SOCIAL WORK SERVICES PROGRAM CONSULTANT - 64000844

Requisition No: 826186 

Agency: Department of Health

Working Title: SOCIAL WORK SERVICES PROGRAM CONSULTANT - 64000844

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 64000844 

Salary:  $38,175.54 

Posting Closing Date: 04/29/2024 

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Florida Department of Health

Open Competitive

Position Pending Reclassification

Your Specific Responsibilities:

Coordinate all administrative day-to-day operations of the MFC Program including maintaining the MFC administrative records and maintaining MFC data and preparing reports. Prepares the MFC in-home record for the MFC parent, coordinate, and track MFC parent in-service training, provide administrative support and guidance for medical foster families. Provide oversight for MFC parent and home requirements and provide technical assistance to MFC parents on those requirements ensure that the MFC Parent Skills Assessments are completed.  Observe the condition of the medical home and provide technical assistance and follow up as needed.  Performs home or community visits per schedule in MFC Internal Training Manual.  Accompany MFC providers and children, as necessary, to appointments and clinics.  Review and complete the written evaluation of each MFC home initially, annual and as needed.  Maintain administrative record.  Complete required documentation on appropriate electronic record.  Complies information and prepares reports as required.  Assist and encourage the MFC parent to co-parent and to provide the child’s birth or adoptive family child-specific training for the child. Ensure that MFC parents are inviting birth and adoptive families to all the children’s medical and therapy appointments if appropriate.

Conducts medical parent support activities including assisting with Medicaid provider rules and regulations, arranging respite, organizing, and providing medical parent support activities, and assisting with obtaining community resources.

Prepare and participate in MFC staff meetings to provide MFC parent and client updates, trouble-shoot concerns, and develop resolutions to those concerns, completes necessary documentation.  Attend and participate CMAT staff meetings. Act as the MFC Program liaison with other community providers and stakeholders, raise community awareness of MFC services. Serve as a liaison between the MFC provider and the MMA Plan. Attends and participates in other meetings as assigned.

Recruitment and retention of MFC parent providers.  Complete in the initial home visit and interview of prospective MFC parents and other pre-training activities. Participate in all local area Medical Foster Parenting pre-service trainings. Coordinate activities related to the on-boarding and pre-service training of prospective MFC parents. Assist MFC parents with Medicaid enrollment processes as requested.

Participate in court hearings to provide testimony and input to the court, when necessary.  Request court orders as needed. Assist with parental and sibling visitation and supervision for MFC children.  Conduct initial and monthly statewide MFC bed searches when local MFC beds are unavailable for referred children, as requested by the CBC as directed.  Cross train and assume responsibilities of CMAT SW as required or assigned.

Completes psychosocial assessments for Fee for Service Medicaid clients.

Other duties as assigned.

Takes after hours call for the MFC program as assigned.

Incumbent will have access to records containing social security numbers in the performance of job duties.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Communication Skills.

• Professional presentations.
• Facilitation of meetings.
• Proven interpersonal skills.
• Organizational skills, including time management.
• Ability to foster and build relationships in the fostering community.
• Documentation skills.
• Soft Skills ie: Emotional Intelligence, Relationship Building and Teamwork.

 This position requires valid driver’s license.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 1-3 years of social work experience with children
• Bachelor of Science Degree
• Bi-Lingual
• Foster Care experience
• Case Management  

Florida Department of Health Mission, Vision, and Values:

Mission:

To protect, promote & improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county & community efforts.

Vision:

To be the Healthiest State in the Nation.

Values:

I nnovation: We search for creative solutions and manage resources wisely.

C ollaboration: We use teamwork to achieve common goals & solve problems.

A ccountability: We perform with integrity & respect.

R esponsiveness: We achieve our mission by serving our customers & engaging our partners.

E xcellence: We promote quality outcomes through learning & continuous performance improvement.

Where You Will Work:

Telework with 20 % Travel throughout Miami and Broward areas.

The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:

• Annual and Sick Leave benefits;
• Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year;
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options;
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions

(For more information, please click www.myfrs.com);

• Flexible Spending Accounts;
• Tuition waivers;
• And more!

For a more complete list of benefits, including monthly costs, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.

Please be advised:

Your responses to qualifying questions for this position must be verifiable by documentation provided through the electronic application process.  

This position requires a security background check and/or drug screening and participation in direct deposit. Any misrepresentations or omissions will disqualify you from employment consideration. Note: You will be required to provide your Social Security Number (SSN) in order to conduct this background check Successful completion of a drug test is a condition of employment for safety-sensitive positions.

Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion unless they are registered with the Selective Services System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS. For more information, please visit the SSS website: http://www.sss.gov 

If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida.  Your current retirement benefits may be canceled, suspended or deemed ineligible depending upon the date of your retirement. 

The successful candidate will be required to complete the Form I-9 and that information will be verified using the E-Verify system.  E-Verify is operated by the Department of Homeland Security in partnership with the Social Security Administration to verify employment eligibility.   

Incumbents may be required to perform emergency duty before, during, and/or beyond normal work hours or days.

Florida has the third largest population of veterans in the nation with more than 1.5 million service men and women.  The Florida Department of Health (department) is committed to serving members of the United States Armed Forces, veterans and their families by encouraging them to apply for vacancies that fit their area of knowledge and/or expertise.  Through the Department's VALOR program, which expedites licensing for military veterans, the Department also waives initial licensing and application fees for military veterans who apply for a health care professional license within 60 months of an honorable discharge. These initiatives help ensure that the transition from military service into the workforce is as smooth as possible and reflects our appreciation for the dedication devoted to protecting our country.    

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE.  Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply.  Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements.  Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code.  Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here.  All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.