Pay Rate: $20.24 per hour
Position: Employment and Training Contract Specialist (Child Care Monitor)
Temp: 37.50 hours per week
Location: Lewis Building (with travel to Kent County and Sussex County)
Summary Statement:
This position functions under the direct supervision of the Social Service Administrator in Delaware’s Purchase of Care (POC) program. The incumbent is responsible for monitoring provisions of the Purchase of Care contracts, childcare certificates, applicable federal and state laws, rules and regulations.
Essential Functions:
- Provides consultation and technical assistance to providers regarding the Divisions policy and procedures.
- Provides technical assistance in the awarding of funds to subcontractors, negotiates contracts and provides assistance to subcontractors in contract implementation and on-going maintenance.
- Frequent contact with the division’s Fiscal unit to determine and provide payments to subcontractors.
- Approve or disallow payments to subcontractors and identifying and recommending corrective action for problem resolution.
- Acts as technical advisor to subcontractors during contract period: identifies managerial and operational problems; develops corrective action plans; provides interpretation of laws, guidelines, and policies.
- Monitors and evaluates contract management effectiveness through on-site review of subcontractor performance and operations.
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
Applicants must have education, training and/or experience demonstrating competence in each of the following areas:
1. Six months experience in planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating employment and training programs.
2. Six months experience in budget management and control which includes managing a budget for the purpose of keeping expenditures within the limitations of available appropriations and available revenue and maintaining, monitoring, projecting and controlling a budget within set policies and procedures.
3. Six months experience in contract management and control which includes ensuring compliance with terms of contracts; negotiating changes to existing contracts.
4. Six months experience in interpreting employment and training program laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
5. Six months experience in narrative report writing.