Director of Service Coordination

Childnet Inc•Fort Lauderdale, FL

About The Position

This position leads the Service Coordination staff to ensure the social/emotional, educational, and behavioral well-being in accordance with Florida Statutes, Administrative Code, COA standards, and ChildNet’s policies and procedure. This position plays a key role to ensure the continued safe placement of foster care children and their caregivers. The items listed below are intended to provide an overview of the essential functions of the job. This is not an exhaustive list of all functions and responsibilities that the position may be required to provide.

Requirements

Five (5) years of experience in a Social Service Agency in the public or private sector
Five (5) years of experience in Policy and Procedure development and Implementation
Master’s Degree in Mental Health field required
LCSW, LMFT, LMHC or Licensed Psychologist

Nice To Haves

Five (5) years of experience in Community based and Residential treatment programs preferred

Responsibilities

Responsible for ensuring Service Coordination staff represents ChildNet in all meetings in compliance with Medicaid regulations to review and approve referrals for Specialized Therapeutic Foster Care and Specialized Therapeutic Group Care.
Collaborate with local Substance Abuse and Mental Health (SAMH) programs and the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) to monitor the effectiveness of behavioral health services by identifying needs and providing resources.
Confer with Director of Service Quality and the Director of Contracts to organize evaluations of contracted program performance for presentation to the community.
Participate in the implementation of programs from various funding sources. Provides data for proposals and/or grant applications.
Responsible for curating a comprehensive database of individuals, agencies, and foundations supporting and providing health, education and human services for children and families in or at risk of entry into the dependency system.
Oversee ChildNet’s compliance of psychotropic medication tracking and reporting.
Maintain current knowledge of issues, trends, and developments relevant to their area of expertise in child welfare practices to ensure compliance.
Acts as the primary liaison and contact with the Department of Children and families and other agencies as related to the Service Coordination team, which they supervise daily.
Ensures that work objectives assigned to team members are in alignment with the organization’s values and mission.
Handles discipline and termination of employees as needed and in accordance with company policy.
Performs other duties as assigned.