Early Intervention Program Services Director

nc; North Carolina; Sur place; USD 70 000 - 123 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Paid vacation

Résumé du poste

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) seeks the Early Intervention Program Services Director to provide senior leadership and operational oversight for key statewide Infant-Toddler Program functions. You will guide quality assurance, professional development, and statewide communications while ensuring federal IDEA Part C compliance.

The role oversees managers responsible for quality improvement and workforce development, working with executive leadership to improve

Qualifications

• Knowledge of IDEA Part C and early intervention systems, including federal compliance, supervision, monitoring, and quality improvement.
• Experience leading statewide or large-scale quality assurance or improvement activities.
• Experience communicating with executive leadership and diverse stakeholders.

Responsabilités

• Provide senior leadership and operational oversight for statewide Infant-Toddler Program functions.
• Lead efforts to strengthen statewide consistency, performance, and monitoring readiness.
• Support workforce and professional development initiatives across the program.

Connaissances

IDEA Part C knowledge

Program quality

Quality improvement

Workforce development

Cross-agency collaboration

Leadership

Strategic planning

Description du poste

About Us

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.

Description of Work

The Early Intervention Program Services Director provides senior leadership and operational oversight for key statewide functions of North Carolina's Infant-Toddler Program. This position leads efforts related to program quality, monitoring and continuous improvement, technical assistance, workforce and professional development, and statewide communications. The Director works closely with Early Intervention leadership to address complex programmatic and operational issues, strengthen statewide consistency and performance, support federal IDEA Part C compliance and monitoring readiness, and guide strategies that improve services for infants and toddlers with developmental delays or disabilities and their families. The position also provides leadership and supervision to managers responsible for quality assurance/quality improvement and workforce and professional development.

The assigned work location will be determined by the county of residence. Candidates residing in Wake or Durham County will report to the DHHS Headquarters located at 1915 Health Services Way, Raleigh, NC 27607.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities/Management Preferences

Salary Range: $70,278 - $123,336
Recruitment Range: $70,478 - $103,000

Candidates now meet the minimum qualifications of a position if they have the minimum education and experience listed on the vacancy announcement.

The following Management Preferences are not required, but applicants that possess these skills are preferred:

• Demonstrated knowledge of IDEA Part C and early intervention systems, including federal compliance, general supervision, monitoring, technical assistance, and continuous quality improvement.
• Demonstrated experience analyzing and resolving complex programmatic or operational issues, including identifying systemic concerns and developing appropriate policy, technical assistance, training, communication, or organizational responses.
• Demonstrated experience leading statewide or large-scale quality assurance, monitoring, compliance, or continuous improvement activities, including using performance data and monitoring findings to identify and address areas of risk or needed improvement.
• Demonstrated experience leading workforce or professional development initiatives, including strategies related to workforce recruitment and retention, personnel competencies, training systems, or professional development.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate, collaborate, and make decisions across multiple levels of an organization, including working with executive leadership, local programs, providers, state and federal partners, and other stakeholders on complex or sensitive issues.

Posting closes at 11:59 p.m. the night before the end date.

About the NC Division of Child and Family Well-Being

The Division of Child and Family Well-Being (DCFW) brings together complementary NC Department of Health and Human services to support North Carolina's children growing up safe, healthy, and thriving in nurturing and resilient families and communities.

Compensation and Benefits

The State of North Carolina offers excellent comprehensive benefits. Employees can participate in health insurance options, standard and supplemental retirement plans, and the NCFlex program (numerous high-quality, low-cost benefits on a pre-tax basis). Employees also receive paid vacation, sick, and community service leave. In addition, paid parental leave is available to eligible employees. Visit website for state benefits .

Supplemental Contact Information

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is an Equal Opportunity Employer that embraces an Employment First philosophy, which consists of complying with all federal laws, state laws, and Executive Orders. We are committed to reviewing requests for reasonable accommodation at any time during the hiring process or while on the job. For more information about DHHS: https://www.ncdhhs.gov/ .

DHHS uses the Merit-Based Recruitment and Selection Plan to fill positions subject to the State Human Resources Act with the most qualified individuals. Hiring salary will be based on relevant qualifications, internal equity, and budgetary considerations pertinent to the advertised position.

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