Policy Analyst

About Us:

VOALA

Helping Our Most Vulnerable Change Their Life Stories

Volunteers of America is a non-profit human services organization committed to serving people in need, strengthening families, and building communities.  VOALA provides a variety of social services to Los Angeles area communities such as Head Start programs, Upward Bound college prep programs, veterans’ services, homeless shelters, low-income housing programs as well as drug and alcohol rehabilitation. Learn more at www.voala.org.

PAY RATE: $66975 - $70500 Per Year

BENEFITS: VOALA offers competitive medical, dental, vision and retirement benefits.

JOB SUMMARY AND PURPOSE

Under the direction of the Director of CQI and Programmatic Compliance Lead, the Policy Analyst will support in the overall programmatic compliance at VOALA, in addition to the attainment and ongoing accreditation of CARF. 

The Policy Analyst will develop, review, modify, and maintain new and current Program and VOALA-wide policies and guidelines. The main responsibility is to ensure that these policies are clear and easy to understand by employees and stakeholders. This role will be in charge of keeping records of any policy changes, including revisions, updates, and deletions.

The Policy Analyst is also responsible for supporting in the develop, review, modification, and maintenance of new and current consent forms and program documentation. This role will be in charge of keeping records of any consent forms and document changes, including revisions, updates, and deletions.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Creating systems and processes to ensure existing policies, consent forms, and documents comply with contractual and grant requirements.
  • Updating systems, policies, consent forms, documents, procedures, and postings to ensure compliance.
  • Recording notes from audits for future improvements and creating action plans (with accountability) for implementation with the responsibility to ensure the improvements occur for VOALA, SCADP, and affiliates.
• Creates, manages, reviews and monitors all Program and VOALA policies, procedures, handbook, documents, and practices across the CQI Department, Human Resources, and internal /external legal counsel to ensure all are legally compliant with federal, state, and local laws and regulations for VOALA, SCADP, and affiliates.
• Follows procedure and processes to have all policies and consent forms approved prior to dissemination.
• Creates, manages, reviews and monitors all consent forms and program documentation.
• Assesses gaps and opportunities for improvement of policies and processes, consent forms, documentation, and recommends practical solutions for VOALA, SCADP, and affiliates. 

Qualifications

REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be able to pass a fingerprint clearance, background check, including criminal history, personal references, employment and education verifications

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience (4 years of relevant experience / coursework)

EXPERIENCE:

• Three-year experience in Policy, Legal, or Technical writing
• Experience with completing comprehensive documents that can be used in legal matters

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Ability to speak and understand Spanish

Volunteers of America is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law

This employer participates in E-Verify as required by the federal government and will provide the federal government with your Form 1-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact Department of Homeland Security (OHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment

Salary : $66,975 - $70,500