Family Team Meeting Faciilitator

THE VILLAGE NETWORK • Columbus, OH

58d • $57,000 - $67,000 • Onsite

About The Position

As a partner in building brighter futures for youth and their families, this role primarily facilitates engaging, intentional and productive meetings that lead to tangible outcomes related to child safety, permanency and well-being. The Village Network wants to be a great place to work, and we are committed to being a trauma-informed and responsive workplace, believing the practices that help people heal and thrive in our services should also guide how we treat and interact with each other. As an employee of TVN, you will endeavor to learn and practice: Making physical and psychological safety a priority, Being open and honest, especially when things are hard, without fear of retribution, Supporting each other, Ensuring clarity of responsibilities and accountability of self and others, Working together collaboratively, Actively listening and creating space for giving or receiving feedback, recognizing it may or may not be applied, Treating people with dignity and respect.

Requirements

• Ability to use a computer; familiarity with Word, Outlook, and Electronic Health Record (EHR).
• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work or related field, Master’s preferred;
• Previous relevant child welfare experience required: Minimum of 4 years previous experience working as a caseworker in child welfare;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; strong teamwork, organizational and time management skills necessary; willingness to be flexible;
• Must demonstrate professionalism
• Valid Ohio Driver’s License and maintains a driving record that allows that individual to be insurable with the insurance company providing The Village Network with vehicle insurance.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s preferred

Responsibilities

• Facilitates a variety of in-person meetings crucial to the delivery of quality ongoing child welfare casework including but not limited to: Critical Event Family Team Meetings, Initial Case Plan meetings, Semi-Annual Reviews, Permanency Round Tables, Case Mappings, Case Transfer meetings, Disruption meetings, and Targeted Review Meetings; Represents child welfare perspective on OhioRISE Child and Family Team meetings, as needed.
• Actively collaborates in family finding efforts with child welfare workers and the kinship department to ensure families natural supports
• Interacts with family members both through telephone correspondence and home visits to prepare families for team meetings
• Coordinates schedules, invitations, and compliance tracking for required contacts; Documentation in alignment with OAC, ORC and contractual requirements.
• Coaches, supports and mentors program staff in the transfer of learning from the training environment to the field experience;
• Serves on the weekend and after hours on-call rotation;
• Attends in person direct supervision, program meetings, and organizational events as scheduled
• Manage a small caseload, when needed
• Performs other duties as required.

Benefits

• Tuition and Licensure reimbursement offered for employees looking to advanced their knowledge and skills.
• Great benefits
• competitive salaries
• 232 hours (29 DAYS!) of PTO offered in the first year in addition to 6 paid holidays for fulltime employees with potential for PTO buy back for unused time.
• TVN paid out a 3.5% annual salary bonus and over 80 hours of PTO buyback ($1.1 million BACK to employees) this fiscal year and has a 11-year history of providing annual bonus and PTO buybacks!
• TVN offers a generous retirement contribution and contributed nearly $1.5 million into employee 403(b) accounts this fiscal year!

What This Job Offers

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