Accomplished Social Service Community Planner with a proven track record at the Department of Children and Family Services, excelling in data management and client relations. Demonstrated success in improving service delivery and cost control, enhancing community education, and training staff. Skilled in navigating complex information systems and fostering strong relationships with stakeholders.
Serves as Contract Support Staff
Receives, reviews, and processes various day care related forms from private agencies, workers, and clients to provide requested daycare services for eligible clients
Contacts clients and providers to establish fees and reimbursement rates
Conducts client self-certification process and recertification to initiate continued services
Monitors expenditures
Initiates billing and payment documentation for daycare services to ensure that payments are accurate and processed in a timely manner and prepares adjustments as directed
Audits, reviews, monitors, and completes monitoring and service level data reports regarding daycare clients and providers and associated billing
Provides input to Social Service Program Planners, Regional Contracts Administrator, and regional management staff regarding contract and service delivery issues
As directed, drives to various locations in the performance of duties
Serves as a resource for Department and private agency staff, daycare providers, clients, and foster parents regarding day care policies, procedures, and payment regulations
Explains other daycare assistance options to Department staff and various agencies and makes recommendations regarding day care services to ensure the highest quality of available services are provided
Maintains complex information systems of monitoring and service delivery data and develops various reports as assigned, performing all related functions in a timely manner
Temporarily assigned as Public Service Administrator in the past in the absence of supervisor.