State of Louisiana
Salary:
Depends on Qualifications Location :
Lafayette, LA Job Type:
Classified Job Number:
213327LAFREGSSA1-3/092525BRB Department:
DCFS-Department of Children and Family Services Opening Date:
09/29/2025 Closing Date:
10/4/2025 11:59 PM Central
About this Job 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.
This vacancy is located in the
Lafayette Parish Child Support Enforcement office in Lafayette, LA
ABOUT THE PROGRAM IN FAMILY SUPPORT:
Child Support Enforcement:
We're seeking a Social Services Analyst to join our Child Support Enforcement team. 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.
AN IDEAL CANDIDATE SHOULD POSSESS THE FOLLOWING COMPETENCIES:
SELECTED CORE COMPETENCIES: Focusing on Customers:
The ability to serve the needs of those who support and/or rely on the services provides. 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. Making Accurate Judgments:
The ability to form an opinion objectively and decisively based on relevant information and in accordance with established standards. SELECTED PREFERRED COMPETENCIES:
Accepting Direction:
The ability to accept and follow directions from those higher in the chain of command. Acting with Ethics and Integrity:
The ability to be consistent, honest, and a trustworthy steward of State resources. Communicating Effectively:
The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas. Displaying Professionalism:
The ability to recognize how your actions impact the perceptions of both you and your organization. Managing Time:
The ability to control your time to increase effectiveness, efficiency, or productivity. Solving Problems:
The ability to discover solutions to problems. Minimum Qualifications Minimum Qualifications: 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.
Job Specification Job Specification: The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.
Job Duties and Other Information Job Duties and Other Information: Job Duties:
Interviews clients, relatives, neighbors, employers, property owners and other interested persons to gather information on the whereabouts of absent parents. Reviews information gathered from clients to determine best possible way of locating absent parents. Research files and explores directories and other informational resources in the office prior to fieldwork. Performs in a high stress work environment. Expected to handle a high volume of work for a demanding public in dire need of services. Requires prioritization, planning and project management while being flexible to meet the needs of customers. Responds to and completes numerous daily, weekly and monthly automated tasks and alerts that provide next step actions necessary to achieve successful outcomes.
Position-Specific Details: Work Location:
This vacancy is located in the
Lafayette Parish Child Support Enforcement office in Lafayette, 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.
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.
Career Progression:
This position participates in a Career Progression Group (CPG) and may be filled as a Social Services Analyst 1, 2, or 3. 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. Compensation:
The referenced position has 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) Social Service Analyst 3 - SER: $21.27 hourly (Pay Level SS-413)
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.
The actual starting salary depends on the education and experience of the selected applicant.
DCFS is an "Equal Opportunity Employer" and Louisiana is a "State as a Model Employer for People 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 an 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 the 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 additional information about this vacancy, please contact: Bridget Babineaux DCFS Human Resources Bridget.babineaux.dcfs@la.gov
Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to make a difference through public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.
As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program: Insurance Coverage
More information can be found at
Parental Leave
- Up to six weeks paid parental leave More information can be found at
Holidays and Leave
- State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:
New Year's Day Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Mardi Gras, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor
State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.
Retirement - State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (). LASERS has provided this video to give you more detailed information about their system Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (), Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (), among others
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Depends on Qualifications Location :
Lafayette, LA Job Type:
Classified Job Number:
213327LAFREGSSA1-3/092525BRB Department:
DCFS-Department of Children and Family Services Opening Date:
09/29/2025 Closing Date:
10/4/2025 11:59 PM Central
About this Job 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.
This vacancy is located in the
Lafayette Parish Child Support Enforcement office in Lafayette, LA
ABOUT THE PROGRAM IN FAMILY SUPPORT:
Child Support Enforcement:
We're seeking a Social Services Analyst to join our Child Support Enforcement team. 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.
AN IDEAL CANDIDATE SHOULD POSSESS THE FOLLOWING COMPETENCIES:
SELECTED CORE COMPETENCIES: Focusing on Customers:
The ability to serve the needs of those who support and/or rely on the services provides. 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. Making Accurate Judgments:
The ability to form an opinion objectively and decisively based on relevant information and in accordance with established standards. SELECTED PREFERRED COMPETENCIES:
Accepting Direction:
The ability to accept and follow directions from those higher in the chain of command. Acting with Ethics and Integrity:
The ability to be consistent, honest, and a trustworthy steward of State resources. Communicating Effectively:
The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas. Displaying Professionalism:
The ability to recognize how your actions impact the perceptions of both you and your organization. Managing Time:
The ability to control your time to increase effectiveness, efficiency, or productivity. Solving Problems:
The ability to discover solutions to problems. Minimum Qualifications Minimum Qualifications: 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.
Job Specification Job Specification: The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.
Job Duties and Other Information Job Duties and Other Information: Job Duties:
Interviews clients, relatives, neighbors, employers, property owners and other interested persons to gather information on the whereabouts of absent parents. Reviews information gathered from clients to determine best possible way of locating absent parents. Research files and explores directories and other informational resources in the office prior to fieldwork. Performs in a high stress work environment. Expected to handle a high volume of work for a demanding public in dire need of services. Requires prioritization, planning and project management while being flexible to meet the needs of customers. Responds to and completes numerous daily, weekly and monthly automated tasks and alerts that provide next step actions necessary to achieve successful outcomes.
Position-Specific Details: Work Location:
This vacancy is located in the
Lafayette Parish Child Support Enforcement office in Lafayette, 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.
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.
Career Progression:
This position participates in a Career Progression Group (CPG) and may be filled as a Social Services Analyst 1, 2, or 3. 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. Compensation:
The referenced position has 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) Social Service Analyst 3 - SER: $21.27 hourly (Pay Level SS-413)
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.
The actual starting salary depends on the education and experience of the selected applicant.
DCFS is an "Equal Opportunity Employer" and Louisiana is a "State as a Model Employer for People 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 an 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 the 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 additional information about this vacancy, please contact: Bridget Babineaux DCFS Human Resources Bridget.babineaux.dcfs@la.gov
Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to make a difference through public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.
As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program: Insurance Coverage
More information can be found at
Parental Leave
- Up to six weeks paid parental leave More information can be found at
Holidays and Leave
- State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:
New Year's Day Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Mardi Gras, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor
State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.
Retirement - State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (). LASERS has provided this video to give you more detailed information about their system Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (), Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (), among others
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ADi: Rate your ability to accept direction based on our definition: The ability to accept and follow directions from those higher in the chain of command.
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CE: Rate your ability to communicate effectively based on our definition: The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas.
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DPf: Rate your ability to display professionalism based on our definition: The ability to recognize how your actions impact the perceptions of both you and your organization.
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FPP: Rate your ability to follow policies and procedures based on our definition: 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.
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