Child Well-Being Lead Specialist (PRN) (Personal Services)
Deployed Services serves as a dedicated strategic partner to government and other customers. We provide a range of professional services, including specialized facilities, customized logistics support, and direct care services.
We hire individuals who share our commitment to excellence and exceeding customer expectations. Deployed Services offers competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits, and training and development opportunities.
The Child Well-Being Lead Specialist (PRN) supervises and supports the child well-being specialists when providing direct interventions and recommendations for operational and environmental adjustments. Ensures appropriate chain of communication for all stakeholders.
Essential Functions:
- Schedule and conduct regular staff meetings, provide ongoing staff training, and performance reviews
- Support training development within the program
- Coordinate special cases that are escalated by the Child Well-Being Specialist, including facilitation of connections across local, state, and federal resources
- Generate and review reports and documentation
- Maintain and update any unexpected absences and staffing needs that may include the development and execution of a surge deployment plan
- Liaison with regional leads, specialists, and facility partners
- Manage all program matters to provide support based on professional expertise and drive process improvement
- Provide guidance to support continuity in care, eliminate duplication of effort, and synchronize activities across the entire child well-being program
- Respond to information requests by providing standardized process and result metrics reports to support the monitoring and evaluation of program success
- Other duties as assigned
Knowledge and Skills:
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite
- Ability to support multiple sites with ongoing communication and review of assessment data
- Ability to communicate with site and government staff effectively and efficiently
- Ability to operate in a dynamic environment within a developing new program
- Good research skills, problem-solving skills, and attention to detail
- Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred
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Must be able to speak, read, and write in English
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Deployed Services operates 24 hours/365 days and requires the flexibility to work additional hours, nights, weekends, and holidays
Education and Requirements:
- Master's degree in behavioral health or related field
- Hold a full, current, and unrestricted license as a Licensed Social Worker (LCSW or LICSW), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Doctor level prepared psychologist (LP), or equivalent
- Five plus years post licensure experience in child development, culturally aware and trauma-centered care, performing clinical evaluations in direct engagement with children and their families
- Two plus years of management experience leading and supervising staff, with a preferred experience supervising master-level mental health professionals
- Prior experience in cultural humility, child development, trauma-informed care, and psychological distress training and development preferred
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Must be able to stand, twist, turn, bend, climb, lift, kneel, or walk on gravel and uneven terrain for an extended time; move through narrow, confined, or elevated spaces as well as up and down stairs and/or service ramps. Occasional lifting up to 55 lbs may occur
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Must be a U.S. citizen or U.S. permanent resident to comply with federal regulations
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Must have resided full-time within the Continental US for at least three (3) of the past five (5) years
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Must pass a drug test, motor vehicle record check, as well as an employer and government background check (e-QIP or eAPP), after accepting a conditional offer of employment
AAP/EEO Statement
Deployed Services, LLC is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding), gender, gender identity, and gender expression, religious creed, disability (mental and physical) including HIV and AIDS, medical condition (cancer and genetic characteristics ), genetic information, age, marital status, civil union status, sexual orientation, military and veteran status, denial of family and medical care leave, arrest record and/or any other characteristic(s) protected by federal, state or local law.
This policy applies to all terms of employment including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities, and general treatment during employment.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job.
Pay: $56.00 hourly
Pay may vary depending on factors including but not limited to achievements, skills, experience, or work location.
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