Policy & Programs Administrator — Social Services Lead

Delaware LLC; Delaware; On-site; USD 60,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) in Delaware seeks a Social Service Administrator to join the Instructional Materials and Resource Center and the prison braille program. You will develop policies, review regulations, and help shape services for the blind and visually impaired K12 population.

You will monitor data, prepare reports, supervise staff as needed, and coordinate with federal and state agencies to ensure compliance with standards.

Qualifications

• Three years experience in health or human services work such as applying theories, principles, laws and practices of health or human services programs and services that assist with and improve life for individuals, families, or communities such as financial support, employment, unemployment, housing, health care, disease prevention, substance abuse, child protective services, physical/mental health treatment and prevention or rehabilitation.
• Six months experience in health or human services program administration such as overseeing and directing the development, implementation and evaluation of health or human services programs and services; planning and establishing short and long range program goals and objectives. Providing advice to other agency organizational units through consultation.
• Six months experience in developing policies or procedures.
• Six months experience in interpreting laws, rules, regulations, standards, policies, and procedures.
• Six months experience in narrative report writing.

Responsibilities

• Monitors, evaluates, collects and analyzes program data. Provides technical assistance and recommends course of action.
• Prepares interpretative reports of program goals and objectives, provision of services and programs/services ability to meet standards and regulations.
• Participates in developing policies, regulations, forms, proposal requests, implementing new procedures, monitors, develops, reviews, updates, negotiates contracts, and/or prepares grant applications.
• Acts as liaison with operations' staff, State/Federal agencies and community organizations.
• Analyzes problems, applies policy to problem situations, responds to requests for information and questions regarding services.
• Assists as consultant, coordinator/liaison for special programs and/or projects.

Skills

Data analysis

Policy interpretation

Communication

People management

Job description

Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) in Delaware seeks a Social Service Administrator to join the Instructional Materials and Resource Center and the prison braille program. You will develop policies, review regulations, and help shape services for the blind and visually impaired K12 population.

You will monitor data, prepare reports, supervise staff as needed, and coordinate with federal and state agencies to ensure compliance with standards.