Permanency Specialist
About The Position
Camelot Community Care employs over 500 dedicated and talented professionals who lead us in our efforts of helping children reach their fullest potential. Working for Camelot is a unique experience where each employee is asked not only to shape the future of the children they serve, but also help shape the future of the company. We take pride in our organizational culture of allowing local programs and staff an appropriate amount of autonomy to design and deliver services that best meet their community's needs. Camelot is not a top heavy organization but instead we place our trust and confidence in local leadership with the corporate administration providing guidance, support and the necessary resources to provide high quality services.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from a four-year accredited college or university in Psychology, Social Work, Sociology, or related Human Services degree
- A minimum of two (2) years of experience in child welfare is required
- Knowledge of permanency options, by statutory preference and legal requirements to achieve each.
Nice To Haves
- Supervisory experience is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Schedule, facilitate, monitor, document, and track the Permanency Staffing.
- Utilize a trauma sensitive, strength-based approach to engaging families and youth in moving the case toward permanency as outlined in Florida Statute Chapter 39.
- Gather and analyze information to drive safety and permanency decisions.
- Mediate disagreements during staffings to ensure effective communication between participating individuals and identify strengths within the family.
- Draft written reports with clear permanency recommendations and a plan to ensure achievement of the permanency goal.
- Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with organizations and other agencies involved with the child welfare system.
- Provide subject matter expertise in dependency processes, statute, and code.
- Develop tracking to ensure permanency staffings are completed prior to critical case junctures.
- Complete timely documentation of Permanency Staffings in FSFN.
- Complete staffing reports with permanency recommendations.
- Ensure completion of training to ensure maintenance of full Child Welfare Certification through the Florida Certification Board.
- Aid in problem solving barriers to move permanency within the program.
- Provide training as necessary to staff regarding permanency, staffings, etc.
- Participate as acting APD to support with our on-call rotation.
Benefits
- Health Insurance Plan
- Dental Insurance Plan
- 401K Plan
- 11 paid holidays
- Generous vacation and sick time benefits
- Tuition and CEU reimbursement
- Flexible spending accounts
- Supplemental insurance packages including disability, life insurance, and other products
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
