Facilitator - CW

The New York Foundling•Brooklyn, NY

About The Position

The New York Foundling is a New York-based nonprofit that supports children, families, and individuals through services related to foster care, family stability, developmental disabilities, and health and mental health. Its interrelated programs take a whole-person, whole-family, and whole-life approach. The Facilitator conducts permanency-related Team Decision Making Conferences, crisis-driven conferences, and goal-change conferences focused on children’s safety and well-being. The role applies the conference facilitation model and ACS single protocol across the child welfare continuum, with attention to safety, permanency, well-being, stability, and equity. Facilitators engage birth parents, foster parents, youth, case-planning staff, advocates, and others; assess safety and risk; and use motivational interviewing and trauma-informed crisis intervention to support conferences. The position also involves timely documentation, distribution of conference plans, and collaboration with ACS and New York Foundling colleagues.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a human or social services-related field, including education, psychology, social work, or a related subject area.
At least two years of relevant experience in child welfare, social services, or a related field.
Desire to work with children and families.
Excellent writing, communication, interpersonal, problem-solving, time-management, and organizational skills.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Self-management skills, including meeting deadlines, prioritizing multiple tasks, completing documentation on time, and maintaining accurate, up-to-date case records.
Ability to work effectively with a diverse multidisciplinary team and connect with a diverse client population to engage them in services throughout treatment.
Ability to receive and act on feedback for professional growth and improvement, and to adapt to programmatic needs and changes.
Ability to manage stress, practice self-care, and maintain a high level of self-awareness.
Bachelor’s degree must be from a U.S.-accredited educational institution, or a credential evaluation is required for a non-U.S. educational institution.

Responsibilities

Conduct quarterly permanency-related Team Decision Making Conferences, crisis-driven conferences, and goal-change conferences focused on children’s safety and well-being.
Implement the conference facilitation model using the ACS single protocol across the child welfare continuum, aligning safety, permanency, well-being, stability, and equity.
Engage birth parents, foster parents, youth, case-planning staff, advocates, and others using motivational interviewing techniques.
Assess safety and risk factors for children currently in care and in planning for permanency.
Use crisis intervention skills to de-escalate conflicts through a trauma-informed approach.
Send electronic and paper invitations to conference participants and document in Connections.
Maintain access to Connections and document the Service Plan Review within New York State, ACS, and New York Foundling compliance timeframes.
Provide copies of the FTC plan to conference attendees at the end of each conference.
Conduct two to three conferences daily, including FASP-driven permanency FTCs, critical case conferences, final discharges, and certain goal-change conferences.
Immediately alert the management team when a safety concern is raised at an FTC.
Collaborate with ACS by attending FTC regional debriefing meetings and site visits, as well as New York Foundling regional meetings.