Job - Program coordinator in CASCW
This three-quarter (75%) time position with the Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare (CASCW) will work on a project related to treatment foster care. CASCW is working with the Family-based Foster Treatment Association (FFTA) to support evidence-based practice and policy in this area of specialized foster care. FFTA is a national member organization for agencies that provide treatment and specialized foster care services. Members require technical assistance in the areas of identifying best practices and making recommendations for data use to support improved services.
Details:
Program coordinator: 75% Appointment - 30 hours per week
Required qualifications:
- Master's degree in social work, education, or social services discipline
- Knowledge of Excel, other Office products, statistical software such as SPSS or SAS
- Strong writing, literature review, and organizational skills
- Understanding of the child welfare system and foster care service delivery
- Experience working with large administrative data sets to measure outcomes
- Knowledge of statistical testing methods (descriptive and inferential)
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience working in foster care direct service
- Familiarity with treatment or specialized foster care
- Experience with providing technical or consultative assistance to organizations
- Experience extracting, coding, and analyzing data from large databases
- Experience writing research reports or other scholarly publications
Duties/Responsibilities:
Responsibilities include the provision of technical assistance to identify effective strategies for treatment foster care providers to improve outcomes for children and youth. Additionally, responsibilities include conducting extensive literature reviews, writing reports, and data analysis This individual will report to the director of the Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare.
Program/Unit description:
The Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare is located in the School of Social Work in the College of Education and Human Development. The CASCW supports the education and training of child welfare professionals, identifies and examines effective child welfare practice methods, informs the public and policy makers about various child welfare issues, and incorporates evaluation findings into School of Social Work curriculum.
Application instructions: Apply through the University online application process. Please include the names and phone numbers of three references.
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