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Intimate Partner Violence Program Supervisor

(Children and Families Program Supervisor)

Recruitment #211020-6584PR-001

Location	Hartford, CT
Date Opened	10/21/2021 12:00:00 AM
Salary	$82,670* - $112,719/year (*New State Employees start at the minimum of the salary range)
Job Type	Open to the Public
Close Date	10/28/2021 11:59:00 PM

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Introduction

Are you passionate about the preservation of safety for Connecticut's children? If this sounds like you, we invite you to check out this exciting opportunity to join our team!

The State of Connecticut, Department of Children and Families (DCF), is seeking a highly skilled and qualified Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Program Supervisor who will work in our Clinical and Community Consultation Division. This position is responsible for the oversight of several IPV services offered by the Department throughout the state and is located in our Central Office, at 505 Hudson Street, Hartford, CT. Additionally, this is a full-time, 40 hours per week, Monday-Friday position.

• Post-pandemic this role will have expectations of statewide travel


• However, work schedule flexibility is required in order to meet the demands of the job

Our mission is partnering with communities and empowering families to raise resilient children who thrive. Our IPV mission strives to promote healthy relationships through a dedication to ongoing growth, effective communication, and mutual respect in homes free from IPV. Through a state and local coordinated response, providing a full continuum of IPV services offers the best opportunity for the safety and well-being of children. This includes:

• Oversight of a comprehensive response to IPV that offers meaningful and sustainable assistance to families that is safe, respectful, trauma-informed, culturally relevant, in their preferred language, and responsive to the unique strengths and concerns of the families impacted by IPV


• Program development and oversight of several in-home services that offer clinical services to all family members


• Increasing the Departments' internal capacity to respond to families impacted by IPV


• Development and provision of cross-training to the DCF workforce and community partners to collaboratively respond to IPV


• Assessing, addressing, and meeting the needs of low, moderate, and high-risk families

The ideal candidate for this positionwill have:

• Knowledge of evidence-based programs for vulnerable populations (e.g. substance misuse, in-home parenting programs, mental health services, intimate partner violence, at-risk youth)


• Excellent oral and written communication skills


• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills


• Proven knowledge of promising practices as related to program improvements to new and existing services


• The ability to maintain accurate records and compile statistical data from data dashboards in real-time


• Knowledge of the Violence Against Women's Act and the implications for providing direct services to families impacted by IPV, IPV community services, and programs available in Connecticut (specifically the Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence (CCADV) and the Injury Prevention Center)


• Knowledge of DCF's organizational structure and relationship between the Department's mandates and the Department's contracted provider network


• Experience managing a budget for contracted services


• Knowledge of the Provider Information Exchange (PIE)


• Knowledge of Adverse Childhood Experiences


• Knowledge of Trauma and its impact upon the brain development

As a state employee, you will be open to a terrific work life balance and competitive benefits package. This includes; excellent health care, generous leave policies, a retirement plan, a deferred compensation program, and more.

We hope you take this opportunity to continue or start your career with us and make an impact by serving your state!

Check out this video below to see what it's like to be a state employee:

Selection Plan

All State employees shall follow the guidelines as listed in Executive Orders13F(3a) and13G(3a) .

Applicants must meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on the job opening and must specify their qualifications on their application.The minimum experienceand training requirements mustbe met by the close date on the job opening,unless otherwise specified.

Please note you will be unableto make revisionsonce you submit your application for this posting to the JobApssystem.Interviewswill be limited to candidateswhose experience and training most closely meet therequirements of the position.The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.

Although applicants will receive correspondence via email, as a backup they are also encouraged to sign on to their Personal Status Board on a daily basis to monitor their status, view all emailed notices and complete tasks required in the recruitment process.

Due to the large volume of applications received, we are unable to provide confirmation of receipt or status during the recruitment process. Updates will be available through your JobAps portal account.

Note: At any point during the recruitment process, applicants may be required to submit additional documentation which support their qualification(s) for this position. These documents may include: a cover letter, performance reviews, attendance records, supervisory references, licensure, etc., at the discretion of the hiring agency.If selected for further consideration, State employees may be required to provide last 2 service ratings last 2 attendance records. Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications as indicated to apply for this position.

This posting may require completion of additional referral questions (RQs). You can access these RQs via an email that will be sent to you after the posting's closing date or by visiting your JobAps Personal Status Board (Certification Questionnaires section). Your responses to these RQs must be submitted by the question's expiration date. Please regularly check your email and JobAps Personal Status Board for notifications. Please check your SPAM and/or Junk folders on a daily basis in the event an email provider places auto-notification emails in a user's spam.

If you have any questions regarding this recruitment, please contact Ethan Ives atEthan.Ives@ct.gov.

PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

In the Department of Children and Families this class is accountable for managing administrative child welfare/protective services programs.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

Manages a component of a program within the agency including oversight of the development and evaluation of specific clinical or behavioral programs; ensures specialized services/programs are in compliance with federal, state and department mandates; identifies and develops new programs and funding sources; schedules, assigns, oversees and reviews work of staff; provides training and assistance to staff and/or outside providers; conducts performance evaluations; determines priorities and plans office work; establishes and maintains office procedures; develops or makes recommendations on development of policies and standards; acts as liaison with other operating units, agencies, outside officials and community regarding policies and procedures, available services and coordination of resources; prepares reports and correspondence; consults with staff on difficult cases; oversees maintenance of records; collects and analyzes program data; may interact with clients and caretakers; may interact or hear cases concerning retention of a child in community vs. institutionalization; performs related duties as required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

Considerable knowledge of relevant agency policies and procedures; considerable knowledge and understanding of case work principles, methods, and techniques; considerable knowledge of factors which influence attitudes and behavior of individuals and families; considerable knowledge of community resources and available services; knowledge of legal basis for departmental programs and requirements; knowledge of child development; knowledge of mental health and behavioral challenges facing children and youth; considerable interpersonal skills; considerable oral and written communication skills; supervisory ability.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

Eight (8) years of professional experience in the field of child welfare, children's protective services, foster services, adoption or social and human services.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SPECIAL EXPERIENCE

One (1) year of the General Experience must have been in a supervisory capacity over professional staff responsible for planning, developing or implementing administrative or program services in child welfare, children's protective services, children's mental health or juvenile justice.

NOTE: For State employees, this is interpreted at the level of Social Worker Supervisor.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED

1. College training may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor's degree.

2.A Master's degree or other advanced degree in behavioral science, public administration, education, social work or a closely related field may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience.

3. For State Employees, two (2) years as a Children Services Consultant may be substituted for the General and Special Experience.

NOTE: Closely related fields are: child welfare, applied sociology, social and/or human services, clinical psychology, child development, criminal justice, counseling, human development and family relations, human service, marriage and family therapy.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Preference will be given to those who possess the following:

• Experience in substance misuse and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)


• Experience working with child protection practices and the dynamics of IPV


• Experience in providing trauma informed IPV services grounded in research and literature


• Experience in utilizing data to monitor, evaluate and improve program performance


• Experience in developing, implementing, and evaluating division/program policies, goals, and objectives for serving Connecticut's children impacted by IPV


• Experience in working with programs and/or fiscal evaluations of contracted human service programs


• Experience in Microsoft Excel and Pivot Tables

Conclusion

AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.

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