CHILD PROTECTIVE FIELD SUPPORT CONSULTAN - 60074168

State of Florida•Ocala, FL

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

Children in crisis need quick action from strong, compassionate individuals dedicated to ensuring their safety. We are seeking a highly motivated and energetic certified child protection specialist to work with the Child Protective Investigations/Family Safety program, Department of Children and Families. If the typical 9-to-5 job is not for you, and you have a desire to help children and work with families in crisis, then consider a career with the Florida Department of Children and Families. We are looking for people who are detail oriented, possess good decision-making skills, and can thrive in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment. When all seconds count, your career decision may be the critical difference in the life of a child.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university
3-5 years relevant child welfare experience
Valid Driver’s License
Must possess operational private vehicle for use in the performance of daily work activities - Selected incumbent is required to provide proof of vehicle registration and documentation of the appropriate insurance coverage.
Current/active Child Welfare Certification
Experience working with MS Excel, MS Word and MS PowerPoint at an advanced level.
Strong analytical skills - ability to collect research and evaluate data to reach logical conclusions.
Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
Strong organizational skills, follow-through and demonstrated ability to multitask and meet deadlines.

Nice To Haves

Experience in Coaching and Mentoring Child Protective Investigators

Responsibilities

Observe and document investigator casework activities in providing protective investigations, assessment of service needs, and referrals to service providers.
Reviews casework, assessments, and safety plans with investigators, and provides consultation and direction to ensure appropriateness, clarity, quality, thoroughness, and proper documentation.
Provides real-time support/guidance by scheduling field assessments (random and scheduled) during investigative activities conducted by CPIs to provide on-the-job training.
Assist in providing guidance to investigators by coaching, motivating, modeling, and providing other mentoring initiatives.
Coach and assist CPIs with documenting aspects of investigations (i.e., chronological entry of case summaries), in which support was provided to investigators, by updating the appropriate information systems.
Observe, analyze, and evaluate individual CPI performance to determine their effectiveness and level of competency and provide recommendations to regional management regarding actions to improve performance.
Serves as member of leadership team responsible for developing system-based solutions to CPI training and development issues or concerns.
Based on field experience and observations provide recommendations to the Department’s Program Office on enhancements to both CPI pre-service and in-service training to ensure the development and maintenance of a comprehensive and relevant training curriculum.
Serves as a subject matter expert in child protective investigations.
Establishes and maintains cooperative working relationships with organizations and other agencies involved with child protective investigations such as community-based providers, Children’s Legal Services, law enforcement, medical personnel, schools, and other community/agency resources.