The Permanency Specialist for Reintegration provides comprehensive case management/permanency services to children and families.
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Completes initial and ongoing assessments by gathering information from, children and their families, and collaterals.
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Responsible for initial contact of children within 4 hours of referral and subsequent placement.
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Researches and recommends possible relative placements, giving them priority, whenever viable.
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Facilitates and coordinates family meetings.
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Develops and implements case plans and permanency goals with children and families, ensuring that goals are reached within established time frames.
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Determines and recommends which services are needed for the child and family, including mental health, drug and alcohol services, respite care and supervised or unsupervised visitations/interactions.
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Assists families to establish a support network of family, kinship, and community.
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Preparing families and/or children for moves, reunification or other appropriate permanency goals.
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Provides intervention for children and families in crisis situations.
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Ability to work with the court system and follow court protocols including appropriate business attire.
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Assesses ongoing case plan goals and recommends reunification, termination of parental rights or other permanency options.
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Completes reports for court, participates in court participates in court proceedings, including testifying, and makes sure court orders are followed.
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Completes and maintains written documentation in child/family’s case record accurately and within established time frames.
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Supports kinship and foster families to maintain placements and help children work toward permanency.
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If child’s permanency goal becomes adoption, complete necessary documents to assist in the adoption process.
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Participates in supervisory and team meetings, sharing pertinent information about children/families’ progress, critical trends, barriers, and solutions to achieving outcomes; and relationships with other agencies/communities.
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Participate in weekly group or individual supervision.
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Works collaboratively and provides guidance to family support workers assigned.
- Supervises and transports children and families as needed.
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Reports critical incidents to DCF verbally within 12 hours, written within 24 hours.
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Implements Saint Francis Ministries policies and follows directives as required. Follows and adheres to all pertinent Saint Francis Ministries Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s), rules, personnel policies, and procedures; related accreditation and licensure standards; and federal, state and local rules, statutes, regulations, and contractual terms.
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Is knowledgeable of and follows all safety procedures.
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Reports unusual incidents through appropriate Risk Management, clinical and safety channels.
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Ensures clients’ rights are protected.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Social Work or a Human Service field from an accredited college or university.
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Prefer two years’ experience working with children and families.
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Must be 21 years of age.
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Must pass a drug screen, MVR, KBI, Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registry Clearance check and an Adult Registry Check
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FBI fingerprint check
- Lifting Requirements of 50 lbs.
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Must have valid driver’s license, acceptable driving record and reliable transportation
