PERMANENCY SPECIALIST - VICTORIA, TX (Remote)
Company: Careerbuilder-US
Location: Victoria
Posted on: January 18, 2023
|
|
Job Description:
Job DescriptionThis posting is for the Victoria County Region.
Job Title: Permanency Specialist Supervisor: Permanency Supervisor
Job Code: N/A FLSA: Non-Exempt Department Code: N/APRIMARY
FUNCTION/RESPONSIBILTY Promotes the well-being of children in the
Permanency Program, participates in staff meetings and training and
coordinates with staff from other agencies involved in the
Permanency Program. Manages a caseload of Permanency cases.
Performs the following duties directly.ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES Manages a caseload of Permanency placements from
investigators and / or Family Based Safety Services Caseworkers
after children are removed from their homes, placed in CPS
conservatorship, and placed in care outside their homes. Assess the
need for placement, safety, family strengths and needs, and
placement resources for the child and care
provider/kinship/adoption caregivers. Plans for and facilitates
permanency and assists care providers and kinship caregivers in
providing a safe, nurturing environment for children in their care.
Maintains a close working relationship with public and private
agencies involved in providing Permanency and Adoption
services/support. Conducts and coordinates assessments. Ensures the
accuracy, content, and completeness of child/family case records.
Coordinates Permanency Program and requirements with public and
private agencies. Conducts case planning conferences at required
intervals. Facilitates family/youth preparation for permanency
through training, family to family mentoring, family assessment,
consultations, home visits, etc. Following best practice standards,
coordinates with staff on cases where the primary case plan goal is
adoption or when a Permanency Round Table (PRT) has occurred.
Facilitates requirements for PRT through public/private agencies
and the court system. Coordinates with Care Management and Foster
Care and Adoption staff on placement of children in identified
adoptive placements. Works in concert with the Adoption Accelerator
to facilitate requirements for PRT through public/private agencies
and the court system and prepares the child for special needs
adoption as required. Coordinates with the resource exchange
contractor for potential adoptive resources for children when no
identified resource is available and sends all information to the
appropriate person. Works in concert with the Independent Living
Coordinator to prepare children for independent living and to
support those placed in an independent living environment. Assess
the need for placement, safety, family strengths and needs. Plans
for and facilitates permanency and assists adoptive resources in
providing a safe, nurturing environment for youth in their care.
Maintains a close working relationship with public and private
agencies involved in providing adoption services/support. Develops
targeted recruitment plans for children with no adoptive resources.
Provides 24-hour, on-call support to the children/families served.
Provides crisis intervention, when required. Meets the individual
needs of children in kinship care and assists caregivers to provide
a stable and loving home for relative children. With the assistance
of Care Management staff, ensures children are placed in
appropriate placements in the timelines required. Coordinates
adoption planning and dissolutions. Supports the Post Adoption Case
Manager in ensuring follow-on support services are accomplished
after permanency is achieved. Compiles monthly statistical data and
reports and forwards it to appropriate agencies. Completes
documentation and forwards reports containing descriptive,
analytical, and evaluative content. Coordinates with Agency staff,
and staff from external public and private agencies, on the
delivery of services to children and families. Must demonstrate the
following: Ability to understand and assist with the role changes
that occur in foster and kinship care. Ability to counsel regarding
issues of separation and loss for the child, family, and
caregivers. A commitment to a childs right to belong to a family. A
commitment to preserving, whenever possible, a childs connection to
the family of origin. A commitment to reunifying a child with
his/her biological family. Demonstrate knowledge, skills, and
experience to assess the need for placement, assess safety, assess
family strengths and needs, assess placement resources for the
child and care providers/kinship caregivers, plan for and
facilitate permanency, and assist care providers, kinship,
caregivers, and adoptive resource families in providing a safe,
nurturing environment for children in their care. Demonstrate
skills in separation and loss issues for the child in care, family
systems, conflict resolution and mediation, understanding loyalty
issues a child and kinship caregiver and youth and adoptive
resource families may face, and general issues related to
reunification of children with their family, as well as those
related to adoption. Provide training as required to include
process, skills, and practice on preparing children and family for
adoption. The employee is required to be able to safely operate a
motor vehicle and possess a valid license, therefore. If using an
agency vehicle, the employee must meet agency insurance
underwriting standards. Will be required to drive personal or
agency vehicles while transporting children or conducting agency
business. Must possess a valid driver's license. Must meet agency
underwriting standards while driving agency vehicles and/or
transporting clients. Refrains from assuming any duty that is
unrelated to and/or interferes with the responsibilities of the
position. Advocates, promotes, and practices cultural sensitivity
and responsiveness in all day-to-day interactions. Promotes and
demonstrates appropriate respect for cultural diversity among
coworkers, clients, and all work-related contacts. Attends work
regularly in accordance with agency leave policy. Perform other
related duties as assigned.KNOWLEDGABLE Knowledge of child
development. Knowledge of family dynamics. Skill if effective
verbal and written communication. Skill in establishing and
maintaining effective working relationships. Skill in problem
solving techniques. Ability to operate a personal computer. Ability
to travel and attend child and family visits as well as other
work-related appointments and meetings after 5PM. Ability to be on
call on a rotating basis and work irregular hours when necessary.
Ability to work in an emotion-filled environment which may require
conducting home visits in isolated or high crime areas and may
involve exposure to substandard and unsanitary living
conditions.QUALIFICATIONSRequired: Bachelors degree from an
accredited college or university in Child Welfare or related field
to meet Texas Minimum requirements for Child Placing
staff.Preferred: Masters degree from an accredited college or
university in Child Welfare or related
field.Certifications/Licenses/Registrations: Valid Texas Drivers
License, safe driving record, ability to provide own transportation
and proof of current automobile insurance.
Training/Licensure/Certifications as required by SJRC
Texas/Belong.PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS AND INFORMATION Body
mobility to stoop, kneel, bend, reach, walk and walk briskly to
interact with and monitor children. Stamina to work long days and
drive long distances. Moderate to heavy lifting up to 60 pounds.
Must have the ability to communicate both verbally and in writing.
Must have the ability to give and receive verbal and written
instructions (with or without hearing aids). Must have the ability
to read fine print, have sustained vision, and peripheral vision
(with or without glasses). Environment requires dexterity to remain
calm and adapt to fast paced and emotional environments consisting
of children with moderate to severe emotional and psychological
needs. Home-like settings with varying moderate to high degrees of
background noise. Light and ventilation are found in a typical home
setting. Campuses are smoke-free, except on permitted campuses in
designated areas. The possibility of exposure to blood borne
pathogens exists if universal precautions are not followed
(Hepatitis B inoculation available per request). Injury when
lifting or moving if employee fails to use proper body mechanics,
or if proper techniques are not used.DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATIONAL
RELATIONSHIP/REPORTING RELATIONSHIPSSupervised by: Permanency
SupervisorSupervises: N/Aby Jobble
Keywords: Careerbuilder-US, Victoria , PERMANENCY SPECIALIST - VICTORIA, TX (Remote), Other , Victoria, Texas
Click
here to apply!
|