Child Well-Being Lead Specialist

Schedule and Scope

The Child Well-Being Lead Specialist supervises and supports the child well-being specialists when providing direct interventions and recommendations for operational and environmental adjustments. Ensures appropriate chain of communication for all stakeholders.

Essential Functions

• Schedule and conduct regular staff meetings, provide ongoing staff training, and performance reviews.
• Support training development within the program.
• Cookordinate special cases that are escalated by the Child Well-Being Specialist, including facilitation of connections across local, state, and federal resources.
• Generate and review reports and documentation.
• Maintain and update any unexpected absences and staffing needs that may include the development and execution of a surge deployment plan.
• Liaison with regional leads, specialists, and facility partners.
• Manage all program matters to provide support based on professional expertise and drive process improvement.
• Provide guidance to support continuity in care, eliminate duplication of effort, and synchronize activities across the entire child well-being program.
• Respond to information requests by providing standardized process and result metrics reports to support the monitoring and evaluation of program success.

Skills and Specifications

• Software Proficiency (Microsoft Office)
• Communication
• Customer Service
• Adaptability
• Research skills
• Problem-solving skills
• Attention to detail

Required Education and Experience

• Required: Master's degree in Behavioral Health, Applied Behavior Analysis, Counseling, Social Work, or a related field
• Required: Hold a full, current, and unrestricted license as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW or LICSW), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Doctor level prepared psychologist (LP) or equivalent
• Required: 5+ years post-licensure experience in child development, culturally aware and trauma-centered care, performing clinical evaluations in direct engagement with children and their families
• Required: 2+ years of management experience leading and supervising staff, with a preferred experience supervising master-level mental health professionals

Desired

• 1+ year of experience in cultural humility, child development, trauma-informed care, and psychological distress training and development
• 1+ year of experience in bilingualism (English and Spanish)

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to talk, see, hear, sit for extended periods, stand, walk, engage in repetitive motions, and use hands and fingers to manipulate objects, tools, or controls.
• May lift and carry materials and equipment weighing up to 25 pounds.

Work Environment

• Operates in professional office, facilities, and field environments.
• Works 24/7/365, inside and outside, in all weather conditions.
• Routinely uses standard office equipment, hand tools, site equipment and vehicles.
• Is required to use and wear standard PPE, which will be provided by the company.
• There is an expectation of clear written and verbal communication in English.

Travel

• This role may require occasional travel.
• The ability to travel to job sites and be away for extended periods of time based on contract needs is required.
• Short notice travel is required with 24-48 hours' notice.