Administrative Reviewer Print (https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/colorado/jobs/newprint/4814082) Apply  Administrative Reviewer Salary $70,140.00 - $112,236.00 Annually Location Denver, CO Job Type Full Time Job Number IHA 01143 01/30/2025 Department Colorado Department of Human Services Division Administrative Review Division Opening Date 01/30/2025 Closing Date 2/16/2025 11:59 PM Mountain FLSA Determined by Position Type of Announcement This position is open only to Colorado state residents. FLSA Status Exempt; position is not eligible for overtime compensation. Department Contact Information cindy.kong@state.co.us Salary Note Although the full salary range for this position is provided, appointments are typically made at or near the range minimum. Primary Physical Work Address 3656 W. Princeton Cir., Denver, Colorado 80236 - *Home as sole and permanent work place – employee's home address is the traveler's regular work location.* How To Apply Please submit an online application for this position at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/colorado. Reach out to the Department Contact to apply using a paper application, including any supplemental questions. Failure to submit a complete and timely application may result in the rejection of your application. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that application materials are received by the appropriate Human Resources office before the closing date and time listed. + Description + Benefits + Questions Department Information This position is open to current Colorado residents only. Please note: This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies. Opt in below to receive text message updates on CDHS recruiting events! CDHSCareers Most State of Colorado employees are eligible for a great benefit package! Please see the Supplemental Information section below for details! About this Unit: The Administrative Review Division's (ARD) vision is to create a safe and promising future for children and at-risk adults. Our mission is to strengthen the communities, families, and systems that work to make that future possible. As a neutral, third party, we do this by facilitating reviews, gathering and analyzing data, publishing research, and providing training and technical assistance to effect change in practice, policy, and programs that lead to improved outcomes for Colorado's children and at-risk adults. Colorado's Administrative Review Division (ARD) serves as an independent third party review system under the auspices of the Colorado Department of Human Services. The ARD manages quality assurance and quality improvement programs for Colorado’s child welfare and adult protective services systems. Specifically, the ARD is the mechanism responsible for the federally required Case Review System and a portion of the Quality Assurance System for both the Division of Child Welfare and the Division of Youth Services. Additionally, the ARD conducts quality assurance reviews of Adult Protective Services cases. With an ultimate passion of providing permanency and well-being for Colorado's children, and the safety and protection of at-risk adults, the Administrative Review Division works closely with Colorado's counties to train, measure and assess their adherence to State and Federal regulations. Such regulations are in place to help prevent unnecessary moves for children in foster care and to assess (and encourage) that the needs of the families', children, and at-risk adults are being appropriately addressed. Specifically, the ARD is the mechanism responsible for: + Child Welfare Quality Assurance: + The federally required child welfare Case Review and Qualitative Case Review systems, + Administrative Reviews + Court ordered substituting Administrative Reviews + Screen Out Reviews ? Assessment Reviews + In-home Services Case Reviews + Institutional Abuse/Neglect Reviews + Colorado’s statutorily mandated Child Fatality Review Team + Foster Home Certification Reviews + Child Welfare Hotline Reviews + Adult Protective Services Quality Assurance: + Adult Protective Services qualitative case reviews + Child and Adult Maltreatment Dispute Review Section + Child abuse and neglect dispute review unit + Adult Protective Services dispute review unit + Qualified Residential Treatment Program Placement Review Description of Job Please Note: This position has hybrid work arrangements. This position has a home office with expectation of frequent travel throughout their assigned counties. About this Position: Provides independent third party review and quality improvement processes for the Division of Child Welfare (CW) and the Division of Youth Services (DYS) service delivery. These reviews and quality assurance processes include: + Administrative Reviews, + Court-ordered Substituting Administrative Reviews, + Quality Assurance Reviews (including reviews of child protection assessments and in-home service cases), + Child and Family Services Reviews + Ad-hoc reviews, and + IV-E eligibility reviews to maximize Title IV-E revenue and ensure that court orders contain federally required language. Qualitative Case Reviews: + Responsible for conducting periodic Administrative Reviews for children every six months they are in care, and Administrative Permanency Reviews every 12 months children are in out-of-home (foster) care per CRS 19-2- 906.5 and 19-3-702. This process involves collecting, analyzing, interpreting and summarizing data gathered through the file read and personal interview. Based on the data collected, a determination will be made as to the compliance or non-compliance with Federal and State regulations that govern all children and youth in the custody of the county department of human/social services or Division of Youth Services. Recommends administrative response and/or sanctions for non-compliance. This position will also conduct reviews of child welfare assessments as well as cases involving the provision of in-home services. This position will also participate in the Child and Family Services reviews. Reviews occur in the county departments. Each CI-II staff is assigned to a number of counties and will travel daily to these different counties in order to conduct reviews. Approximately 6-8 over-night stays may be required per month. Training and Technical Assistance: + Communicates with and influences a variety of county, region, court, State Program and other state staff in order to address case specific and systemic issues. This involves providing case specific technical assistance as well as larger trainings on systemic issues. Contact Reviewer and other duties as assigned: + Specific to assigned counties, this position is in charge of scheduling review staff to cover the assigned counties in their geographic area. This includes determining the necessary number of reviews days required by each county in order to remain in compliance with Federal requirements of timely periodic reviews, securing appropriate resources (county space, computers, etc.), communicating and altering schedules with other review staff, etc. + Other duties as assigned Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights Important Note: Please review your application to ensure completion. For the most equitable applicant experience, CDHS' hiring teams consider only the contents of your application to determine meeting minimum qualifications and for the comparative analysis process. Experience is calculated on a full-time equivalency basis, therefore, it is important to accurately notate the hours you averaged per experience section entry. Volunteer work or related type of experience may be used to meet the qualifications, but must be clearly documented. It is paramount that in the experience portion of the application, the applicant describes the extent to which they possess the education, experience, competencies and background as they relate to the duties outlined in the job announcement. