Human Services Program Consultant III

State of North Carolina

2d

About The Position

The Permanency Coordinator, will use his/her subject matter expertise to lead, coordinate, and oversee initiatives within the Permanency Planning Section. The ideal staff will have strong facilitation skills and will lead the Permanency Design Team and other presentations as assigned. Staff in this position provides leadership visioning for assigned content areas by identifying research, resources, service delivery trends, national issues, and stakeholder experts and organizations related to the topic. The Permanency Coordinator works collaboratively with other subject matter experts, county departments of social services, private agencies, program managers, project staff, cross sectional state staff, and national partners, as well as federal staff to identify products, tools, web content, and publications that are aligned with the vision of the NC Division of Social Services and the child welfare field. The ideal candidate will have broad knowledge of the public child welfare service continuum and child welfare policy and practice issues. This position is also represented on the Child Welfare Management Team which provides general oversight to child welfare. In addition to supervising programs, this position supports the Permanency Planning management team by leading the coordination of section staff who are highly integrated into improving Permanency. The coordinator helps manage the contracts budget and resources needed to complete all deliverables on time and within budget, lead the Diligent Recruitment and Retention efforts for the Permanency Section. This staff will assist with the Permanency programs implementation, performance data in alignment with federal reporting including but not limited to Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) reporting and the Permanency representative for the OSRI performance data and other assigned duties.

Requirements

• INTERNAL POSTING: ONLY PERMANENT FULL-TIME, PERMANENT PART-TIME, PROBATIONARY, TRAINEE, TEMPORARY OR TIME-LIMITED DHHS EMPLOYEES OR LAYOFF CANDIDATES WITH THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA ELIGIBLE FOR RIF PIORITY REEMPLOYMENT CONSIDERATION AS DESCRIBED BY GENERAL STATUTE (GS) 126 MAY APPLY.
• Candidates now meet the minimum qualifications of a position if they meet the minimum education and experience listed on the vacancy announcement.
• Master's degree in a discipline relative to the program from an appropriately accredited institution and four years of related experience; or Bachelor’s degree in a discipline relative to the program area from an appropriately accredited institution and six years of related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in child welfare foster care or adoption services programs.
• Knowledge of Child Welfare State and Federal laws.
• Staff should have experience with child welfare management experience with foster care or adoption services programs and be knowledgeable of Microsoft Applications including Access Database, Excel, Word, Power Point

Responsibilities

• Lead, coordinate, and oversee initiatives within the Permanency Planning Section
• Lead the Permanency Design Team and other presentations as assigned
• Provide leadership visioning for assigned content areas by identifying research, resources, service delivery trends, national issues, and stakeholder experts and organizations related to the topic
• Identify products, tools, web content, and publications that are aligned with the vision of the NC Division of Social Services and the child welfare field
• Provide general oversight to child welfare
• Support the Permanency Planning management team by leading the coordination of section staff who are highly integrated into improving Permanency
• Manage the contracts budget and resources needed to complete all deliverables on time and within budget
• Lead the Diligent Recruitment and Retention efforts for the Permanency Section
• Assist with the Permanency programs implementation, performance data in alignment with federal reporting including but not limited to Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) reporting and the Permanency representative for the OSRI performance data and other assigned duties.

Benefits

• The State of North Carolina offers excellent comprehensive benefits.
• Employees can participate in health insurance options, standard and supplemental retirement plans, and the NCFlex program (numerous high-quality, low-cost benefits on a pre-tax basis).
• Employees also receive paid vacation, sick, and community service leave.
• In addition, paid parental leave is available to eligible employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees