SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAM PLANNER III
About The Position
This position serves as the Cook/Northern Regional Contract Analyst for the Department of Children and Family Services. The role involves conducting monitoring reviews of vendors and providers to ensure compliance with contracts, program plans, and training plans. The analyst will prepare analytical written reports, maintain data records for evaluation and tracking of compliance, and ensure timely submission of contractor reports. Additionally, the position involves completing abstracts for contracts and amendments, and attending meetings and trainings to stay informed about state and departmental initiatives for effective implementation. This is a union position, and provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement apply.
Requirements
- Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to the completion of a master’s degree.
- Requires one year of progressively responsible professional experience in community organization, social service work, or in program planning and development.
- Requires that the experience involve contract monitoring and contract analysis.
Nice To Haves
- One year of experience conducting contract monitoring and contract analysis for a public or private organization.
- One year of experience in a public or private organization exercising thorough knowledge of the program objectives of agencies developing social policy.
- One year of experience in a public or private organization exercising extensive knowledge of the structure, organization, and methods of social welfare institutions.
- One year of experience in a public or private organization exercising technical ability to analyze and evaluate programs and procedures.
Responsibilities
- Serves as Cook/Northern Regional Contract Analyst.
- Conducts monitoring reviews of assigned vendors/providers to ensure compliance with contract, program plan, and training plan.
- Prepares analytical written reports of reviews conducted and performs necessary data recordkeeping in OLPD databases related to the on-going evaluation, tracking of compliance and expenditures, and quality enhancement of service delivery.
- Maintains systems of data collection to ensure that contractor contractual billing, quarterly reports, annual audits, and narrative reports are submitted to the Chief Learning Officer and Business Operations Manager within timeframes indicated in the program plan.
- Completes abstracts for all contracts and amendments for the Associate Deputy, Director, Chief Learning Officer and other OLPD staff administrators as requested.
- Attends meetings and trainings to develop and maintain an understanding of new state and Department initiatives and ensure effective implementation of those initiatives.
- Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.
Benefits
- A Pension Program
- Competitive Group Insurance Benefits including Health, Life, Dental and Vision Insurance
- 3 Paid Personal Business Days annually
- 12 Paid Sick Days annually (Sick days carry over from year to year)
- 10-25 Days of Paid Vacation time annually - (10 days in year one of employment)
- Personal, Sick, & Vacation rates modified for 12-hour & part-time work schedules (as applicable)
- 13 Paid Holidays annually, 14 on even numbered years
- Flexible Work Schedules (when available dependent upon position)
- 12 Weeks Paid Parental Leave
- Deferred Compensation Program - A supplemental retirement plan
- Optional Pre-Tax Programs such as Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP), Dependent Care Assistance Plan (DCAP)
- Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility
- GI Bill® Training/Apprenticeship Benefits eligibility for qualifying Veterans
- 5% Salary Differential for Bilingual Positions
- Commuter Savings Program (Chicago only)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
