Facilitator - CW

The New York Foundling•New York, NY

About The Position

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 implements the ACS single-protocol conference facilitation model across the child welfare continuum, with a shared focus on safety, permanency, well-being, stability, and equity. The Facilitator engages birth parents, foster parents, youth, case-planning staff, advocates, and other participants, using motivational interviewing and trauma-informed crisis intervention to assess safety and risk and deescalate conflict. The position also supports timely conference invitations, documentation, service-plan reviews, distribution of FTC plans, and collaboration with ACS and New York Foundling teams.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a human or social services-related field, including education, psychology, or social work, or a related subject area.
At least 2 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.
Demonstrated self-management, 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 engage a diverse client population in services throughout treatment.
Ability to receive and act on feedback, remain flexible with programmatic needs and changes, manage stress, practice self-care, and maintain self-awareness.
Bachelor's degree must be from a U.S.-accredited educational institution, or a credential evaluation must be provided 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 ACS single-protocol conference facilitation model across the child welfare continuum, aligning safety, permanency, well-being, stability, and equity.
Engage birth parents, foster parents, youth, case-planning staff, advocates, and other participants using motivational interviewing techniques.
Assess safety and risk factors for children in care and when planning for permanency.
Use crisis intervention skills to deescalate conflicts through a trauma-informed approach.
Send electronic and paper invitations to conference participants and document them in Connections.
Maintain access to Connections and document the Service Plan Review within New York State, ACS, and New York Foundling compliance timeframes.
Provide a copy of the FTC plan to all conference attendees at the end of each conference.
Conduct 2–3 conferences daily, including FASP-driven permanency FTCs, critical case conferences, final discharges, and certain goal-change conferences.
Alert the management team immediately when a safety concern is raised at an FTC.
Collaborate with ACS by attending FTC regional debriefing meetings and site visits, and attend New York Foundling regional meetings.