Human Services Program Consultant I - Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province

Job summary

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is one of the largest, most complex agencies in the state, and has approximately 17,000 employees.

It is responsible for ensuring the health, safety, and well-being of all North Carolinians, providing human service needs for special populations including individuals who are deaf, blind, developmentally disabled, and mentally ill, and helping poor North Carolinians achieve economic independence.

The primary purpose of this position is to carry line responsibility for ensuring that the Subsidized Child Care Assistance Program is developed and operated in accordance with Federal and State laws, rules adopted by the Social Services Commission, and policies and procedures of the Division of Child Development and Early Education.

The consultant will also be responsible for providing support related to the NC FAST case management system.

This position requires travel throughout the assigned counties and occasional overnight travel.

There is also occasional travel statewide for trainings and meetings.

This is a field-based position, and the selected candidate must reside in or contiguous to one of the following counties of North Carolina: Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Polk, Rowan, Union, and Wilkes.

• Knowledge of the Subsidized Child Care Assistance Program and NC FAST to provide consultation and technical assistance regarding policies, procedures, good practice, and resources in the subsidy program.
• Function independently with the counties assigned, e.g., continuously coordinating with each county to strengthen county operations; generating specific tasks in response to Division priorities and objectives and to needs identified through planning with the counties; scheduling the frequency, duration, and content of contact in relation to work objectives.
• Function as part of a team when special projects, assignments, or training needs are identified as a work priority which has relevance to the subsidy programs.
• Work together with DCDEE staff, DSS staff, local staff and agency committees to develop new policies and to change or refine current policies when needed.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of the Subsidized Child Care Assistance Program, NC FAST, and Client Services Data Warehouse (Business Objects web-based database).

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