Multi Disciplinary Staffing Coordinator - Child Welfare

Kids Central•Wildwood, FL

About The Position

At Kids Central we believe every child deserves to grow up in a safe and loving home that provides a path to a bright future. However sometimes children, and their families, need additional support to ensure their safety and well-being. That is where we step in. The Multi Disciplinary Staffing Coordinator works as part of Kids Central, Incorporated (KCI) Out of Home Care Department. Provides organizational consultation regarding case specific issues as well as procedural issues. Ensures that quality service is being monitored and tracked, including out of home care services, protective services, and adoption related services. This position will perform advanced child welfare work that facilitates a specific multidisciplinary staffing on behalf of the lead agency. This will include the coordination and facilitation of the multidisciplinary staffing. The recommendation may result in competing opinions and recommendations from the Department, as well as other organizations and persons involved in the life of the child.

Requirements

Master’s degree in social services or related field and at a minimum of one (1) in child welfare is preferred. A Bachelor’s Degree in social services or related field, and a three (3) years’ experience in Child Welfare can be substituted for a master’s degree. Strong organizational and data management skills required.
Possess a current Background Clearance Screening Letter as required by Florida Statute and DCF. Possess a valid Florida driver’s license and be insurable by the agency’s current insurance carrier
Provides leadership and consultation to management of contracted agencies.
Ability to function within a highly professional team.
Strong customer service skills.
Ability to develop policy and procedure that serves as agencies operational guidelines and mandates.
Knowledge of child welfare system.
Ability to apply quality assurance methods, interpret outcomes and measure data.
Ability to identify trends, interpret and monitor data in order to establish best practices as well as implement quality improvement and corrective action.
Knowledge of computer programs and ability to learn internal systems.
Possess the physical health and stamina to consistently carry out job duties and essential functions over the course of a workday. Incumbent must have ability to operate a motor vehicle.

Responsibilities

Coordinate and facilitate multidisciplinary staffing’s in person or remotely and send notifications to all participants who are required to attend.
Review of prior and current history of child(ren) prior the MDT staffing in an effort to make an informed decision.
Mediate disagreement during MDT staffing to ensure effective communication between participating individuals by using conflict resolution and collaborative problem- solving skills to ensure that the child and family remain the primary focus of each MDT staffing.
Assist participants in using the strengths within the family when determining and establishing goals for the child; confirm best interest factors and specific information related to a child 3 years of age or younger are considered during the multidisciplinary staffing.
Provide notification to the courts through Children’s Legal Services and DCF Regional staff within 48 hours after the conclusion of the staffing when a unanimous consensus could not be reached by all parties.
Develop written report for the court that outline the overall decisions of the multidisciplinary staffing’s and the feedback of each individual participant. The court will be notified if the parties are unable to reach consensus during the staffing.
Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with organizations and other agencies involved with child welfare such as community-based care providers, Children’s Legal Services, Guardian ad Litem, schools, clinical professionals, Department of Juvenile Justice, and other community agency resources.
Maintain an organized tracking system to account for each multidisciplinary staffing and confirm participation of required attendees.
Document the outcome of multidisciplinary staffing’s in the Florida Safe Families Network (FSFN) System.
Review Florida Statutes, DCF Operational Procedures, Administrative Rule and policies. Ensure participants are aware of confidentiality and HIPAA, and identify potential problems related to case specifics.