This position exists to provide operations, analysis and reporting expertise for DHS’s federally funded demonstration grants, Money Follows the Person (MFP).This position is responsible for managing the growing portfolio of rebalancing demonstrations projects/contracts supported through Moving Home Minnesota, research and analysis functions, producing and interpreting data summaries and reports, collaborating with internal and external stakeholders, participating in cross-functional project teams, maintaining subject matter expertise in various aspects of DHS data and systems.

• Project Manage the State’s Emergency Staffing Pool Initiative. • Crisis Staffing Manager for the State’s Hospital Decompression Initiative. • Work closely with vendors, multi-agency work groups, local governments and other outside partners and related implementation teams to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and provide emergency staffing to eligible providers that are experiencing staffing shortage due to a COVID-19 outbreak.• Provide emergency advice to Disability Services and Behavioral Health Providers experiencing a staffing crisis due to an outbreak of COVID-19 and screen for eligibility for temporary staffing support through the emergency staffing pool.• Triage and follow-up on emergency staffing requests from providers.• Work with Emergency Staffing subgroup to troubleshoot emerging issues and strategize how to meet future demand.• Duties as assigned that relate to project management and strategic planning exercises/activities which support and align with DHS’s mission and vision.• Facilitate and project manage the cross-agency COVID response work group (At-Risk Populations workgroup and Hospital Decompression Initiative) on behalf of two Assistant Commissioners. This includes coordinating and submitting weekly briefings to the Governors’ Office. • Facilitate the weekly At-Risk Populations workgroup meetings, weekly Vendor meeting, and weekly CDC Workforce Capacity meetings. • Managed and supported the MDH Aladtec web-based supplemental staffing platform. • Work in collaboration with key Minnesota Workforce Agencies, Educational Institutions, Health Care Providers and Local/State Government on the CDC Workforce Expansion Initiative in Long-Term Care Settings.

• Use a web-based client resource management (CRM) platform to contact individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19 and provide them information and answer questions.• Identify individuals who have come in contact with people who have tested positive for COVID-19 and gather contact information.• Determine positive COVID-19 contacts and begin the process to monitor symptoms and provide instructions for quarantine.• Discuses the implications of a positive diagnoses and explain isolation expectations. • Follow all policies and procedures complied with training regarding confidential information related to personal and medical information.• Completed the John Hopkins Contact Tracing Certification. • Enter data into computer databases and verified accuracy of data.• Assure data are entered per protocol.• Work independently, while maintaining regular contact with supervisor and teams. • Work with many different software systems such has, Microsoft Teams, Outlook, Slack, Optum, Homebase, Amazon Connect, Minnesota Electronic Disease Surveillance System, and Citrix.

• Analyzed community needs and determined priority audiences and programs in a multi-county geographic area. • Conducted needs and strengths assessments in community settings to determine health and nutrition priorities.• Analyzed the need for public health approaches that complement direct education to address critical community health issues. • Implemented public health strategies (e.g., social marketing campaign, walkable routes to school, healthy food access) to promote environmental and systems level changes on health and nutrition issue.• Adapted and delivered education with a high level of cultural competency and with sensitivity.• Recruited and provided train-the-trainer sessions on evidence-based curricula for community professionals. Once trained, provided technical assistance to community professionals on implementation and evaluation of curricula. • Analyzed available evidence-based curricula for community and audience fit, and implemented with fidelity, exercising independent judgment when adapting to the learning environment.• Collaborated with regional and state planning groups charged with planning and developing educational programs.• Implemented reporting and evaluation protocols, as planned to assess outcomes. • Secured program participant information related to demographics, eligibility, attendance, assessment and program evaluation using established privacy and security procedures.• Implemented budgetary policies and procedures.• Maintained sound and effective relationships with key partners and stakeholders in health and nutrition initiatives in a multi-county region. • Coordinated and facilitated planning meetings with community members, stakeholders, and program partners in a collaborative manner.

• Minnesota Subsidized and Transitional Employment Demonstration Project (MSTED) Coordinator.• Coordinated the MSTED referrals and sent reports to MFIP vender managers, also communicated with Hennepin County Coordinator as necessary.• Prepared MSTED documentation files and folders for orientation, intakes, overviews, and workshops. • Facilitated MSTED presentations.• Managed the master MSTED Internal Database sent by Department of Human Services.• WorkForce One Database Management – Input accurate and precise case notes and updated client information/status/activities. • Developed business/employer partnerships and ensured well-maintained relationships to promote hiring, on the job training and internship opportunities for MFIP candidates. • Sourced, screened, conducted behavior based pre-screen interviews and evaluated candidates based on employer requirements, and then presented qualified candidates to the hiring managers. Monitored and tracked hiring results.• Coordinated hiring events and job fairs. • Independently trained in four new staff members into the marketing department,• Developed and updated a running database of hiring results and career services provided to clients, which included Employment Counselor referrals, candidate job referrals, placement/subsequent hires, retention, and demographics to achieve mission of undoing racism.

