Education Specialist

Mission Statement

The Children’s Network of Hillsborough is committed to working with the community to protect children and preserve families.

General Purpose of Job

The purpose of the Education Specialist role is to ensure that appropriate educational services are provided and upheld for all children within the Hillsborough County system of care. This role will serve as the subject matter expert and liaison between the school system and system of care providers to ensure the educational needs and requirements for all youth are being upheld.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Participate in implementation of quality management systems
• Monitoring process will begin in July to June of every year
• Participate in all Child Safety reviews per year.
• Perform any other activities as needed by the CNHC
• Participate in specialized service provider program monitoring as needed
• Implement and maintain Quality Improvement systems to:
• Review existing policies and procedures to ensure consistency and compliance with Federal, State, Region and Local laws/mandates/policies/procedures as well as the agency’s SOC
• Maintain electronic/hard copy files of all approved policies and procedures relating to assigned program areas
• Stay current with Federal and State Laws, rules and best practices

• Training
• Participate in all certification / training necessary for the fulfillment of job responsibilities
• Attend at least one approved conference annually
• Assure that best practices are being implemented
• Identify SOC training needs and resources
• Coordinate training with Training Specialist

• Technical Assistance
• Identify technical assistance needs
• Provide technical assistance on federal and state laws, rules, and programmatic and procedural issues
• Provide programmatic expertise in efforts to locate missing children, descriptive narratives, agencies and resources available, prevention initiatives, recovery interview techniques

• Team Meetings
• Participate in Case Management Organization Team Meetings and others relevant to area of expertise
• Provide performance report and assessment of improvement initiatives

Role of the Education Specialist when conducting staffings of any type:

• Whenever possible, review relevant case information in advance to gain knowledge of the most current issues (Clerk of Court, FSFN, ASK etc.)
• Maintain a professional demeanor at all times
• Maintain neutrality without alliance to any of the parties
• Engage all attendees’ participation in the meeting by requesting their perspective on the matters being discussed
• Listen objectively and consider all opinions provided
• Ability to deescalate and maintain professional interactions in staffings
• Be flexible and balance the need for participation with the need to keep things running efficiently and within the allotted timeframe
• Recommendations / plans that are developed must be aligned with statute, code, policy and require either consensus by all participating attendees or approval by the court
• Other duties may be assigned as special projects may be requested
  
  

Working Hours

Children’s Network of Hillsborough’s standard business hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. This position is an in-office based position that averages 40 hours per week. Work hours may vary outside of these standard hours, including evenings and weekends, as needed to meet operational demands. All hours worked will be compensated in accordance with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and agency policies, including applicable overtime and other compensation requirements.

Travel

Travel within and outside of Hillsborough County is required.

Training

All employees are required to complete fifteen (15) hours of training annually, which may be completed online or in a classroom setting. Employees who hold a credential or license relevant to their position must ensure that all training and continuing education requirements are met to maintain their credential or licensure.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position does not have supervisory responsibilities