Education and Experience: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree and experience equivalent to five years of full-time professional work in one or a combination of the following: social services, human services, education, auditing, accounting, and/or social services grant coordination. At least three years of this experience must have been human services program/project (a project vital to the successful implementation of agency program/policies) evaluation or case review work.

Substitution of Experience for Education: Additional professional experience in social services, human services, education, auditing, accounting, and/or social services grant coordination may substitute for the required education on a year for year basis to a maximum of four years (one year of experience is equivalent to 45 undergraduate quarter hours), there being no substitution for the required three years of specialized experience.

Substitution of Graduation Education for Experience: Graduate course work from an accredited college or university in any liberal arts field, including but not limited to social sciences, mathematics, or statistics; education; public administration; and/or business may be substituted for the required experience, on a year-for-year basis, to a maximum of two years, there being no substitution for the required three years of specialized experience.

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Experience equivalent to two years of human services field supervision or human services program/project (a project vital to the successful implementation of agency program/policies) evaluation or case review work with the State of Tennessee.

Summary: Under general supervision, is responsible for professional human services program supervisory work of considerable difficulty; performs related work as required.

Distinguishing Features: An employee in this class supervises a staff of DHS Field Supervisors and their subordinate staff in carrying out the social services, family assistance or vocational rehabilitation programs in a geographical area of the state. This class differs from DHS Field Supervisor 1 & 2 in that incumbents of the latter supervise vocational rehabilitation counseling, instructional training centers, child care assessment, child care licensing, family assistance, adult protective services, administrative review, or residential support staff. This class differs from DHS Field Management Director 1 and DHS Program Director 1 in that incumbents of the latter could direct vocational rehabilitation counseling, instructional training centers, child care assessment, child care licensing, family assistance, adult protective services, administrative review, or residential support staff programs.