This Position is EXEMPT from the State of Delaware Merit System
Recruitment #112322-mxaa09-21800
Opening Date | 11/23/2022 12:00:00 AM |
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Closing Date | 3/12/2023 11:59:00 PM |
Type of Recruitment | Casual/Seasonal |
Salary | $25.00 - $30.00/hour |
Salary Plan | FR1 |
Pay Grade |
FR1 |
Shift Hours | 8:00am - 4:30pm |
Employment Type |
Actual Vacancy |
Employment Term |
Casual/Seasonal |
Agency | Jud/Office of the Child Advocate |
Location(s) |
NCKCSC-Location to be determined: (NCC, Kent or, Sussex, ) |
Contact Name | Human Resources |
Contact Phone | 302-255-0090 |
Telework Eligible | Yes |
The Office of the Child Advocate (OCA) is an agency within
the judicial branch, charged with safeguarding the welfare of Delaware’s
children. It accomplishes this mission
through advocacy, collaboration, evaluation, and education with a vision of
safe and resilient children with supportive families. It has 30 full-time employees, six
casual/seasonal employees, thirteen contractors and over 400 volunteers. OCA
operates out of all three counties. OCA’s Legal Services Division represents
approximately 550 children that are experiencing foster care through Child
Attorneys and Court Appointed Special Advocates. OCA’s Office of the Investigation Coordinator
(IC) monitors over 900 serious child abuse cases and leads the
multidisciplinary team case reviews. OCA’s Policy and Training Division
provides intensive reviews of serious child abuse cases, manages youth in
transition programs, coordinates child welfare trainings, generates child
welfare data and staffs the Child Protection Accountability Commission (CPAC).
Administrative support is provided to all divisions through leadership,
managers, and support staff.
OCA’s Policy and Training Division includes the Data Unit, which is responsible for organizing and managing the data administration and management processes for all child welfare data maintained by OCA, the Family Court and CPAC. The Unit’s primary duties are as follows: inputting and maintaining data in OCA’s data management system (Apricot); designing and managing the Apricot data management system on behalf of OCA and the Family Court; monitoring OCA and the Family Court’s data processes to ensure data quality and integrity; preparing and interpreting routine and ad-hoc reports, queries and bulletins for OCA’s three divisions; staffing the CPAC Data Utilization Committee; and maintaining the Child Welfare Dashboard on behalf of CPAC. Additionally, the Data Unit provides support to the Family Court in administering the Apricot data management system, including building reports and dashboards for Court staff, and the Court Improvement Program Steering Committee and its workgroups, collaborating with the data team and meeting quarterly with the Court Improvement Program (CIP) Coordinator. The Data Unit also facilitates an efficient data sharing model with the Division of Family Services for children in DSCYF custody and collaborates with system partners to collect data and identify trends and gaps in services.
The responsibilities will include:
A teleworking option may be extended to the employee
selected for this position if the criteria is met per the Delaware Judicial
Branch Telework Policy.
Accommodations are available for applicants with
disabilities in all phases of the application and employment process. To request an auxiliary aid or service please
call (302) 739-5458. TDD users should call the Delaware Relay Service Number
1-800-232-5460 for assistance.
The State of Delaware is an Equal Opportunity employer and
values a diverse workforce. We strongly encourage and seek out a workforce
representative of Delaware including race, color, religion, age, sex, national
origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual
orientation, gender identity or expression.