Senior Social Services Specialist-9.6.24

Job Description:

Senior Social Services Specialist-9.6.24

Description

The Children’s Division is seeking applications for the position of Senior Social Services Specialist within the Residential Care Screening Team. This position can be based anywhere in the state but will provide service to the following areas; 1 st Circuit, 2 nd Circuit, 14 th Circuit, 41 st Circuit, and the City of St. Louis, MO.

Job Posting Number: 3102 8985157

Semi-monthly salary: $ 2,803.10

Annual salary: $ 67, 274.48

Job Location: The location for this position is negotiable. Travel may be required. Coverage area includes (St. Louis City, X).

Why you’ll love this position: The Department of Social Services (DSS) partners with families and communities to protect children, rehabilitate youth and move families to self-sufficiency so that Missourians can lead safe, healthy and productive lives.

What you’ll do:

• • Consult with community groups, residential treatment providers and individuals regarding quality assurance and improvement programs.
  • Coordinate the evaluation and assessment of internal systems, procedures, practices, and outcomes; examines input from staff, and relationships and interactions between Children’s Division and stakeholders.
  • Oversee the identification of programs’ needs, goals, available resources, challenges, strengths, and deficiencies to achieve improved delivery of services.
  • Participate and monitor the development of recommendations and/or action plans detailing corrective actions, alternatives, and/or strategies.
  • Provide training, technical assistance, and consultation for Children’s Service Workers and/or Supervisors on various topics as assigned in the geographic region.
  • Provide specialized training to enforce or enhance performance of individual employees, as needed.
  • Interacts with law enforcement and juvenile officers, other public officials, and community organizations regarding family and children issues.
  • Attend court hearings and meetings related to assigned casework.
  • Conduct monthly onsite visits and consultations at residential treatment facilities and Department of Mental Health homes.
  • Verify a child’s eligibility; approves/denies treatment extensions; reviews treatment and progress reports from provider.
  • Review and approves payments; ensures expenditures are within the authorized residential care budget.
  • Serve as liaison between Children’s Division, residential facilities, Department of Mental Health, and Show Me Healthy Kids (Managed Care Plan).
  • Participate in various work groups at local and state levels and perform other related work, as needed.
  • Ability to operate a motor vehicle in the performance of assigned duties.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree and 2-4 years of relevant experience. (Substitutions may be allowed.)

Preferred Qualifications:

This is professional work involving the assessment and coordination of residential treatment services of youth in the custody of the Children’s Division. Work includes the development and implementation of quality assurance/improvement programs, case consultations, monitoring of residential contract, and treatment planning for youth referred receiving care in a residential setting. Knowledge of residential treatment programs, outcomes, and treatment philosophies is required to ensure compliance with agency policy, best practices, and agency contracts.

Lack of post-secondary education will not be used as the sole basis denying consideration to any applicant.

The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for the State of Missouri, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator. This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees. The Total Compensation Calculator and other applicant resources can be found here .

Salary:

$67,274.48 per Year