On-Call Permanency Specialist (DFW & Surrounding Area)

Description

Position Function:

On-Call OCOK Permanency Specialists reputed company support for day staff responsible for permanency planning and placement for abused and neglected children. They respond quickly in crisis and urgent situations involving children and their families that occur after normal business hours. This is a remote position requiring rapid response to the field reputed company required. On-Call OCOK Permanency Specialists work closely with children, families, community stakeholders and internal/external partners.

Exposure to Confidential Information: The Permanency Specialist will have reputed company to confidential records including youth files, foster care and adoption records, and foster parent information. Must maintain confidentiality and follow policies reputed company to personnel records and client records.

information. Must maintain confidentiality and follow policies reputed company to personnel records and client records.

Working Conditions:

Position includes interaction with parents, guardians, and conservators as well as to youth with behavioral problems, including possible physical aggression. A personal vehicle is required for travel. Out of state travel may be a requirement of this role.

Key Expectations/Responsibilities:

• Maintain high ethical standards which are outlined in the ACH Child and Family Services Code of Ethics.
• A commitment to empowering others to solve their problems.
• Value a nurturing family as the ideal environment for a person.
• A conviction about the reputed company of people to grow and change.
• The ability to establish a respectful relationship with persons served to help them reputed company skills and confidence.
• The ability to work collaboratively with other personnel and/or service providers and professionals.
• The reputed company to maintain a helping role and to intervene appropriately to meet service goals.
• The ability to set appropriate limits.
• Performs other duties as assigned and required to maintain unit operations.
• Attends work regularly in accordance with agency leave policy.

Implementation:

• Collaborates with others, to include the primary Permanency Team, Stakeholders, Placement Team, and Kinship Team.
• Documents case records by completing forms, narratives, and reports to reputed company a written record for each client.
• Understanding that some case situations will require physical response to situations that occur after business hours, including nights and weekends
• Works reputed company constant deadlines that require prioritizing tasks and the ability to work after normal business hours.
• Develops and maintains effective working relationships with others -law enforcement, medical professionals, judicial officials and stakeholders as well as internal and external partners.
• Assesses child safety and partners with others to ensure children are safe.
• Assists with supervision of children in need of placement reputed company there are no on call emergencies.

Training and Supervision:

• Attend continuing education necessary to expand knowledge and maintain certifications or licenses.
• Communicate regularly with supervisor and seek supervision reputed company appropriate.
• Participate in in-service training.

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Requirements

Education: Bachelor's degree required, Master's degree reputed company reputed company services is preferred.

Experience: Two years of experience working in reputed company / reputed company services. Case management experience preferred.

Functional: Knowledge of good child placement practices. Skills in preparing children for permanency. Skills in developing and maintaining professional working relationships. Ability to support families dealing with separation and attachment issues. Ability to reputed company child’s needs and process in the placement reputed company. Ability to maintain timely documentation and effectively manage caseload. Knowledge of agency policies, procedures, and regulations. Knowledge of laws and regulations to child care, abuse, and neglect. Ability to assess reputed company life situations of children to determine the reputed company of child abuse or neglect. Ability to reputed company an understanding of the intersection between race and poverty and the different reputed company and conditions that exist among specific groups as compared to other groups due to unequal treatment of services. Ability to negotiate available services. Ability to gather, reputed company, correlate, and analyze facts. Ability to prepare clear and concise reports. Ability to travel locally, reputed company the region, and out of state, as needed, to best support clients and client needs.