About the Role
Golden Gate Regional Center is seeking a Quality Assurance Specialist to evaluate and monitor services across three counties, ensuring compliance with regulations and best practices for individuals supported by the agency.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate and conduct quality assurance evaluations on community programs, including report writing, follow-ups, and ongoing monitoring.
- Act as an independent evaluator, evaluation team leader, or QA team member.
- Participate in State reviews of GGRC services.
- Revise evaluation tools for residential and nonresidential programs based on Title XVII regulations and best practices.
- Analyze and review changes in Title XVII and XXII and DDS standard regulations, making policy recommendations.
- Participate in the Request for Proposal process for service provider selection.
- Develop plans of correction for underperforming programs and provide follow-up.
- Serve on in-house and community committees and task forces to improve program quality.
- Provide training workshops on evaluation and monitoring for service providers, GGRC staff, and community representatives.
- Participate in meetings with Community Care Licensing and other regional centers.
- Evaluate a Family Homes Agency (FHA) annually and provide ongoing technical assistance.
- Provide technical assistance to community programs, including targeted training seminars.
- Participate in special projects and assist with additional duties as assigned.
- Maintain client information confidentiality in compliance with HIPAA and the Lanterman Act.
Requirements
- 2+ years post-graduate work, one of which must be in the field of developmental disabilities.
- Ability to collaborate with a broad spectrum of providers and community partners.
- Ability to communicate technical requirements (policies, procedures, regulations and expectations) to diverse groups.
- Problem identification and analysis.
- Ability to interpret guidelines and standards and apply them in a fair and consistent manner.
- Active listening.
- Adaptability.
- Collaboration/Teamwork.
- Customer service orientation.
- Organizational skills.
- Time management.
- Self-direction.
- Experience in multi-cultural settings and/or multi-lingual capacity is desired.
Skills
- Written communication: ability to develop standard business communications, using proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.
- Oral communication: ability to convey complex information and ideas in a clear, concise and professional manner.
- Documenting and maintaining accurate data, reports and records.
- Basic familiarity with MS Word®, MS Excel®, MS PowerPoint®, MS Outlook® or similar software applications.
- Ability to work with a diverse group of people.
- Program evaluation and development.
- Seminar and workshop presentation.
Location
- Agency’s three counties
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 2+ years post-graduate work
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree in social work or related human services field.
- Master’s degree is preferred.
Salary/Compensations
- $60,385 - $72,462
Benefits
- Medical and Dental benefits with a generous employer contribution.
- Employer paid Life, Disability and Vision coverage.
- 10% employer contribution to a 403(b) retirement account.
- 13 vacation days.
- 15 sick days.
- 11 paid holidays.
- 6 personal holidays.
- Up to 5 paid days for continuing education.
About the Company
- GGRC values diversity, we believe in creating an environment where people of all backgrounds can collaborate to find solutions to complex problems.
- We are community minded and passionate.
- GGRC values each person as a full, robust, and unique individual and interacts with each person in a manner that is respectful and responsive.
- We endeavor to place each person at the center of his, her or their own life.
- We approach each person as an expert on his, her or their own life and identity with a clear and attentive inquiry into what is important to, as well as important for, that one person (whether coworker or person-served, family member or other stakeholder).
Equal Opportunity
- Golden Gate Regional Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- GGRC values diversity; people of all backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
