What are the responsibilities and job description for the Program Assistant II position at South Dakota State Government?
Job ID: 30226
Agency: Department of Public Safety
Location: Pierre, SD
Salary: $23.82-$25.52 Hourly, depending on qualifications
Pay Grade: H
Closing Date: 02/12/2025
This is a Full-Time Weekly position with the Public Safety. For more information on the Public Safety, please visit https://dps.sd.gov/.
This position is part of the Victim Services section (SDVS) of the Department of Public Safety. SDVS provides grant funding to subgrantees, mostly consisting of non-profit and government providers of direct services to crime victims. In addition, SDVS also manages the Crime Victim Compensation program, which provides funding to individual victims of violent crimes to offset the costs of injuries.
This position is part of the grant funding program and would provide monitoring and technical assistance to subgrantees in accordance with state and federal requirements. Regular in-state travel to visit subrecipients is required. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential to success in this position.
Providing support and cross-training with the Compensation Program at SDVS will be necessary.
Location may be negotiable.
Duties include:
- regular in-state travel;
- develop and implement quality assurance monitoring tools for service providers based on federal and state regulations;
- develop and provide training to providers and other stakeholders;
- complete on-site quality assurance reviews of programmatic and financial aspects of the program;
- develop written reports of reviews, including required plans of correction to remediate quality issues;
- monitor completion of plans of correction and data reporting requirements through on-site and off-site reviews;
- provide on-going technical assistance to providers on specific quality assurance outcome measures and data reporting requirements;
- participate in stakeholder workgroups on quality assurance and service delivery to victims of domestic and other violent crimes;
- Other duties as assigned.
The Ideal Candidate Will Have:
Experience working with federal grants, legal documents or interpreting laws and administrative rules.
Knowledge of:
- generally accepted accounting principles;
- computer based programs such as Microsoft Excel and Word;
- principles of serving victims of domestic violence and other violent crimes.
Ability to:
- correctly interpret federal laws, regulations, and grant requirements;
- communicate effectively orally and in writing;
- develop short- and long-range vision for improving quality of services provided to victims of domestic and other violent crimes;
- work collaboratively with providers to identify solutions to problems and use critical thinking skills;
- analyze large volume of data and reports and identify integrity issues;
- navigate and identify integrity problems with grant management information systems;
- analyze documents and make well-reasoned recommendations.
This position is eligible for Veterans’ Preference per ARSD 55:10:02:08.
Successful applicant(s) will be required to undergo a background investigation. An arrest/conviction record will not necessarily bar employment.
NCRC: If you possess a National Career Readiness Certificate, please submit the certificate with your application. For more information on how to acquire a National Career Readiness Certificate contact a South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation Job Service Office. A certificate is not necessary to be considered.
The State of South Dakota does not sponsor work visas for new or existing employees. All persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and complete an Employment Eligibility Verification, Form I-9. The State of South Dakota as an employer will be using E-Verify to complete employment eligibility verification upon hire.
The State of South Dakota offers $0 premium employee health insurance option plus eleven paid holidays, generous vacation and sick leave accrual, dental, vision, and other insurance options, and retirement benefits. You can view our benefits information at https://bhr.sd.gov/job-seekers/work-for-state-government/. This position is a member of Class A retirement under SDRS.
Must apply online: https://gen-stateofsouthdako-trn.inforcloudsuite.com/hcm/xmlhttp/shorturl.do?key=10A
You must apply online, emailed resumes or submissions will not be accepted.
South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources
Telephone: 605.773.3148 Email: careers@state.sd.us
http://bhr.sd.gov/workforus
"An Equal Opportunity Employer"
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Salary : $24 - $26
