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Juvenile / Child Welfare Involved Youth Prevention Services Specialist (SSSIII)
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Juvenile / Child Welfare Involved Youth Prevention Services Specialist (SSSIII)
Salary: $58,872.00 - $78,000.00 Annually Location: Denver Metro, CO Job Type: Full Time This position is open only to Colorado state residents. About this Position: This position is a newly created position, funded through Department Priority R:02 (Preventing Youth Homelessness), to reduce the likelihood that children and youth will experience homelessness: (1) preventing adverse childhood experiences, (2) addressing youth risk factors, and (3) strengthening support for transition-age youth. This role will be focused on the administration of programs designed to keep families safely together, by supporting a critical part of Colorado's safety net for families by partnering with prevention service intermediaries to expand access to community-based services that support economic security, housing stability, mental and behavioral health treatment, and parenting skills. This position has a particular emphasis on juvenile justice/child welfare involvement prevention services. This position will develop policies and procedures for counties to utilize county-designed services and responses to address secondary and tertiary prevention programming for children / youth and their families involved with the Juvenile Justice system, and either current or recent Child Welfare contact to prevent further system involvement and youth homelessness. This position also coordinates cross-system partners to inform Family First implementation efforts as it relates to preventing youth homelessness and further system involvement for child welfare and juvenile justice-involved youth. Summary of Job Duties: Subject Matter Expert- Program Development, Implementation and Monitoring: Works with county partners and a multitude of community-based programs to champion a prevention continuum based on Family First Prevention values and evidence-based services, that blends and braids programing and funding sources to maximize resources for child welfare and juvenile justice-involved youth. Coordinate secondary and tertiary evidence-based services for child welfare and juvenile justice-involved youth to help prevent youth homelessness and further system involvement by ensuring youth remain in their homes, find stability in the least restrictive settings, access higher-levels of care as deemed necessary after assessment, or return home safely with prevention services in place. Provides guidance and consultation with county departments of human/social services, judicial agencies, and various partnering agencies to build agreement of prevention services needed and designs specific to county demographics. Analyzes and creates policy/procedure, reviews legislation, and interprets the applicability of state rules in guiding the discussion and development of prevention services programs as it relates to child welfare and juvenile justice-involved youth. Meets regularly with various partners to discuss gaps in community-based services, available funding, and county-based needs. Trains all 64 counties and CMPs, including community-based presentations highlighting tiers of prevention programming and Colorado specific data. Assistance may include review of various reports in Trails and Apricot, as well as the use of Program Area 3, and add service authorizations when Core or Block funds are used to provide a needed service through the local Department of Human Services. Partners to determine opportunities where Core funding may be available to support implementation and expansion of evidence-based services. This includes collaborating to inform FFPSA implementation for the juvenile justice population, including designing Community Pathways strategies to increase federal Family First drawdown in collaboration with DYS, Parole, Diversion, and Probation partners. Attends national learning exchanges and other opportunities facilitated by partners to learn about and possibly implement successful strategies other states have employed in their efforts to expand the reach of evidence-based service among the child welfare and juvenile justice-involved youth populations. Support the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing and the Division of Child Welfare Youth Services Team in coordinating the needs of high-acuity youth at imminent risk of out-of-home placement and/or those children/youth lacking connection to the least restrictive settings following an out-of-home placement. Works with the Youth Services Unit to coordinate with their efforts in oversight and development of program and policy for issues impacting older youth who are involved with child welfare in Colorado, and supporting efforts to direct systemic improvement efforts for serving justice-involved youth, including the Youth Services Specialist, Youth Services Administrator, and the Juvenile Justice Resource Coordinator. Intermediary to County Partners: Provides ongoing communication, direction and technical assistance to assigned counties through monthly contact. Monitors assigned county performance, provides coaching and works with assigned counties. Available for case consultations to provide policy and practice guidance. Provide technical assistance in monitoring and analyzing county work and to facilitate and apply theories of continuous quality improvement processes to align with standard child protection practices. Contract & Budget Administration: Work with systems and departments to understand the limitations and use of different funding streams to provide accurate guidance to community partners exploring funding options for prevention efforts. This position does not oversee any single budgetary decision-making but will influence system funding based on recommendations made through evidence and data-driven analysis. Must understand the complexities of funding and work with those administering those funds to focus the needed monies toward child welfare and juvenile justice-involved youth prevention services and limiting system involvement. Other duties as assigned Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights: Important Note: Please review your application to ensure completion. For the most equitable applicant experience, CDHS' hiring teams consider only the contents of your application to determine meeting minimum qualifications and for the comparative analysis process. Experience is calculated on a full-time equivalency basis, therefore, it is important to accurately notate the hours you averaged per experience section entry. Volunteer work or related @type of experience may be used to meet the qualifications, but must be clearly documented. It is paramount that in the experience portion of the application, the applicant describes the extent to which they possess the education, experience, competencies and background as they relate to the duties outlined in the job announcement. