Child and Adolescent and Strengths Supervisor; Dallas

Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths Supervisor (Dallas)

Job Category
:
Provider Management

Requisition Number
: CHILD
004353

• Full-Time
• Hybrid

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Position Summary

The Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) Supervisor is responsible for the management of the Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths Assessment (CANS). Primary responsibilities include scheduling, coordinating, and conducting CANS interviews and assessments for each child in care, as well as documenting and communicating CANS assessment results to the child’s permanency and placement teams. The CANS Supervisor serves as the lead subject‑matter expert for the CANS Assessor team and oversees the coordination, quality, consistency, and timeliness of all CANS activities across the program while continuing to conduct assessments.

This position does not include formal supervisory authority but carries functional responsibility for CANS processes, workflow coordination, and assessor accountability.

• Support/Service Delivery
  • Serves as the central point of coordination for all CANS assessment activity across the program.
  • Acts as liaison between the Senior Director of Clinical Services and the CANS Assessor team to communicate priorities, expectations, and updates.
  • Coordinates assessment coverage, workload distribution, and prioritization to ensure program needs are met.
  • Schedules, coordinates, and conducts the CANS assessment interviews as needed in the child’s home, community or via telehealth.
  • Interviews all required participants including the child (when verbal), the child’s permanency worker and caregiver (as applicable) and any other optional parties as deemed appropriate for the situation and need.
  • Conducts the assessment at a location and time which is most convenient for the child and family and may be outside of regular business hours as needed.
  • Arranges formal interpreter services as needed.
  • Interprets State and Federal regulations, Child Care Licensing Standards and program policy.
  • Coordinates internally and externally to implement findings and recommendations from the evaluation.
  • Monitors CANS reports to ensure children, youth and young adults are receiving CANS assessments on a determined frequency and within expected time frames.
  • Serves as liaison to staff and creates job aids and other educational materials to ensure staff’s understanding of the CANS and placement process.
• Quality Improvement
  • Coordinates implementation of Continuous Quality Improvement findings across the CANS process.
  • Identifies opportunities to improve CANS workflows, efficiency, and consistency across the program.
  • Identifies systemic issues related to assessment quality, timeliness, or consistency and recommends process improvements.
  • Reviews research, evaluations, and literature on the use of and administration of the CANS assessment.
  • Recommends resources to improve outcomes.
  • Monitors, reviews, and evaluates personal monthly job productivity to meet or exceed expectations.
  • Works with the Continuous Quality Assessment and Improvement contractors to provide input on the use and efficacy on the use of the CANS assessment.
• Communication
  • Represents leadership in internal and external meetings pertaining to CANS assessment and placement processes, as assigned.
  • Provides regular updates, summaries, and recommendations to the Senior Director of Clinical Services regarding CANS performance, trends, risks, and needs.
  • Provides guidance, technical assistance, and recommendations to agency staff and the community on the CANS assessment, placement policy and procedures.
  • Works with 3rd party contractors to provide input on the use and efficacy on the use of the CANS assessment as part of the Texas Child‑Centered Care System.
  • Communicates CANS results to the child’s placement team.
  • Provides guidance and technical assistance to staff on the goals, use of and outcomes of the CANS assessment.
  • Works to resolve any disputes with agency staff related to the results and recommendations from the CANS assessment.
  • Provides guidance and performs complex consultative services and assessment work, specifically related to administering the CANS Assessment.
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