Family Engagement Meeting Coordinator

State of Montana • Billings, MT

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) has a career opportunity within the Child and Family Services Division. Child and Family Services provides family-centered services within a trauma-informed system to assure safety, permanency, and well-being for children who are at risk of or have been subjected to child maltreatment. Working with families, CFSD develops partnerships to achieve positive safety, permanency, and well-being outcomes for children. This position plans and facilitates meetings to achieve these positive outcomes with extended support. Our mission at DPHHS is serving Montanans in their communities to improve health, safety, well-being, and empower independence. By joining our department, you will have the opportunity to perform meaningful work in public service to our state and its residents.

Requirements

• Ability to make critical decisions, based on integration of information from multiple sources that may be discrepant, in high-stress situations.
• Bachelor’s degree in social work, human services, psychology, or directly related degree.
• Two years of social services work experience, or directly related work experience working with children and families in difficult and sometimes volatile situations.

Nice To Haves

• Child protection work experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plans and facilitates meetings to achieve positive safety, permanency, and well-being outcomes for children.
• Engages children and families, under difficult circumstances, to gather sufficient information to make accurate and precise decisions.
• Persuades others to change their minds or behaviors.
• Remains calm when being confronted and develops constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, even those who do not share the same point of view and may be violent or angry and maintains them over time.

Benefits

• Healthcare coverage
• Retirement plans
• Paid vacation
• Sick leave
• Holidays
• Work/life balance
• Eligibility to participate in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level