service program; and/or juvenile classification coordination.

OR

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree and experience equivalent to five years of full-time professional child welfare case work including, but not limited to, one or a combination of the following: social, psychological, or correctional counseling or case management; volunteer services coordination for a children's service program; and/or juvenile classification coordination.

This classification is responsible for professional case management supervisory work of average difficulty; and performs related work as required. This is the first full supervisory class in the DCS Case Manager job series. An employee in this class is responsible for the supervision of staff who are providing case management services for children under the State's supervision, in State custody, or at risk of State custody, and their families.

This class differs from DCS Case Manager 3 in that an incumbent of the latter performs lead level case management work. This class differs from DCS Team Coordinator in that an incumbent of the latter is responsible for managing operations and programs in a regional or field office or multiple/large residential programs and supervises members of this class.