Special Notice: This is a REPOST -- Previous applicants are still being considered and do not need to re-apply for this position.

Do you have a passion to provide meaningful contributions to your community? Would you like to be part of an organization whose central mission is helping to protect, stabilize and strengthen the lives of South Carolina's children, families, and vulnerable adults? If so, the SC Department of Social Services has the right job opportunity for you!

Job Duties:

• The Program Assistant independently performs a variety of secretarial and/or administrative duties; to apply written and unwritten policies to perform varying task that have significant impact on the operation of the office; to use knowledge of program and general office procedures to make independent decisions concerning processing of information and materials and establish procedures to assist supervisory personnel.

• Completes and sends out Central Registry notices to providers for Center, GCCH, Faith Based and LFCCH. Documents in system.

• Assists with answering the main childcare licensing telephone line; route to appropriate caller, transfer to regional offices if necessary; makes calls to providers as necessary.

• Processes Central registry for FFN or Exempt facilities, ABC, or quality CRC and contacting out of State agencies and/or providers as well as assists with bulk mail outs to providers; assembles packets as necessary.

• Perform Red Cross shelter duty or other emergency shelter duty/services as directed.

A high school diploma and relevant program experience.

A Bachelor's Degree may be substituted for the required program experience.

Selected positions may require the ability to type at a correct rate of 35 words per minute. This application for employment with the SC Department of Social Services must be completed in its entirety. A resume may be included; but shall not be substituted in lieu of the completion of this application in part or in whole. "See Resume" is not acceptable information for the completion of any part of the requirements of this application. If such is submitted, this employment application will be considered incomplete and may not be forwarded as eligible for consideration to hiring managers.

A valid driver's license is required. Must have good insight and initiative in responding to changing conditions.

If you certify, by completion and submission of this application, that you possess educational credentials that qualify you for the available DSS positions, you will be required to provide a certified official transcript, if you are selected for job offer.

The South Carolina Department of Social Services offers an exceptional benefits package that includes:

• Health, Dental, Vision, Long Term Disability, and Life Insurance for Employee, Spouse, and Children
• 15 days annual (vacation) leave per year
• 15 days sick leave per year
• 13 paid holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• State Retirement Plan and Deferred Compensation Programs

DIVISION: Child Care / Richland County