Program Requirements

The program is open to all current DFCS employees and those interested in a career in child welfare. Potential students should be interested in obtaining a Bachelors of Social Work (BSW) degree. Once in the program, students will participate in courses in child welfare practice and complete a field placement in a DFCS office. The student repays program stipend funds by working for DFCS in a social service position for a specified period of time (typically one year of employment for every academic year of IV-E funding).

 Application Process

You must first be accepted as a social work major at Albany State University in order to be eligible for consideration for Albany State University’s Title IV-E program stipend.

If you are not familiar with the position of Social Services Case Manger, click on the "Overview of Social Services Child Welfare Positions." This will give you information about the position you are expected to take once you complete your degree. If after reading the Overview and taking the assessment, you are still interested in a career with DFCS, then proceed with the application.


Students must:

1. Read the "Overview of Social Services Child Welfare Positions" information about DFCS and child welfare,

2. View the Job Preview Video 
     (There is a button for the necessary installation of the latest version of Real Player) 

      To view the Job Preview Video, following these steps: 
         • Username is: dhrjobs
         • Password is: socialcm 
       
3. Take the self assessment, and

4. Read/Sign/Bring IV-E Student Agreement, Criminal Background Check Request Form, and Criminal Background Addendum documents to the interview.

We typically have more applicants for the IV-E Program than the schools have slots. We interview students to determine who will be accepted into the IV-E Program. After the interview process, the Albany State University’s Social Work program will notify the student to let them know whether or not they have been accepted into the IV-E Program.

If you are a current employee of the Georgia Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS), in addition to the application process outlined, you will also need to have a completed Staff Enrichment and Educational Development (S.E.E.D.) application or a letter of support signed by your immediate supervisor and approval authority.

You should bring the completed S.E.E.D. application or the letter of support to the IV-E interview. Those DFCS employees, who fail to bring the required documents, will not be considered for the IV-E Program.