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Option 1 - Experience: Six (6) years of professional experience in an occupational field related to the work assigned to the position such as professional experience in Child Welfare experience, prior state/county employee, Colorado Child Welfare Caseworker certification, and/or Casework Supervisor certified or closely related. Ability and willingness to complete Certification as a Colorado Child Welfare Caseworker within one year of hire and complete Certification as a Colorado Child Welfare Case Supervisor within 2 years of hire. Please note: This experience must be clearly documented on your application and the supplemental questions must be answered. OR Option 2 - Experience & Education: A combination of related education (Bachelor's degree in human services, social work, psychology, or a related field from an accredited institution) and/or relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned equal to six (6) years. Preferred Qualifications: Relevant years of State service Master's or advanced-level degree Experience working within child welfare populations including juvenile justice Experience with evaluating and reporting program and service delivery outcomes Experience with leading and facilitating stakeholder collaboration and engagement Current Colorado Child Welfare Caseworker and/or Casework Supervisor certification Strong collaboration skills Public speaking experience Conditions of Employment: Special Qualifications: Ability and willingness to complete Certification as a Colorado Child Welfare Caseworker within one year of hire and complete Certification as a Colorado Child Welfare Case Supervisor within 2 years of hire. This employee will need to travel to counties to provide technical assistance, coaching, monitoring regarding Family First Implementation efforts and County Intermediary support. Expectations for travel up to 25% of the time. Standard Background - Name check, TRAILS, CMS and JBITS Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must disclose the information on the application and provide an explanation why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify the applicant from the current position. Absent extraordinary circumstances, prior disciplinary termination or resignation in lieu of termination will disqualify the applicant from future State employment with CDHS. APPEAL RIGHTS: If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director. An appeal or review must be submitted on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative. This form must be delivered to the State Personnel Board by email (dpa_state.personnelboard@state.co.us), postmarked in US Mail or hand delivered (1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver CO 80203), or faxed (303.866.5038) within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the department'
Salary: $58,872.00 - $78,000.00 Annually Location: Denver Metro, CO Job Type: Full Time This position is open only to Colorado state residents. About this Position: This position is a newly created position, funded through Department Priority R:02 (Preventing Youth Homelessness), to reduce the likelihood that children and youth will experience homelessness: (1) preventing adverse childhood experiences, (2) addressing youth risk factors, and (3) strengthening support for transition-age youth. This role will be focused on the administration of programs designed to keep families safely together, by supporting a critical part of Colorado's safety net for families by partnering with prevention service intermediaries to expand access to community-based services that support economic security, housing stability, mental and behavioral health treatment, and parenting skills. This position has a particular emphasis on juvenile justice/child welfare involvement prevention services. This position will develop policies and procedures for counties to utilize county-designed services and responses to address secondary and tertiary prevention programming for children / youth and their families involved with the Juvenile Justice system, and either current or recent Child Welfare contact to prevent further system involvement and youth homelessness. This position also coordinates cross-system partners to inform Family First implementation efforts as it relates to preventing youth homelessness and further system involvement for child welfare and juvenile justice-involved youth. Summary of Job Duties: Subject Matter Expert- Program Development, Implementation and Monitoring: Works with county partners and a multitude of community-based programs to champion a prevention continuum based on Family First Prevention values and evidence-based services, that blends and braids programing and funding sources to maximize resources for child welfare and juvenile justice-involved youth. Coordinate secondary and tertiary evidence-based services for child welfare and juvenile justice-involved youth to help prevent youth homelessness and further system involvement by ensuring youth remain in their homes, find stability in the least restrictive settings, access higher-levels of care as deemed necessary after assessment, or return home safely with prevention services in place. Provides guidance and consultation with county departments of human/social services, judicial agencies, and various partnering agencies to build agreement of prevention services needed and designs specific to county demographics. Analyzes and creates policy/procedure, reviews legislation, and interprets the applicability of state rules in guiding the discussion and development of prevention services programs as it relates to child welfare and juvenile justice-involved youth. Meets regularly with various partners to discuss gaps in community-based services, available funding, and county-based needs. Trains all 64 counties and CMPs, including community-based presentations highlighting tiers of prevention programming and Colorado specific data. Assistance may include review