S12942P

Home Visiting Technical Assistance and Quality Lead

VPR-Center for Family Research

Since our founding in 1785, the University of Georgia has operated as Georgia’s oldest, most comprehensive, and most diversified institution of higher education (https://www.uga.edu/). The proof is in our more than 235 years of academic and professional achievements and our continual commitment to higher education. UGA is currently ranked among the top 20 public universities in U.S. News & World Report. The University’s main campus is located in Athens, approximately 65 miles northeast of Atlanta, with extended campuses in Atlanta, Griffin, Gwinnett, and Tifton. UGA employs approximately 3,000 faculty and more than 7,700 full-time staff. The University’s enrollment exceeds 40,000 students including over 30,000 undergraduates and over 10,000 graduate and professional students. Academic programs reside in 18 schools and colleges, as well as a medical partnership with Augusta University housed on the UGA Health Sciences Campus in Athens.

cfr.uga.edu

External

TRS or ORP

Employee

Benefits Eligible

Full Time

Monday – Friday 8Am – 5PM

65,000 - 73,000

11/22/2024

Yes

01/06/2025

Outside Athens

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Public Service Professional AD

Exempt

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Requires at least a baccalaureate degree in the field. Please contact your Human Resources office for an evaluation of education/experience in lieu of the required minimum qualifications.

Via annual contract funding from Georgia’s Department of Public Health, Division of Children and Family Services, and United Way of Greater Atlanta, this position directs the training, technical assistance, data and continuous quality improvement initiatives of the Georgia Home Visiting Program. This position acts as a liaison between home visiting funders (GDPH, DFCS, and UWGA), other early childhood partners, the TA/Training team, and home visiting program staff. The core responsibility is providing support to state partners in fulfilling the requirements of the federally funded Maternal, Infant, Early Childhood Home Visiting program and supporting high quality delivery of home visiting services across Georgia.
The position leads a team comprising TA/Training providers with expertise in home visiting models being implemented in Georgia (Healthy Families America/Parents as Teachers) as well as the First Steps Outreach and Screening program and the Georgia Home Visiting Information System – a customized database which houses data collected from home visiting programs across Georgia for performance monitoring and general tracking purposes.
This position may be performed remotely.

· Experience managing relationships with multiple stakeholders at a variety of non-profit and state agencies.

· Experience related to programs supporting families with young children.

· Proficiency with public speaking, training, and/or teaching skills.

· Familiarity with using data systems for reporting.

· Strong oral and written communication skills.

· Possess strong leadership skills; Supervisory experience preferred.

· Experience with budget development and monitoring.

· Experience with computer programs including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power Point.

• Some travel will be required

• Able to sit for long periods of time

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Be advised a credit check will be required for all positions with financial responsibilities. For additional information about the credit check criteria, visit the UGA Credit Background Check website.

Offers of employment are contingent upon completion of a background investigation including, a criminal background check demonstrating your eligibility for employment with the University of Georgia; confirmation of the credentials and employment history reflected in your application materials (including reference checks) as they relate to the job-based requirements of the position applied for; and, if applicable, a satisfactory credit check. You may also be subject to a pre-employment drug test for positions with high-risk responsibilities, if applicable. Please visit the UGA Background Check website.

• Supervise and coordinate the efforts of CFR’s Home Visiting Technical Assistance Team.
• Conduct weekly team meetings, data team meetings, and with individual staff as needed to support high quality work in provision of TA and Training, performance monitoring via the GEOHVIS data system, and the implementation of timely and innovative CQI initiatives.

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• Ensure that all proposed deliverables are generated and submitted in accordance with the proposed timeline.
• Attend meetings to stay up to date on all requirements; work with teams as needed to accommodate changes.
• Assist partners as requested with home visiting related proposals and reports. (e.g, HRSA grant applications, progress reports, annual foundation reports, CQI plans and reports, etc.)

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• Support the work of the Project Sponsors and Partners and other initiatives to expand and enhance evidence based home visiting in Georgia

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• Plan the annual Home Visiting Institute and support the Program Leads with trainings targeted for specific programs.

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• Monitor home visiting contracts and budgets to ensure timely spending down of budgets and submission of invoices through a collaborative effort with the CFR business office.

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For questions concerning this position or recruitment progression, please refer to the Recruitment Contact listed below.

Michelle Lanier

mlanier@uga.edu

706-247-5694