PEI Prog Spec V

Job Description: Performs advanced (senior-level) consultative services and technical assistance work to develop and support programs within the Prevention and Early Intervention Division (PEI). This position is a telework position at this time and will be required to attend some meetings in office.

Work involves planning, developing, and implementing major agency program(s) related to child abuse prevention and providing consultative services and technical assistance to program staff, governmental agencies, community organizations, and the general public. This includes significant work with data, program evaluation, and ongoing collaboration with IT projects to support PEI's work. The position provides guidance and general communication to ensure coordination with DFPS program goals and objectives. Position is involved in program monitoring to ensure effective and efficient delivery of prevention services to at-risk families and identifies areas for program improvement. Work includes data processing and analysis, submission of data requests, and written analysis of data related to PEI projects. Work may involve procurement development, data analysis, as well as serving on internal and external workgroups.

Position interacts with areas including Procurement, Information Technology, contracted prevention service providers, community representatives and state and federal government administrators. Position also assists with the program planning and coordination of meetings, site visits and trainings. Trains, leads, and/or prioritizes the workload of others. Works under limited supervision, with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

Day-to-day tasks include but not limited to: managing PEI data requests, completing data analysis of outputs/outcomes/trend analysis, providing technical assistance/training on data literacy, IT, and data systems to staff and providers, serving as administrator to PEI data system and maintaining system configuration, interacting with other DFPS programs and IT liaison work, compiling data, writing training guides and tip sheets, hosting webinars/scan calls/public presentations for TA, providing feedback on setting up new contracts and subcontractors across DFPS IT systems, completing DRIT requests and serving as data liaison, overseeing data matching/linking with other state agencies and stakeholder groups, and developing output/outcome measures and reports. Works closely with PEI Research and Evaluation team on IT projects, PEI evaluations, and data visualizations. May include presentations at state and national conferences.
Essential Job Functions:
Oversees the performance of a variety of technical, training, research, planning, policy, program assessment, and administrative activities for assigned program(s).
Oversees the completion of and monitors required performance reports and recommends appropriate changes.
Oversees the submission, processing, and use of data for reports, grants, and program status for the division.
Oversees studies and analyses of operations and problems and the preparation of reports of findings and recommendations.
Consults with and oversees program staff providing consultative services and technical assistance in the planning, implementation, and monitoring of programs and services.
Consults with public and private agencies involved in the program to resolve problems, identify training needs, and discuss program effectiveness.
Coordinates and conducts surveys, inspections, or reviews to determine compliance with certification requirements, laws, regulations, policies, and procedures.
Analyzes the application of and variations within programs and develops action plans to improve or initiate programs.
Collects, organizes, analyzes, and prepares material in response to requests for program information.
Determines program statistics and trends and resolves operational problems.
Develops and implements effective techniques for evaluating agency programs.
Develops program policies, procedures, standards, and manuals in accordance with program objectives and goals.
Prepares administrative reports and studies and performs specialized research projects including analysis of program data.
Consults and works collaboratively with other state agencies and partners in workgroups and initiatives.
Provides guidance to staff in the development and integration of new methods and procedures.
May prepare and evaluate program budget requests.
Performs related work as assigned
Knowledge Skills Abilities:
Experience in a field related to the agency program.
Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major course work in a field relevant to the assignment is generally preferred.
Experience and education may be substituted for one another.
Experience in child and family services, child welfare systems, social work, public health, public policy or other prevention programs is desired.
Experience with state contracting policies and services such as home visiting, evidence-based programming, parent education and/or working with child and family serving community organizations and/or hospitals or healthcare providers is desirable.
Experience with gathering timely, accurate, and useful data for use by both internal and external stakeholders.
Must be willing to learn and routinely utilize specialized software to query database systems to provide timely and accurate information to programs.

Will need to be able to use excel (and/or other data analysis software) to complete data analysis and build presentations of data so that PEI and grantees can understand their outputs, outcomes, and trends in data.

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