Compliance Coordinator

This is a full time, salaried, exempt position working Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm; flexible schedule.

Do you believe that every child deserves a healthy, happy, nurturing environment in which to grow? Are you an individual who desires to dedicate your career to enriching the lives of children and families? If so, we look forward to you joining the Florida United Methodist Children�s Home where you can make a positive difference to children and families in need.

How We Help Children in Need

At Florida United Methodist Children�s Home, we believe that children and families should be empowered to experience the transforming love of Christ through evidence-based care and holistic services. This is reflected in our work as we care for children in crisis, including those abused, abandoned or neglected.

We give love, hope, and a place to live to more than 500 children through group homes, foster care, an independent living program, and specialized therapy.

Why the Children�s Home?

• Competitive insurance plans, including health, dental, vision, life insurances, and more
• Work life balance, including flexible scheduling, generous paid time off plans and ten paid holidays per year
• Retirement benefits with up to a 5% contribution match
• Educational tuition reimbursement and certification incentives
• Incredible training opportunities
• Discounted tuition rates to our onsite Montessori school

What You Need

• Bachelor�s Degree in Human Services or related field of study and two (2) plus years� experience working with child welfare standards and compliance preferred; or any combination of training, education and experience which would provide the required knowledge, abilities and skills to successfully perform in this role.
• Ability to read, write and speak proficiently in English and Spanish, required.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Systems, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Exceptional organization and time management skills.
• Must be able to self-manage and prioritize daily schedules, work effectively in a collaborative style with internal and external stakeholders, team members, managers and executives.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, meet deadlines, multi-task, and think creatively.
• Ability to maintain sensitivity to our target population�s cultural and socioeconomic characteristics.
• Valid driver license with a clean driving record, required.
• Ability to provide proof of, obtain, and/or maintain the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) currently required immunizations (which are subject to change per ORR guidance).

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Assure compliance of all standards that apply to the Caminos Program, including national accreditation, Federal and state licensure, and serve as an internal resource on all applicable regulations.
• Assist in Federal and State licensure and national accreditation activities.
• Assist staff in implementing, monitoring, evaluating, and planning procedures and activities in all service delivery areas and for risk management.
• Demonstrates the ability to work collaboratively with Residing Hope team members in order to evaluate and improve program systems to ensure that required documentation is completed, uploaded and filed in accordance with regulatory timeframes.
• Demonstrates knowledge of and familiarity with Residing Hope and Board of Child Care/Office of Refugee Resettlement Policy and Procedures relating to the care and supervision of Unaccompanied Children. This includes knowledge of legal background and authority governing the practice as related to working with Unaccompanied Children.
• Identify changes or the creation of new policies and procedures based on both program needs as well as from Federal and State regulation announcement changes. Responsible for updating all documentation in both policy and procedure manuals as well as supporting training materials. Draft new training materials as needed following significant revisions.
• Provide periodic training on Quality Improvement.
• Monitor the entry of data into the Caminos portal. Ensure other staff roles are entering data in accordance with regulatory timelines and any catch-up data entry projects are completed.
• Compile and distribute weekly, monthly and quarterly reports.
• Following the discharge of a client from the Caminos program, ensure all documentation is present and tasks completed before officially closing out the file.
• Conduct physical assessments of classroom and living unit spaces to ensure regulatory and policy compliance.
• Ensure client charts meet all internal, regulatory, licensing, and accreditation standards, especially with regards to notes, completion date, signatures, and documentation.
• Serve as PSA Compliance representative to oversee the implementation and ongoing compliance with the Interim Final Rule (IFR) on UAC Sexual Abuse and Sexual Harassment standards.
• Maintain thorough understanding of IFR/ORR PSA Policy, specifically, section 4: Preventing, Detecting, and responding to sexual abuse and sexual harassment, DCF Policy, and other relevant child welfare guidelines and regulations.
• Conduct Prevention of Sexual Abuse training for the Caminos-FUMCH staff including contractors and volunteers.
• Serve as point of contact for ORR Prevention of Sexual Abuse Coordinator.
• Provide oversight of sexual abuse & sexual harassment SIRs.
• Provide program statics on SA-SIR reporting, including statics for monthly, quarterly, and annual reports.
• Participate in required PSA Compliance meetings and trainings with ORR and BCC, ensuring information received is transmitted in a timely manner to the appropriate FUMCH personnel.
• Perform all other job duties and responsibilities, as assigned.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.