Human Services Specialist II - Developmental Disabilities and Early Learning

Human Services Specialist II - Developmental Disabilities and Early Learning

Salary $72,385.32 - $87,943.32 Annually

Location Everett, WA

Job Type Full-Time

Job Number 2024-01876

Department Human Services

Division Human Services Dev Dis

Opening Date 04/19/2024

Closing Date Continuous

Description

Join our Snohomish County Human Services Team!

We have a Human Services Specialist II position open in our Developmental Disabilities and Early Learning Division.  

Purpose:
We are hiring a candidate who will be responsible for coordination and oversight of contracts with supported employment providers and community agencies who provide direct services and supports to individuals with developmental disabilities and their families.  
 
About You:
You are a dynamic individual with a passion to assure individuals with developmental disabilities receive quality services. You have knowledge/experience and understand the benefits and supports needed for individuals and agencies to obtain successful employment outcomes and to be connected to the community.  You are a collaborator and able to facilitate discussions and partner with multiple entities to reach outcomes.  You have strong organizational and data management skills to analyze data, highlight success, challenges and outcomes.
 
About Human Services:
The Human Services Department includes 300 diverse, friendly and dedicated employees who benefit from outstanding benefits and competitive wages. Employees are appreciated and have the opportunity to make a real difference in our community.

Snohomish County is thriving and is a great place to live, work, play, and raise a family. We strive to not only provide a meaningful job, but a life-long career at Snohomish County.

Snohomish County Human Services strives to be an equitable and trauma-informed department. Our department believes every interaction, procedure, and policy provides an opportunity to build a pathway toward a more resilient and restorative Snohomish County.

BASIC FUNCTION
To perform responsible professional work in the planning, development, coordination, implementation and evaluation of human services programs either through direct services or by sub contractual arrangements.

Job Duties

1. Coordinates assigned program planning and development activities of complex programs with supervisors, administrators, other department staff, other county de­partments, other government agencies, private service organiza­tions, citizen groups, and other organizations as necessary.
2. Develops and conducts needs assessments and prepares comprehensive program plans, goals, and objectives, program budgets and contract documents for human services programs as assigned.
3. Coordinates the data collection and reporting requirements for, assigned programs, including the organization and computerization of such re­ports; prepares analysis of data.
4. Develops and negotiates contracts and service agreements with program subcontractors; monitors contract compliance and reviews and evaluates subcontractor performance for quality assurance and prepares monitoring reports and corrective action plans.
5. Participates in the development of programmatic budgets within areas of assigned responsibility; participates in negotiation and execution of contracts with federal, state and other funding sources; provides ongoing monitoring of internal program budget(s); makes recommendations for modifications as necessary.
6. Provides a variety of information and technical assistance to program subcontractor and potential subcontractors as necessary.
7. Researches and prepares applications to obtain funding for vari­ous projects, studies or programs as assigned.
8. Provides staffing for advisory boards and committees; provides group facilitation for community groups and committees to accomplish program goals.
9. Keeps in­formed of and provides interpretation of federal, state and lo­cal regulations and guidelines relating to assigned program areas.
10. Provides community leadership and mobilization for assigned areas; provides community education and training including coordination of community events.
11. Facilitates funding application processes, including request for proposals.
12. Works in a cross disciplinary and interdepartmental manner to best meet the needs of the department's clientele. 

1. Oversees activities of student interns and volunteers as as­signed.
2. Performs related duties as required. 

1. Be familiar with affordable housing activities including preparing down-line capital contracts and be knowledgeable of mortgages, subordination agreements, title insurance and other real estate documents. May work with escrow agencies and attend property closings, record required security documents, evaluate and take necessary action to protect the county's interest in the event of property foreclosures or agency bankruptcy. 
2. Inspect multi-family housing units for health, safety and code violations, monitor projects to ensure that the intended use of the property has been maintained for the required term of the contracts, ensures compliance with fair housing, tenant income requirements, and other regulations, writes inspection reports and notifies property managers and agencies of violations with required work orders and perform follow-up monitoring activities.

Minimum Qualifications

A Bachelor's degree in business or public administration, one of the social sciences or other field directly related to human ser­vices; PLUS, two (2) years progressively responsible experience in human services program planning, grant preparation and management or in a closely related field; OR, any equivalent combination of train­ing and/or experience that provides the required knowledge and abil­ities. Must pass job related tests.