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State of Florida · 2 weeks ago

SENIOR HUMAN SERVICES PROGRAM SPECIALIST - 60023114

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$43K/yr - $43K/yr

4+ years exp

The State of Florida's Department of Children and Families is seeking a Senior Human Services Program Specialist for their Office of Economic Self-Sufficiency Program. This role involves collecting, compiling, and analyzing program data, assessing training needs, and providing technical assistance to ensure program consistency.

Government Administration

No H1B

Responsibilities

Monitors data and performs analysis to resolve problems arising in program eligibility, service delivery and/or policy implementation

Plans, organizes, and conducts pre-service, in-service and policy update training for staff and insures employees have the basic knowledge required to administer a variety of programs

Designs supplemental training programs to meet specialized in-service training needs, including appropriate curricula and supportive material

Utilizes and develops supplemental material for core training packages from the Office of Economic Self-Sufficiency Central Program Office by analyzing, evaluating, and understanding the skills, attitudes, background, abilities of the available program personnel and then selecting the most appropriate training delivery system

Assist with Quality Management and Assurance Plan monitoring for the Southeast Region

Assist with other operational, program and performance monitoring as required to ensure that standards and polices are compiled with

Agency liaison to other community agencies/partners and serves as spokesperson on program policy within the community as needed

Provides program and policy guidance and consultation to Southeast Region staff

Provides consultation, technical assistance, on-site visits, assistance in problem resolution and follow-up evaluation and training, etc., to Office of Economic Self-Sufficiency program supervisors and specialists

Tracks and analyzes performance data and compiles statistical reports for the Southeast Region and provides same to Circuit Operations for evaluation and program compliance

Coordinating assignments, activities, and projects between State Office and Southeast Region Operations, including working closely with other Program Offices and Southeast Region Operations to facilitate service delivery across program lines

Assists in developing corrective action plans as requested

Evaluates program effectiveness

Provides recommendations based on monitoring results

Compiles, collects and analyzes data

Performs other related duties as assigned

Qualification

Data analysisProgram monitoringTraining program developmentPolicy implementationStatistical reportingProblem resolutionTeam coordinationTechnical assistanceBilingual (Spanish/Creole/French)Communication skills

Required

A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and four years of professional experience in health, social, economic or rehabilitative programs

A Master's degree from an accredited college or university can substitute for one year of the required experience

Professional or nonprofessional experience as requires above can substitute on a year-for-year basis for the required college education

Ability to speak/read/write Spanish/Creole/French or other foreign language may be considered in the selection process as determined by Agency need at time of interview

Successful completion of a State and National criminal history check as a condition of employment before beginning employment

Background screening shall include, but not be limited to, fingerprinting for State and Federal criminal records checks through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and may include local criminal history checks through local law enforcement agencies