Lowcountry Regional Prevention Services Coordinator / 61083016

Do you have a passion to provide meaningful work in the community? Would you like to be part of an organization whose central mission is helping to protect, stabilize and strengthen the lives of children, families, and vulnerable adults? Then the South Carolina Department of Social Services has the right job opportunity for you.

Job Duties:

• The Regional Prevention Services Coordinator for the Low Country provides regional-level operational support to ensure consistent implementation of South Carolina’s evidence-based and evidence-informed prevention service array. The position exist to strengthen regional alignment with statewide prevention goals, promote equitable access to high-quality services, and reinforce fidelity to approved models across counties and providers. By serving as a regional connector between providers, county offices, and central program leadership, the position helps ensure consistent service availability, contribute to continuous quality improvement efforts, and advance the agency’s mission to improve outcomes for children and families through effective prevention practices.

• Coordinate implementation and utilization of Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) and Child Welfare Service Array programs across assigned regions, ensuring alignment with state and federal requirements, agency policy, model fidelity, and child welfare best practices.

• Serve as the primary Low Country regional liaison among county offices and contracted providers, providing consultation, training, coaching, and technical assistance.

• Monitor and analyze referral trends, service utilization, provider capacity, engagement, performance measures, and outcomes to identify gaps, barriers, and opportunities for improvement.

• Maintain a regular county presence and represent the agency in regional, statewide, and cross-system forums to provide technical assistance, strengthen partnerships, educate stakeholders, and advance prevention-service initiatives.

• Identify and resolve barriers impacting referrals, family engagement, and timely service access. Help develop strategies to improve referral completion, service participation, and overall family access to prevention services.

• The coordinator supports CQI activities by partnering with CQI/QA, Accountability & Data Research, providers, and county staff to identify emerging issues, gather feedback, review data, and assess outcomes. Using this information, the coordinator helps support group-developed improvement strategies and is responsible for implementing agreed-upon solutions within their region to promote consistency and strengthen service delivery.

• Develop and maintain provider partnerships while supporting performance monitoring, contract compliance, sustainability, service accessibility, and resolution of administrative or service-delivery challenges.

• Ensure that Personal Identifying Information (PII) is properly used, accessed, gathered, shared and disposed. Protect the agency networks and applications by safeguarding systems, equipment and data.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

A Bachelor's Degree or higher in Social Work, Social Welfare, Counseling, Behavioral Science, or Human Services and one (1) year of professional experience.

This application for employment with the SC Department of Social Services must be completed in its entirety. A resume may be included; but shall not be substituted in lieu of the completion of this application in part or in whole. "See Resume" is not acceptable information for the completion of any part of the requirements of this application. If such is submitted, this employment application will be considered incomplete and may not be forwarded as eligible for consideration to hiring managers.

Must possess a valid driver's license and have access to and be able to operate a motor vehicle. Individuals must comply with necessary field work assignments.

If you certify, by completion and submission of this application, that you possess educational credentials that qualify you for the available DSS positions, you will be required to provide a certified official transcript, if you are selected for job offer.

The South Carolina Department of Social Services offers an exceptional benefits package that includes:

• Health, Dental, Vision, Long Term Disability, and Life Insurance for Employee, Spouse, and Children
• 15 days annual (vacation) leave per year
• 15 days sick leave per year
• 13 paid holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• State Retirement Plan and Deferred Compensation Programs

DIVISION: Office of Agency Transformation / Richland County