PERMANENCY SPECIALIST - SEGUIN/GONZALES - HYBRID

SJRC Texas-posted 3 months ago
Hybrid • San Antonio, TX
51-100 employees
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The candidate must reside within the following county(s) within Region 8: Bandera, Kerr, Gillespie, Kendall, Comal or Guadalupe County. The primary function of this position is to promote the well-being of children in the Permanency Program, participate in staff meetings and training, and coordinate with staff from other agencies involved in the Permanency Program. The role involves managing a caseload of Permanency cases and performing various essential duties and responsibilities directly related to the care and support of children in the program.

  • Travel is required for this position, up to 95% of the work week.
  • Manages a caseload of Permanency placements from investigators and/or Family Based Safety Services Caseworkers after children are removed from their homes.
  • Assess the need for placement, safety, family strengths and needs, and placement resources for the child and care provider/kinship/adoption caregivers.
  • Plans for and facilitates permanency and assists care providers and kinship caregivers in providing a safe, nurturing environment for children in their care.
  • Maintains a close working relationship with public and private agencies involved in providing Permanency and Adoption services/support.
  • Conducts and coordinates assessments.
  • Ensures the accuracy, content, and completeness of child/family case records.
  • Coordinates Permanency Program and requirements with public and private agencies.
  • Conducts case planning conferences at required intervals.
  • Facilitates family/youth preparation for permanency through training, family to family mentoring, family assessment, consultations, home visits, etc.
  • Coordinates with staff on cases where the primary case plan goal is adoption or when a Permanency Round Table (PRT) has occurred.
  • Facilitates requirements for PRT through public/private agencies and the court system.
  • Coordinates with Care Management and Foster Care and Adoption staff on placement of children in identified adoptive placements.
  • Works in concert with the Adoption Accelerator to facilitate requirements for PRT through public/private agencies and the court system.
  • Coordinates with the resource exchange contractor for potential adoptive resources for children when no identified resource is available.
  • Works in concert with the Independent Living Coordinator to prepare children for independent living.
  • Develops targeted recruitment plans for children with no adoptive resources.
  • Provides 24-hour, on-call support to the children/families served.
  • Provides crisis intervention, when required.
  • Meets the individual needs of children in kinship care and assists caregivers to provide a stable and loving home for relative children.
  • Coordinates adoption planning and dissolutions.
  • Supports the Post Adoption Case Manager in ensuring follow-on support services are accomplished after permanency is achieved.
  • Compiles monthly statistical data and reports and forwards it to appropriate agencies.
  • Completes documentation and forwards reports containing descriptive, analytical, and evaluative content.
  • Coordinates with Agency staff, and staff from external public and private agencies, on the delivery of services to children and families.
  • Associate's degree from an accredited college or university in Child Welfare or related field plus two (2) years of relevant work experience OR 60 accredited college credit hours plus two (2) years relevant work experience OR 90 accredited college credit hours plus one (1) year of relevant work experience.
  • Valid Texas Driver's License, safe driving record, ability to provide own transportation and proof of current automobile insurance.
  • Training/Licensure/Certifications as required by SJRC Texas/Belong.
  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Child Welfare or related field OR Master's degree from an accredited college or university in Child Welfare or related field.
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