Recruitment Status:
Placement and Care Administrator - 26-000194-0003
| Job Title | Placement and Care Administrator |
|---|---|
| Exam Number | 26-000194-0003 |
| HR Analyst | Angelique Gladden |
| Comments | Job Duties: •Provides direct administrative and clinical supervision to the Out-of-Home Placement Supervisor, the four Foster/Adoptive Resource Home program staff, the FTDM Facilitator and the Administrative Assistant for Out-of-Home/Adult Services through individual and group supervisory sessions, case staffing’s, unit meetings and periodic review of case records to ensure quality social work practice and compliance with State and Federal policies, regulations and laws. •Ensures OOH milestones, AFCARS and CFSR performance targets are met. Provides direct administrative and clinical supervision to the Out of Home staff in the absence of the Out-of-Home Supervisor. •Manages staff resources to ensure caseloads are balanced and mandated Out-of-Home Placement services are provided to children and families according to policy and regulation. Ensure Family Team Decision Making Meetings are convened at all prescribed triggers along the Out-of-Home placement continuum. I •Identifies areas of professional growth for the Out-Of-Home Supervisor and develops a plan that provides opportunities for enhancing the supervisory skill set. •Implements programming for new initiatives to enhance outcomes for children and families as directed and initiated by DHS/SSA or the agency. Coordinates services between CPS, In-Home Services, Adult Services and Out-of-Home Services to ensure continuity of service provision to children, families, and vulnerable adults/disabled persons served by the agency. •Provide customer service to both internal and external customers that meets or exceeds standards set by the Department. •Performs personnel functions including determining Out-of-Home staff needs and offering recommendations to address those needs, providing coaching and training to staff, interviewing prospective employees as part of a panel of interviewers, making hiring recommendations, monitoring leave usage as well as compensatory time/overtime accruals, and evaluating/correcting employee performance following Human Resources policies and State Personnel regulations. •Monitors areas of administrative policies regarding travel, confidentiality, and progressive discipline, etc., to ensure the professional and ethical conduct of Out-of-Home Placement staff. •Uses policy, regulations, State and federal law to develop local continuum of Out-of-Home Services that ensures the safety, permanency and well-being of children in Out-of-Home Care. Performs administrative support functions such as completing reports and compiling statistics to track program performance. •Regularly monitors program compliance to present and mitigate OLA and OIG audit findings and to ensure local/DHS performance goals for Out-of-Home Services are met. •Represents the agency by participating on committees and advisory boards and delivers or coordinates the delivery of presentations related to Out-of-Home Care. •Responds to DHR, organizational or client concern and correspondence, by phone, email or through meetings. Provides training opportunities for community partners to increase knowledge of Out-of-Home Placement services, strengthen partnership and the capacity of the community to respond to Child Welfare related issuers and increase understanding of the mission of the agency. •Participates in relevant training to maintain licensure, increase professional welfare practice. •Creates budgets and spending plans for Out-of-Home care funding allocations according to guidelines and tracks expenditures. Provides fiscal oversight by monitoring the utilization of funds including gift cards and the requisition of resources for the Out-of-Home Services program to ensure purchases are made from the correct allocations and within State guidelines. •Manages Out-of-Home Placement funds according to established funding parameters and allocations, including Super Flex Funds, Time-Limited Reunification, Adoption Promotion and Support, Caseworker Visitation, Recruitment and Retention, Chafee Independent Living funds, and Generous Jurors funds. Ensure Foster Youth Savings Plans are maximized for youth in care and that Special Needs Trusts are established for youth in Foster Care as necessary to preserve their Social Security assists. Ensures invoices are processed and approved within 5 days of receipt. |
| Status | Currently Accepting Applications |
| Filing Deadline | 04/08/26 11:59 PM |
| Locations |
Howard |
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