Program Monitor

State of Louisiana • Baton Rouge, LA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Governor's Office of Elderly Affairs (GOEA) is committed to advocating for the needs and rights of the elderly, improving the quality of life for its seniors, promoting public awareness, intervention in exploitation and abuse, building partnerships with communities, and supporting intergenerational activities. We are looking for a detail-oriented, analytical, and service-focused professional to join our team. This position plays an important role in supporting Louisiana’s statewide aging network by coordinating programmatic reporting, monitoring data integrity, and providing technical assistance to agencies and service providers.

Requirements

• Five years of experience in developing, managing, or evaluating health or social service programs; or in public health, public relations, social services, health services, health regulation, or administrative services; OR Six years of full-time work experience in any field plus two years of experience in developing, managing, or evaluating health or social service programs; or in public health, public relations, social services, health services, health regulation, or administrative services; OR A bachelor’s degree plus two years of experience in developing, managing, or evaluating health or social service programs; or in public health, public relations, social services, health services, health regulation, or administrative services; OR An advanced degree or a Juris Doctorate plus one year of experience in developing, managing, or evaluating health or social service programs; or in public health, public relations, social services, health services, health regulation, or administrative services.
• Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the statewide aging programmatic reporting system, which includes thirty-six (36) Area Agencies on Aging (AAA), Sixty-four (64) Parish Councils on Aging (COA) and over one hundred-thirty (130) senior centers and over two-hundred (200) meal sites.
• Provides technical assistance, programmatic assistance and consultation to these agencies regarding their meal data collection for services funded through the Older American Act.
• Has oversight over the Social Assistance Management Systems (SAMs) which consists of the thirty-six (36) AAAs, parish councils on aging and senior center data the GOEA providers submit to the state unit on aging.
• Provides technical assistance to the aging network to maximize client outcomes, improve efficiency of service delivery, and ensure funding compliance by making sure that SAMs is set up correctly in each planning and service area of the State.
• Provides for the audit ability of the databases to insure data integrity, detection of missing data, late transaction reporting and error correction.
• Compiles and analyzes statistical data related to program performance of AAA staff and service providers.
• Maintains records and files in accordance with applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures in a manner that supports state and federal requirements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level