Social Services Program Coordinator (064637)

State of Alaska•Juneau, AK

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is open to Alaska Residents only. The Department of Family and Community Services, Office of Children's Services (OCS) is recruiting for full-time Social Services Program Coordinator located in Juneau, Alaska. The Social Services Program Coordinator (SSPC) plays a critical role in delivery of the Child Advocacy Center (CAC) services through multiple grant programs funded by the office of Children's Services (OCS) and the overall management of the Children’s Justice Act (CJA) Task Force. The position ensures that these activities are implemented following departmental regulatory and policy guidelines and provides recommendations to policy and procedures for implementing CAC while monitoring progress of grantees and the CJA Task Force. This position also participates in the statewide ChildFirst Alaska Leadership Team responsible for implementing the ChildFirst Alaska Forensic Interview Training and oversees funding allocated to the project. The SSPC coordinates the provider agreement for drug testing for clients being monitored for ongoing substance abuse concerns relating to child safety and develops policies and procedures relating to the use of drug testing, as well as various contracts related to training/technical assistance to CAC and other Service Array grant programs.

Requirements

Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving: uses a logical, systematic, sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on one’s knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources as necessary.
Oral and Written Communication: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral and written presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.
Organizational Awareness: Knows the organization's mission and functions, and how its social, political, and technological systems work and operates effectively within them; this includes the programs, policies, procedures, rules, and regulations of the organization.
Planning and Evaluating: Organizes work, sets priorities, and determines resource requirements; determines short- or long-term goals and strategies to achieve them; coordinates with other organizations or parts of the organization to accomplish goals; monitors progress and evaluates outcomes.
Social Services: Knowledge of the concepts, principles, theories, practices, and current trends in social services used in the planning, design, implementation, and/or evaluation of programs that provide a broad range of social supports to individuals, families, and communities.
Any combination of preparatory post-secondary education and/or professional level experience providing, developing, administrating, or managing social/health services or social/health service programs.
Valid ID
Successful completion of a background investigation, including fingerprinting and a criminal records check.

Nice To Haves

The successful candidate may be required to attend multiple training courses normally located in Anchorage.

Responsibilities

Plays a critical role in delivery of the Child Advocacy Center (CAC) services through multiple grant programs funded by the office of Children's Services (OCS) and the overall management of the Children’s Justice Act (CJA) Task Force.
Ensures that these activities are implemented following departmental regulatory and policy guidelines.
Provides recommendations to policy and procedures for implementing CAC while monitoring progress of grantees and the CJA Task Force.
Participates in the statewide ChildFirst Alaska Leadership Team responsible for implementing the ChildFirst Alaska Forensic Interview Training and oversees funding allocated to the project.
Coordinates the provider agreement for drug testing for clients being monitored for ongoing substance abuse concerns relating to child safety.
Develops policies and procedures relating to the use of drug testing, as well as various contracts related to training/technical assistance to CAC and other Service Array grant programs.