Social Services Worker 3 (Home Provider Specialist) (4916-12)

Hamilton County Government • Cincinnati, OH

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

This position involves independently surveying, monitoring, evaluating, and inspecting licensed child care home providers and their home-based business operations. The role includes conducting initial, annual, and interim inspection visits, evaluating, monitoring, and providing ongoing supervision of licensed home providers. Responsibilities include timely completion of all assigned visits and updates in required computer systems, interpreting federal and state regulations and local laws, and ensuring provider compliance. The specialist will take regulatory action on non-compliance, observe provider-child interactions, monitor programming and equipment, and make recommendations for corrective action. They will also respond to problems in family child care homes and provide assistance, along with ongoing consultation services and supervision of service delivery through on-site visits and monitoring user feedback. The role also requires maintaining a caseload accurately using an integrated computerized data collection system, including demographics, background, training, histories, placement tracking, evaluations, and payment reconciliation. Communication with internal staff, community, and governmental agencies is essential, as is attending conferences and training.

Requirements

• Completion of an Associates degree in social services or related field.
• OR 2 years related work experience
• Must have a car, valid driver’s license issued by the state of residency and required auto liability insurance.
• Must have cell phone availability during working hours-cell phone stipend eligible.
• Must undergo a background check via the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation (BCI).
• Standing entire length of home visit (an hour or longer); conducts home visits during warmest months of the year (no air conditioning) significant walking during home visit, and frequent walking to and from court; frequently enter and exit motor vehicle; frequently climbing and descending stairs; sitting for extended period while driving; able to quickly exit hazardous/dangerous situations that could involve violent clients, violent relatives, vicious animals, insects, rodents, unstable structures, etc.

Nice To Haves

• Prior work experience in early childhood education and or child growth and development.

Responsibilities

• Independently surveys, monitors, evaluates and inspects licensed child care home providers and their home based business operation which includes initial, annual and interim inspection visits.
• Evaluates, monitors, and provides on-going supervision of licensed home providers.
• Responsible for timely completion of all initial, annual and interim visits as assigned, in addition to timely updates in all required computer systems.
• Interprets federal and state regulations and local laws.
• Responsible for compliance of licensed providers with federal, state, and local laws and takes regulatory action on non-compliance.
• Responsible for observing interaction of home provider with children in the home.
• Responsible for monitoring and evaluating programming and equipment in provider’s home child care setting and making recommendations for corrective action as needed.
• Responds to problems encountered in the family child care home setting and provides assistance as needed.
• Responsible for providing on-going consultation services and supervising the service delivery by on-site visits and monitoring user feedback.
• Maintains caseload in a timely and accurate manner by use of an integrated computerized data collection system by direct data entry which includes demographics, background, training, histories, placement tracking, events screen, evaluations, payment reconciliation and other supportive data for compliance with federal, state and local requirements.
• Responsible for establishing and maintaining communications with internal department staff, community and governmental agencies.
• Attends conferences and training.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Highly Competitive Employee Benefits Package
• Generous Paid Time Off
• 11 Paid Holidays
• Immediately Begin Accruing Paid Vacation and Sick Time
• Paid Parental Leave
• Ohio Public Employee Retirement System which includes 14% Employer Contribution AND a defined benefit option.
• Highly Competitive and Comprehensive Benefits Package: Medical, HRA, Dental, Vision, Employer-Paid Life Insurance, Long-Term Disability, Tuition Reimbursement, Public Service Loan Forgiveness Eligibility, Free On-Site Parking, Wellness Incentives, robust Employee Assistance Program, access to Free Medical and Rx through Marathon Health, plus expansive Behavioral and Mental Health Resources

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree