Circuit Community Development Admin

What You Will Do

This is a highly professional managerial position providing a vital role in the Region in integrating the spectrum of community resources into one system of care for the people we serve and providing leadership to the community resources in Circuit 10. The position serves Hardee, Highlands, and Polk counties.

• Serves as the Department's lead in the assigned Circuit(s) working closely with community stakeholders including but not limited to AHCA, Children’s Medical Services, CBC Lead Agency, Children’s Legal Services, protective investigations staff, local health care network, SAMH Managing Entity, APS, GAL, DJJ, faith-based organizations, private sector businesses and funders.
• Promotes traditional and non-traditional partnership approaches designed to integrate services and braid funding sources to maximize service resources and service impact within the community.
• Implements initiatives such as a medical home model that integrates primary, specialty, behavioral, dental health care, and provides for the appropriate continuity of care for all children in care.
• Develops and implements local protocols and data sharing mechanisms and establishes meaningful performance measures designed to ensure all children in care are successful in school and specific and timely actions are taken to mitigate educational risks.
• Develops and implements local protocols to ensure the local system of care is trauma‑informed and fully integrates trauma treatment, substance abuse services, and mental health services into the service delivery system.
• Builds and supports a network of community ACCESS points for public assistance applicants to apply for assistance and conduct other transactions.
• Collaborates with community stakeholders to resolve client‑specific issues including the facilitation of lockout calls for dependent and community children needing placement and/or residential services.
• Handles special projects as assigned by the Community Director.
• Conducts periodic public forums to proactively solicit community feedback on performance and potential service gaps.
• Works closely with regional operations to ensure achievement of Circuit goals, performance measures/objectives, and compliance with internal mandates; reviews and analyzes operational performance to ensure effective service delivery and meeting community needs.
• Ensures services integration among internal agency programs and community partners.
• Monitors performance metrics and alerts the Community Director of any performance concerns; steps in to ensure successful outcomes and compliance with standards and plans.
• Partners with regional programs and operations to plan, direct, and coordinate projects, work assignments, and services to ensure effective delivery of services to clients.
• Assists with coordinating ongoing review of service delivery and management systems to ensure maximum efficiency and productivity.
• Represents the Department on Circuit‑based community and stakeholder Boards and committees.
• Develops and executes Memorandums of Understanding with community partners and stakeholder groups when necessary and appropriate.
• Leads Circuit‑based employee and community recognition activities.
• Represents Circuit on Statewide Program Operations issues/work groups; provides leadership for abuse and neglect strategies and other child neglect and child wellbeing initiatives; serves as point person for the Circuit CAPP (Child Abuse Prevention Plan).
• Serves as an active member of the Region’s Executive Management Team.
• Leads and collaborates with APS to further develop aging in place and aging in the community initiatives; participates in the Circuit Adult Protection Team and promotes streamlining the process of petitioning for guardianship and 415s; interfaces with AHCA regarding facility reports, enhances public guardian ships, and coordinates with the Department of Elder Affairs.

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
• 1–3 years of similar experience.
• DCF experience preferred.

Knowledge, skills and abilities, including utilization of equipment, required for the position:
Knowledge of social, economic, health or rehabilitative services objectives; knowledge of…