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HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION Contract Monitor in AUSTIN, Texas

Job/Position DescriptionThe Contract Monitor performs highly advanced (senior-level) consultative services and technical assistance work involving planning, developing and monitoring contract facilities and sex offender treatment programs for the Texas Civil Commitment Office. Provides training, consultative and technical assistance to agency management, agency staff, governmental agencies, community organizations, law enforcement, contractor staff, or the general public. Trains, leads and/or prioritizes the workload of others when making assignments and conducting compliance reviews. Responsible for developing, evaluating, and monitoring a broad range of contracts for the purchase of services and residential beds. Monitors contract facilities to include analyzing operations, observing activities, making on-site visits and examining records. Monitoring of contracts includes: recruitment, procurement, development, evaluation, fiscal monitoring, contract compliance and complaint investigations. Conducts investigations of allegations and resolves them on behalf of management. This position is required to utilize decision-making skills to complete duties. This position is a participant in the Request for Proposal process, contract negotiations and contract renewals. This position oversees secure treatment facilities that house sex offenders that have been civilly committed. This position develops program related policies. This position formulates and implements management policies. Works under minimal supervision with latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment. Essential Job FunctionsProvides complex consultative services and technical assistance work which involves planning, developing and monitoring contract facilities and sex offender treatment programs. Develops and implements techniques for monitoring agency programs.Conducts quality assurance reviews and post-compliance review assessments. Participates in and conducts inspections and monitoring reviews of secure treatment facilities housing civilly committed sex offenders and other treatment related contracts to determine compliance with the contract, court orders, laws, regulations, and policies and procedures.Oversees the secure treatment facilities to include: analyzing contract operations, observing activities and staffing patterns during on-site visits, examining records, interviewing contract staff, agency staff and civilly committed sex offenders.Conducts compliance reviews of other contracted services for the civilly committed sex offender. Oversees and monitors required administrative and performance reports and recommends appropriate changes to programs and policies.Studies and analyzes operations and problems and prepares reports of findings and recommendations. Prepares compliance review reports, including the preparation of outlines, specifications or reviews, preparation of draft reports, review of reports with program staff, and preparation of the final report incorporating program staff comments.Analyzes trends and resolves problems in order to produce a more effective program.Responsible for ensuring that the conditions of secure treatment facilities are safe, secure and humane.Provide consultative and technical assistance to agency management, agency staff, governmental agencies, community organizations, law enforcement, contractor staff or the general public.Consults with agencies involved in the program to identify needs and discuss program effectiveness.Trains, leads and p https://jobshrportal.hhsc.state.tx.us/ENG/CareerPortal/job_profile.cfm?szOrderID=614621 Copy the URL in the preceding sentence to an Internet Explorer browser to apply to the job directly through the Texas Health and Human Services Career Portal.

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