of various reports in Trails and Apricot, as well as the use of Program Area 3, and add service authorizations when Core or Block funds are used to provide a needed service through the local Department of Human Services. Partners to determine opportunities where Core funding may be available to support implementation and expansion of evidence-based services. This includes collaborating to inform FFPSA implementation for the juvenile justice population, including designing Community Pathways strategies to increase federal Family First drawdown in collaboration with DYS, Parole, Diversion, and Probation partners. Attends national learning exchanges and other opportunities facilitated by partners to learn about and possibly implement successful strategies other states have employed in their efforts to expand the reach of evidence-based service among the child welfare and juvenile justice-involved youth populations. Support the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing and the Division of Child Welfare Youth Services Team in coordinating the needs of high-acuity youth at imminent risk of out-of-home placement and/or those children/youth lacking connection to the least restrictive settings following an out-of-home placement. Works with the Youth Services Unit to coordinate with their efforts in oversight and development of program and policy for issues impacting older youth who are involved with child welfare in Colorado, and supporting efforts to direct systemic improvement efforts for serving justice-involved youth, including the Youth Services Specialist, Youth Services Administrator, and the Juvenile Justice Resource Coordinator. Intermediary to County Partners: Provides ongoing communication, direction and technical assistance to assigned counties through monthly contact. Monitors assigned county performance, provides coaching and works with assigned counties. Available for case consultations to provide policy and practice guidance. Provide technical assistance in monitoring and analyzing county work and to facilitate and apply theories of continuous quality improvement processes to align with standard child protection practices. Contract & Budget Administration: Work with systems and departments to understand the limitations and use of different funding streams to provide accurate guidance to community partners exploring funding options for prevention efforts. This position does not oversee any single budgetary decision-making but will influence system funding based on recommendations made through evidence and data-driven analysis. Must understand the complexities of funding and work with those administering those funds to focus the needed monies toward child welfare and juvenile justice-involved youth prevention services and limiting system involvement. Other duties as assigned Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights: Important Note: Please review your application to ensure completion. For the most equitable applicant experience, CDHS' hiring teams consider only the contents of your application to determine meeting minimum qualifications and for the comparative analysis process. Experience is calculated on a full-time equivalency basis, therefore, it is important to accurately notate the hours you averaged per experience section entry. Volunteer work or related @type of experience may be used to meet the qualifications, but must be clearly documented. It is paramount that in the experience portion of the application, the applicant describes the extent to which they possess the education, experience, competencies and background as they relate to the duties outlined in the job announcement. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Option 1 - Experience: Six (6) years of professional experience in an occupational field related to the work assigned to the position such as professional experience in Child Welfare experience, prior state/county employee, Colorado Child Welfare Caseworker certification, and/or Casework Supervisor certified or closely related. Ability and willingness to complete Certification as a Colorado Child Welfare Caseworker within one year of hire and complete Certification as a Colorado Child Welfare Case Supervisor within 2 years of hire. Please note: This experience must be clearly documented on your application and the supplemental questions must be answered. OR Option 2 - Experience & Education: A combination of related education (Bachelor's degree in human services, social work, psychology, or a related field from an accredited institution) and/or relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned equal to six (6) years. Preferred Qualifications: Relevant years of State service Master's or advanced-level degree Experience working within child welfare populations including juvenile justice Experience with evaluating and reporting program and service delivery outcomes Experience with leading and facilitating stakeholder collaboration and engagement Current Colorado Child Welfare Caseworker and/or Casework Supervisor certification Strong collaboration skills Public speaking experience Conditions of Employment: Special Qualifications: Ability and willingness to complete Certification as a Colorado Child Welfare Caseworker within one year of hire and complete Certification as a Colorado Child Welfare Case Supervisor within 2 years of hire. This employee will need to travel to counties to provide technical assistance, coaching, monitoring regarding Family First Implementation efforts and County Intermediary support. Expectations for travel up to 25% of the time. Standard Background - Name check, TRAILS, CMS and JBITS Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must disclose the information on the application and provide an explanation why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify the applicant from the current position. Absent extraordinary circumstances, prior disciplinary termination or resignation in lieu of termination will disqualify the applicant from future State employment with CDHS. APPEAL RIGHTS: If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director. An appeal or review must be submitted on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative. This form must be delivered to the State Personnel Board by email (dpa_state.personnelboard@state.co.us), postmarked in US Mail or hand delivered (1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver CO 80203), or faxed (303.866.5038) within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the department'