CHILD WELFARE FACILITATOR I

Mesa County, CO•Peoria, IL

4d•$58,318 - $66,029•Onsite

About The Position

The Child Welfare Facilitator I schedules, coordinates, prepares, and facilitates family meetings, including Family Engagement Meetings and Permanency Roundtable Staffings, and provides mediation services to children, youth, and families. The role requires impartial facilitation and mediation, meeting preparation and coordination, and maintaining a safe environment as families and invested parties plan together for child and youth safety and well-being in accordance with agency, state, and federal policies, procedures, rules, regulations, and laws. The position provides coaching, training, and feedback to co-workers on skills and processes; uses automated systems; collects data; and prepares written reports as needed. It also conducts independent reviews and makes recommendations regarding quality improvement processes for service provision, delivery, and outcomes. The facilitator works within a team and supports agency values and a positive work environment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree with a major in a human behavioral sciences field (no substitution) and two years of professional case management experience obtained after the degree, including prior facilitation and mediation experience; or a master’s degree or higher in social work or a human behavioral sciences field and one year of professional case management experience obtained before or after the advanced degree, including prior facilitation and mediation experience.
Ability to stand, stoop, sit, bend, twist, and lift up to 10 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual English/Spanish.

Responsibilities

Schedule, coordinate, and prepare the family engagement process with families, family supports, DHS staff, and community agency staff.
Facilitate family meetings in a timely and thorough manner.
Ensure child safety and well-being remain central to decisions made in family meetings.
Record attendance, take meeting notes, prepare thorough and reliable written reports, and distribute meeting notes to all involved parties.
Mediate conflicts or disputes during meetings and staffings and facilitate positive outcomes and final decisions.
Create a culturally respectful climate for family meetings, including locating accessible meeting sites for families and service providers.
Ensure decisions made during family meetings comply with county policies and procedures and state and federal rules, regulations, and statutes.
Provide constructive feedback to case managers on facilitation and mediation skills to support professional development.
Meet jointly with the Social Caseworker and their Supervisor to report strengths and areas for improvement.
Provide coaching and training, use automated systems, collect data, prepare reports as needed, and conduct independent quality improvement reviews and recommendations.
Perform other duties as assigned.