• Managed the HIV/STI prevention department.• Completed the deliverables of the funding agreements for the HIV/STI prevention program. • Responsible for organizing and facilitating HIV/AIDS workshops, knowledge translation exchanges and forums for African women and their service providers in Toronto.• Responsible for one-on-one case management and referrals for meaningful community resources and health pathways.• Responsible for capacity building for service providers, agencies and community members around HIV/AIDS for the African, Caribbean and Black women in Toronto.• Conducted city-wide outreach initiatives targeting roughly 1263 African women through resource distribution; participation in community events, coalitions and networks.• Facilitated HIV prevention workshops to 461 women and service providers.• Responsible for recruiting, training and supporting two (2) paid HIV Prevention Peer educators; and 7 unpaid volunteers to assist with HIV/AIDS prevention activities.• Supervised volunteers, incoming staff, and provided mentorship support to placement and summer students. • Developed and participated in the development of curriculums, work plans, funding proposals and grants. • Member of the HIV Interdisciplinary Team, African Caribbean Black Organizational Network (ACBO), Sexual Health Network of Ontario, and Taylor Massy Youth Sexual Health Coalition. • Invited by Ryerson University in Toronto to deliver a presentation on Global Health Issues- HIV/AIDS to Social Work Master Students.• Invited by the University of Toronto to be a panelist for the HIV Prevention Research Panel for an undergraduate course.• Completed statistical, narrative, and budgetary reports and weekly program debriefs on a weekly and monthly basis. • Responsible for planning and coordinating administrative tasks.

• Outreach worker, needs assessment and support to tenets within the Lawrence Heights Community.• Working in collaboration with other housing communities, community healthcare organizations and advocacy groups. • Working has a research assistant conducting focus groups, surveys and data entry and analysis.• Conducting many interviews within the Lawrence Heights Community in terms of addressing revitalization concerns. • Working with local community and city groups on issues to explore the opportunities for social and economic development in Lawrence Heights during the revitalizations phases as well as housing development. • Helping to make the process of revitalization more inclusive/reflective of the community.

• Provided outreach, information, and services to immigrant and refugee clients and encouraged their participation in programs.• Developed and disseminated creative outreach and promotional materials, attending events and meetings with clients and service providers.• Planned, developed, implemented and evaluated programs and special projects for newcomer clients.• Coordinated and facilitated Access Alliance weekly programs; Greenwood Teen Clinic, Women’s Programming, Food Security/Advocacy Training, and Newcomer Orientation Seminars/Workshops.• Provided one-on-one, solution-focused, and supportive counselling and case management to newcomer clients.• Provided client intake assessments and orientation, and provided on the spot information. • Responsible for submitting budgets and maintaining cash flow of programs and projects.• Diligently kept stats, evaluated relevant services and produced monthly and seasonal program schedules.• Completed statistical, narrative, and budgetary reports and weekly program debriefs on a weekly and monthly basis. • Supervised volunteers, incoming staff, and provided mentorship support to placement and summer students. • Developed and participated in the development of curriculums, work plans, funding proposals and grants. • Cultivated links with local organizations and groups, shared information, promoted Access Alliance’s services and supported local coordination and responses to newcomer needs in our satellite locations. • Participated in work groups and community coalitions to advocate for and promote positive spaces and identify service priorities (guided by the Social Determinants of Health) for newcomers and women.

• Investigated the quality of life in Toronto’s inner-suburban, privately owned residential towers and its impact on resident health and well-being.• Interviewed respondents, using a structured questionnaire developed for the housing study.• Reviewed each completed questionnaire to ensure that all responses are complete, clear and legible, and also maintained proper records of interviewing progress.• Distributed honorarium to each respondent at end of the interview and kept a record of receipts of all honorariums paid out.• Assisted in the analysis of the data and report writing.

• Respond to in-person and telephone inquiries and act as relief for the department’s receptionist.• Provide a wide range of clerical, administrative and support services• Input data into and maintain various computerized divisional management information systems• Book meeting rooms• Prepare notices of meetings and agendas, take minutes and prepare reports for circulation• Maintain the petty cash fund, arrange for the maintenance of office equipment and supplies• Prepare purchase requisitions, purchase orders and disbursement vouchers

• Developed survey questions for a Youth Target Team Needs Assessment Program• Conducted in-depth face-to-face interviews and questioners with many diverse youth from the Lawrence Heights Community.• Facilitated in-depth focus groups.• Trained 10 data input clerks in the preparation and entry of data collected.• Assisted in the analysis of the data and report writing.