Within SWORPS, the Tennessee Child Support Employment and Parenting Program (TCSEPP) Manager builds a strong evidence-informed and trauma-informed practice that assists, supports, and advocates for non-custodial parents involved with the child support system. The Manager will report to the Regional Manager and work to build, in keeping with the TCSEPP Practice Model and Practice Guide, a strong evidence-informed and trauma-informed practice that assists, supports, and advocates for non-custodial parents involved with the child support system. The Manager will function with a high degree of independence and will be responsible for implementing, managing, monitoring, and evaluating TCSEPP in their assigned Judicial Districts in one of three regions (East, Middle, or West Tennessee). The Manager will be responsible for coaching and providing supervisory oversight for the TCSEPP Coordinators in the assigned Judicial Districts. The Manager will conduct outreach in their assigned Judicial Districts to build strong collaborative relationships with child support offices and with public and private community partners.
This is a grant-funded position and is contingent upon the continued funding of the grant.
The TCSEPP Manager responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
Required Qualifications
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without need now or in the future for sponsorship for employment-based visa status.
Preferred Qualifications
Work Location
Compensation and Benefits
Application Instructions
Applications will be reviewed as received and interviews can begin as soon as 7 days from posting.
Interested individuals should provide the following:
About The College/Department/Division
The Social Work Office of Research and Public Service (SWORPS) is an applied research center of the University of Tennessee College of Social Work (CSW). We are a dynamic and close-knit interdisciplinary team of individuals with a shared vision of thriving communities with equitable outcomes for all. We do that by building partnerships that leverage research, technology, and human connection to improve lives in Tennessee and beyond.
Over the past fifty years, SWORPS has worked with local nonprofits such as the United Way of Greater Knoxville, University of Tennessee departments and faculty researchers, state agencies such as the Tennessee Department of Human Services, and federal agencies like the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Our annual portfolio consists of 25-40 sponsored projects spanning a wealth of different content areas, but one common thread -each project contributes one more building block for thriving communities with equitable outcomes for all.
Learn more about SWORPS and some of our programs and resources by visiting our webpage: https://www.sworps.tennessee.edu/