Licensing & Placement Specialist - Fulltime

Children's Wisconsin • Milwaukee, WI

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About The Position

At Children’s Wisconsin, we believe kids deserve the best. Every child deserves a safe and loving home. When parents are unable to provide this on their own, intervention is needed to ensure these children are free of abuse and neglect. We provide child well-being services to help children live in a safe and nurturing environment. We provide services to parents needing education and guidance to improve their parenting skills so their children can remain with them. We also provide services to children who are placed with foster families until they can return home or become part of an adoptive family. Our experienced professionals provide the following services to families in Milwaukee County and at locations throughout Wisconsin. Foster Care Treatment Foster Care Adoption Respite Care Child Advocacy Centers Family Case Management Family Finding We offer a wide variety of rewarding career opportunities and are seeking individuals dedicated to helping us achieve our vision of the healthiest kids in the country. If you want to work for an organization that makes a difference for children and families, and encourages you to be at your best every day, please apply today. Please follow this link for a closer look at what it’s like to work at Children’s Wisconsin: https://www.instagram.com/lifeatcw/ Position Summary: Completes structured analysis family evaluation (SAFE) home studies to determine families' suitability to meet the needs of Milwaukee County children in out-of-home care. Conducts home studies for relative caregivers and supports relative caregivers through the kinship and licensing process. Conducts rigorous background checks, home inspections and psycho-social assessments. Orients prospective foster, relative, and adoptive families to the application, kinship, home study and placement process and collaborates with Out of Home Care staff performing placement and service roles to ensure the provision of comprehensive and well-coordinated services program-wide. Works cooperatively with the Intake and Placement Liaison to match children needing placement into licensed foster homes and coordinating the placement process.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Social Work or related field required.
• Social Work certification preferred.
• Child Welfare, Foster Care Licensing, and/or Adoption experience preferred.
• Certification in SAFE assessment tool within 6 months of hire.
• Experience working with families of diverse ethnic, cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds strongly preferred.
• Strong internal and external verbal and written communication skills.
• Problem solving and decision-making skills.
• Organization and time management skills.
• Basic computer skills required.
• eWiSACWIS experience preferred.
• Bilingual preferred.
• Requires a valid driver's license, acceptable driving record, minimum liability insurance coverage and the ability to be insured by the Children's Wisconsin auto insurance carrier.

Nice To Haves

• Master's Degree in Social Work or related field preferred.
• Social Work certification preferred.
• Child Welfare, Foster Care Licensing, and/or Adoption experience preferred.
• Experience working with families of diverse ethnic, cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds strongly preferred.
• eWiSACWIS experience preferred.
• Bilingual preferred.

Responsibilities

• Completes structured analysis family evaluation (SAFE) home studies to determine families' suitability to meet the needs of Milwaukee County children in out-of-home care.
• Conducts home studies for relative caregivers and supports relative caregivers through the kinship and licensing process.
• Conducts rigorous background checks, home inspections and psycho-social assessments.
• Orients prospective foster, relative, and adoptive families to the application, kinship, home study and placement process and collaborates with Out of Home Care staff performing placement and service roles to ensure the provision of comprehensive and well-coordinated services program-wide.
• Works cooperatively with the Intake and Placement Liaison to match children needing placement into licensed foster homes and coordinating the placement process.

What This Job Offers

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