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Option 1 - Experience: + Six (6) years of relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned to this position. Must have two (2) years of professional human services investigative experience conducting child and/or youth abuse and neglect investigations, provision of ongoing child protection and/or youth services, or supervision of professional social caseworkers in child protection and/or youth services. Experience must demonstrate working knowledge and experience utilizing Volume VII Regulations and the Colorado Children's Code, and Colorado child welfare processes. + AND Two years of relevant experience including ongoing permanency casework and/or intake and assessment casework. + Please note: This experience must be clearly documented on your application and the supplemental questions must be answered. OR Option 2 - Education and Experience: + A combination of related education and/or relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned equal to six (6) years. Experience must include two (2) years of professional human services investigative experience conducting child and/or youth abuse and neglect investigations, provision of ongoing child protection and/or youth services, or supervision of professional social caseworkers in child protection and/or youth services. Experience must demonstrate working knowledge and experience utilizing Volume VII Regulations and the Colorado Children's Code, and Colorado child welfare processes. + AND Two years of relevant experience including ongoing permanency casework and/or intake and assessment casework. Substitutions: + Additional appropriate education will substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis. Additional appropriate experience will substitute for the degree requirement on a year-for-year basis. Preferred Qualifications: + Minimum of 1 year experience with Colorado Trails or other relevant SACWIS systems + Ability to read and evaluate multiple volumes of typed and/or hand-written case materials on a daily basis; and + Possess intermediate computer skills to enter information into various databases, produce reports, and email information to colleagues and others. + Strong preference will be given to candidates with 3-5 years of experience conducting child and/or youth abuse and neglect investigations, provision of ongoing child protection and/or youth services, or supervision of professional social caseworkers in child protection and/or youth services. + Strong preference will be given to candidates who possess a bachelor’s degree in any of the fields listed in the Minimum Qualifications section of this announcement. + Certified through the Child Welfare Training Academy Experience supervising child welfare caseworkers conducting assessments or on-going service delivery. + Exceptional communication skills, including demonstrated success in developing curriculum and providing training utilizing adult learning theory. + Ideally, candidates will live within 25 miles of the metro area. Highly Desirable Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: + Demonstrated working knowledge and understanding of federal and state law and how it applies to the administrative review process; + Knowledge and ability to provide technical expertise and training regarding the Adoption and Safety Families Act (ASFA) and federal mandates to insure that all orders issued by the courts within the district contain the federally required findings in order to maximize Title IV-E funding for children and families served by county departments and regions; + Ability to conduct reviews which may substitute for court reviews, and work directly with the county to develop and operate a combined Administrative Review 6-month periodic review process; + Ability to act as a liaison between the judicial district, county department, region, and state; + Ability to manage scheduling needs of multiple counties and multiple reviewers to ensure reviews are completed timely; + Ability to manage and resolve conflicts, confrontations, and disagreements in a positive and constructive manner to minimize negative personal impact; + Ability to derive logical conclusions from available information, utilizing a combination of judgment and formal guidance, in order to determine if departmental objectives have been met; + Ability to effectively communicate in both written and oral format to prepare and present review findings and provide technical assistance; + Ability to set and prioritize workload, identify short- and long-term goals and develop strategies to achieve them; and + Ability to negotiate to find mutually acceptable solutions, and builds consensus through give and take. Conditions of Employment: + Must possess a valid, unrestricted U.S. Driver's License + Home as Sole and Permanent Work Place – employee’s home address is their regular work location. Reviews occur in the county departments or remotely. Each CI-II staff is assigned to a number of counties and will travel regularly to the different counties in order to conduct reviews. Approximately 6-8 over-night stays may be required + This CI-II position will primarily review in the greater Denver metro area, but will travel to rural counties and region as needed. Ideally, candidates will live within 25 miles of the Administrative Review Division offices (3656 W. Princeton Cir., Denver Colorado 80236). This position has the employee’s home address as their sole and permanent work place and services as the traveler’s regular work location. Employees must maintain a home office, internet, and possibly phone to complete required job d + Full Background check + Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must disclose the information on the application and provide an explanation why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify the applicant from the current position. Absent extraordinary circumstances, prior disciplinary termination or resignation in lieu of termination will disqualify the applicant from future State employment with CDHS. Supplemental Information: Please note that ONLY your State of Colorado job application will be reviewed during the initial screening and the compensation analysis; your other attached documents will be reviewed in later stages of the selection process. Therefore, it is paramount that you clearly describe all of your relevant experience in