Project Manager II - Director of Workforce Wellbeing

Project Manager II - Director of Workforce Wellbeing

Salary

$56,345.82 - $84,603.26 Annually

Location

25 - HINDS COUNTY, MS

Job Type

Full-Time

Job Number

9069-0681-20261106HIND

Department

0681 - CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES

Opening Date

11/06/2026

Closing Date

11/13/2026 11:59 PM Central

Agency Minimum Salary

$56,345.82

Agency Maximum Salary

$84,603.26

About the Agency

The Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services (MDCPS) is seeking a Director of Workforce Wellbeing to provide statewide leadership for initiatives that strengthen employee wellbeing, resilience, engagement, and organizational health. MDCPS serves all 82 Mississippi counties with approximately 1,800 employees. The Director will lead a team of Workforce Wellbeing Specialists and oversee the development and implementation of an agency-wide approach to workforce wellbeing, with particular attention to the unique demands of child welfare practice, including secondary traumatic stress, compassion fatigue, burnout, critical incidents, workplace stress, and workforce resilience.

About the Position

• This is a non-state service, time-limited position.* The position will focus on organizational wellbeing, prevention, employee support, workforce culture, agency recruitment, and sustainable workplace practices while collaborating with agency leadership and departments across MDCPS. This position will report directly to the Deputy Commissioner of Workforce Development. Key Responsibilities • Lead, supervise, and support a team of Workforce Wellbeing Specialists responsible for carrying out statewide workforce wellbeing initiatives. • Develop and implement a comprehensive statewide Workforce Wellbeing Strategy. • Develop initiatives addressing secondary traumatic stress, compassion fatigue, burnout prevention, resilience, and workforce sustainability. • Coordinate workforce support following critical incidents and other events significantly impacting employees or teams. • Develop and support employee wellbeing, connection, peer-support, and recognition initiatives. • Provide leadership and oversight for agency-wide recruitment strategies and initiatives designed to strengthen the applicant pipeline, address agency workforce needs, and promote MDCPS as an employer of choice. • Assess workforce wellbeing and organizational climate and identify opportunities for agency-wide improvement. • Provide consultation, tools, and resources to supervisors and leaders to strengthen team wellbeing, psychological safety, and healthy workplace practices. • Collaborate with Professional Development Services to incorporate workforce wellbeing principles into training, supervisor development, and leadership development. • Use workforce well-being data and employee feedback to identify trends, evaluate initiatives, and make recommendations to agency leadership.

What youll need to be Successful

Professional commitment to and caring about children and families and the larger profession of child welfare. Personal resilience and strong self-efficacy beliefs about the ability to work with clients to produce positive client outcomes. Efficient organizational and time management skills. Good oral and written communication skills. Positive work morale. Ability to be flexible in thinking and problem solving. Realistic expectations about the difficulty and challenges of the work. Ability to handle an often-unpredictable work environment. • Demonstrated ability to develop, implement, and evaluate programs or initiatives involving multiple stakeholders. • Demonstrated ability to work effectively with executive leadership, supervisors, frontline employees, and multidisciplinary teams.

Preferred Qualifications

Typically requires a Bachelor's degree and 2-4 years of experience. Agency preferred qualifications: Minimum Qualifications • Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, Human Services, Public Health, Organizational Leadership/Development, Public Administration, or a closely related behavioral health, human services, or organizational field. • 2-5 years of progressively responsible professional experience, including experience in leadership, team supervision, program development, organizational initiatives, or a related area. Preferred Qualifications • Master's degree in a related field. • Experience in child welfare, behavioral health, healthcare, human services, or another trauma-exposed work environment. • Experience with workforce wellbeing, secondary traumatic stress, organizational development, resilience, employee engagement, or related initiatives. • Experience developing or implementing initiatives across multiple locations or within a large organization. • Professional clinical licensure, such as LCSW, LPC, LMFT, or psychologist, is preferred but not required.

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Health/Prescription Insurance

Eligible employees have the opportunity to participate in the state's health and prescription insurance program. Employees may select either single or family coverage with affordable co-payments. More detail can be found at Know Your Benefits.

Wellness Benefits

Employees are eligible for a wellness and health promotion program. This plan provides annual benefits for certain services with first-dollar coverage with no deductible.

Life Insurance

All eligible employees receive an actual term life insurance policy upon employment. The policy coverage is two times the employee's annual salary to a maximum of $100,000. More detail can be found at Life Insurance Choices.

Optional Insurances

Many agencies offer discounted premiums for dental, vision, and cancer insurance.

Flexible Spending Accounts

Many state agencies provide opportunity for employees to participate in pre-tax spending accounts. These accounts allow employees to withhold childcare expenses and unreimbursed medical expenses prior to application of state and federal taxes.

Paid Personal Leave and Sick Leave

Full-time employees receive paid time off for personal needs and for sick leave. Leave begins accruing after one month of employment and may be used as it is accrued. Employees earn approximately 18 days of personal leave annually and 12 days of sick leave annually.

Military Leave

In accordance with federal law, all employees serving in the armed forces or the military reserves are entitled to 15 days per year for military training.

Holidays

Employees receive up to 10 paid holidays to enjoy many of our nation's celebrations with family and friends.

Retirement Programs

The State of Mississippi provides all its employees a Defined Benefit/Defined Contribution Retirement Program. Employees become vested in the State's retirement system after 8 years of employment. Both you and your employing agency contribute toward your retirement. More detailed information regarding the State's retirement program can be found at http://www.pers.state.ms.us

Deferred Compensation

State agencies offer several opportunities for their employees to participate in a deferred compensation voluntary retirement savings plan. More information can be found at Deferred Compensation.

State Credit Union

All state employees are eligible to participate in the Mississippi Public Employees' Credit Union. This organization offers state employees special savings and borrowing plans. For more information about this program, call 601.948.8191.

Tuition Reimbursement

Many state agencies provide opportunities for their employees to achieve higher education through tuition reimbursement. Common programs include medical and nursing fields, accounting, and business/administrative fields.

Career Development and Training

The Mississippi State Personnel Board offers several management and administrative certification programs, as well as professional development courses to enhance employee value to the agency. Individual agencies also offer technical training and allow membership in professional organizations to employees in their specific fields of employment.

Promotional Opportunities

Employees who have completed 6 or more months of service are eligible for promotional opportunities within state government employment. Minimum qualifications must be met.

Career Ladders

Many job classifications provide career-ladder opportunities based upon attainment of competencies. These career ladders can increase an individual's salary, provided funds are available within the agency.

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How many years of experience do you have? (Refer to the job posting for an explanation of related experience.)

• No experience
• 1 year of experience
• 2 years of experience
• 3 years of experience
• 4 years of experience
• 5 years of experience
• 6 years of experience
• 7 years of experience
• 8 years of experience
• 9 years of experience
• 10 years of experience
• More than 10 years

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What is the highest level of education (or semester hours of college) you have completed?

• 8th grade
• GED or High School Equivalency Diploma / High School Diploma
• 30 semester hours
• Associates Degree / 60 semester hours
• 90 semester hours
• Bachelors Degree
• Masters Degree
• Specialist Degree
• Doctorate Degree
• 9th grade
• 10th grade
• 11th grade

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Employer State of Mississippi

Address 210 East Capitol Street

Suite 800

Jackson, Mississippi, 39201

Phone 601-359-1406

601-359-1406

Website https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/mississippi