Job Description
Department Information Please note that this recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies. The Division of Aging and Adult Protective Services (AAPS) is one of three Divisions within the Office of Children, Aging, and Community Services. The Division exists to provide state leadership and supervision for all services (state, county, local, non- profit, etc.) in the administration and coordination of services to older adults and at-risk adults, to include oversight of all 64 county departments of social/human services in the administration of Adult Protective Services (APS) programs as well as the 16 Area Agencies on Aging (AAA) in the administration of programs and services funded by the Older Americans Act (OAA) ?and State Funding for Senior Services (SFSS). The Division consists of the following management units that report to the Division Director: State Unit on Aging (SUA); Adult Protective Services, and within, the CAPS Check Unit (CCU), and APS Policy Unit Data, Fiscal and Program Accountability functions are included in both units. APS administers both the statewide APS program and the CAPS Check Unit (CCU). The APS program provides supervisory oversight of 64 County Departments in the administration of APS. This includes providing training and technical assistance, conducting monitoring and other quality assurance activities, and establishing regulatory policy and program requirements. The CCU provides pre-employment background screening of the Colorado APS Data System (CAPS), supporting employers who hire individuals in positions providing direct care to at-risk adults. Description of Job This is a hybrid position; the selected candidate will be required to work in the office two days a week This Social Services Specialist position is a program specialist for the APS program. As a program specialist, this position: 1) participates in coordination, development, and provision of training and written instructions materials to county APS staff, other professional agencies, and community groups; 2) provides technical assistance and consultation to county staff; 3) monitors program requirement compliance; 4) recommends and writes, legislative, rule, policy, and other types of changes and provides analysis of same; and 5) participates on external task forces, committees, or workgroups. Additionally, as a Social Services Specialist III, you can expect to: Respond to questions and requests from county staff and community professionals related to program processes and implementation; provides technical assistance and consultation on complex issues related to adult protection. Position establishes standards for prompt reply to county personnel and develops tools to measure effectiveness. Position analyzes nature of questions and requests from county staff and others to assist with development of communications, development of training curricula, and identification of issues to refer to management, and documentation of trends and patterns. The position is assigned to counties and develops specific technical assistance and consultation strategies for each assigned county Monitor county program compliance with APS statutory and regulatory requirements as it relates to quality casework; provides assistance to county APS staff to ensure improved casework; conducts on-site or off-site program assessments and evaluations and recommends actions to address issues, up to and including corrective action Determines statewide needs for APS caseworker training, develops and delivers curriculum, including training for county APS staff and other professional groups and community stakeholders working with at-risk adults. Training is developed in various mediums, including but not limited to: classroom, meetings, webinar, computer-based, manual, self-directed, fact sheets, brochures, and position papers. The position participates in the evaluation of training through evaluation tools or surveys and revises curriculum as needed. The position may assist with coordination of contracts with training sites to which the Department will be fiscally and legally responsible; assists in selection of training speakers by researching experts’ credentials to ensure they are aligned with training needs; implements processes related to holding training events; and provides input in training design and delivery. This position creates and updates training curriculum at the direction of the manager or designee and provides input into curriculum developed by others to assist with continuous quality improvement of training offerrings.Training may require intra-state travel Participate on external task forces, committees or work groups to exchange information about program directives, develop inter-program protocols, obtain input on policy and legisl