the work experience section on the application itself. Applications left blank or marked "SEE RESUME" or "SEE ATTACHED" will not be considered. APPEAL RIGHTS: If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director. An appeal or review must be submitted on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative. This form must be delivered to the State Personnel Board by email (dpa_state.personnelboard@state.co.us), postmarked in US Mail or hand delivered (1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver CO 80203), or faxed (303.866.5038) within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the department’s action. For more information about the appeals process, the official appeal form, and how to deliver it to the State Personnel Board; go to spb.colorado.gov; contact the State Personnel Board for assistance at (303) 866-3300; or refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1, State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, Chapter 8, Resolution of Appeals and Disputes, at spb.colorado.gov under Rules. A standard appeal form is available at:www.colorado.gov/spb. If you appeal, your appeal must be submitted in writing on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative, and received at the following address within 10 days of your receipt of notice or knowledge of the action: Colorado State Personnel Board/State Personnel Director, Attn: Appeals Processing, 1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver, CO 80203. Fax: 303-866-5038. Phone: 303-866-3300. The ten-day deadline and these appeal procedures also apply to all charges of discrimination. Supplemental Information How to Apply (https://cdhs.colorado.gov/information-for-job-applicants#how-to-apply) The Assessment Process For additional recruiting questions, please contact Amber.Holcomb@state.co (Maria.Ramos-Robinson@state.co) .us About Us: If your goal is to build a career that makes a difference, consider joining the dedicated people of the Colorado Department of Human Services (https://www.colorado.gov/cdhs) (CDHS). Our professionals strive to design and deliver high quality human and health services that improve the safety, independence, and well-being of the people of Colorado. In addition to a great location and rewarding and meaningful work, we offer: + Strong, secure, yet flexible retirement benefits including a PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan www.copera.org plus 401(k) and 457 plans + Medical and dental health plans + Employer supplemented Health Savings Account + Paid life insurance + Short- and long-term disability coverage + 11 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick leave + BenefitHub state employee discount program + Employee Wellness program MotivateMe + Excellent work-life programs, such as flexible schedules, training and more + Remote work arrangements for eligible positions *Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. For more information, go to https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dhr/student-loan-forgiveness-programs . Our Values: We believe in a people-first approach: To serve the people of Colorado, we develop a culture and work environment that creates an energized, inspired, and healthy team capable of giving their best to Coloradans. Balance creates quality of life: We want our team to be resilient through a supportive workplace that values flexibility, health and wellness, and employee engagement. We hold ourselves accountable: We take responsibility through our actions, programs, and results for the state of health and human services in Colorado. Transparency matters: We are open and honest with employees, our partners, the Coloradans we serve, and the public. We are ethical: We abide by what is best for those we serve by doing what is right, not what is easy. Collaboration helps us rise together: We work together with all partners, employees, and clients to achieve the best outcomes for Coloradans. We are committed to increasing the diversity of our staff and providing culturally responsive programs and services. Therefore, we encourage responses from people of diverse backgrounds and abilities. ADAA Accommodations: CDHS is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADAAA Coordinator, Nancy Schmelzer, at cdhs_ada@state.co.us or call 1-800-929-0791. ~THE STATE OF COLORADO IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER~ The State of Colorado offers permanent employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, as well as a comprehensive leave program. Please click the following link for detailed information: www.colorado.gov/pacific/dhr/benefits Please note that each agency's contact information is different; therefore, we encourage all applicants to view the full, official job announcement which includes contact information and class title. Select the job you wish to view, then click on the "Print" icon. 01 Your legal name is used in the hiring process for background checks. Did you use your full legal name in your application? + Yes + No 02 The bottom of this job announcement provides links to additional information on how to apply, the assessment process, toll free applicant technical support, and about how the State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer. Please acknowledge below that you have read the information provided in these links. + This information is available to me and I have read this information. + I am unable to access the links with this information on the job posting. (If you select this option, please contact the recruiter, whose information is listed on this announcement, so that they can send this information directly to you.) 03 Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must disclose the information on the application. In the space below, please provide an explanation as to why the prior termination or resignation should NOT disqualify your application from the current position. 04 If you are a current or former State of Colorado employee, please list your employee number (starts with 997...). Failure to provide this requested information may render your application incomplete, and you may no longer be considered for the position. 05 Please explain why you are interested in this role and how your skillset and/or past experience makes you a good fit for this role. 06 From the job posting, please describe in detail the most important qualities that you can provide to succeed in this position. 07 Are you currently certified through the Child Welfare Training Academy and, if so, at what level are you certified (e.g. caseworker or supervisor)? 08 Briefly describe your experience utilizing the Colorado Trails and/or ICON computer programs or other state child welfare systems (e.g. number of years, proficiency). 09 Please, describe (in detail) your knowledge of and experience utilizing volume 7 Regulations and the Colorado Children's Code (or other state child welfare codes/regulations) in performing duties as a child welfare caseworker. 10 Please, describe (in detail) your experience providing training and technical assistance in a child welfare environment. 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