PERMANENCY SUPPORT SPECIALIST

SCO Family of Services•Village of Garden City, NY

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

Performs daily tasks to maintain the overall workflow of the Permanency Support Department. Provides assistance to Foster Care and Residential staff as needed.

Requirements

Associate degree or higher
Ability to read, analyze and interpret policies and procedures related to the job
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Strong organizational skills.
Strong interpersonal skills and verbal and written communication skills are essential and the ability to demonstrate sound decision making while modeling best practice is critical
Solid skills in spreadsheet and word processing programs (MS Office Excel and Word required).
Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel and in CONNECTIONS.
Commitment to the mission and programs of SCO Family of Services.
Ability to work with children and families that have histories of chemical dependency, mental illness, neglect, physical, sexual, and/or emotional abuse, different cultural backgrounds, and varying socioeconomics statuses.
Ability to work competently, compassionately, and without judgment with individuals who may identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, or who may be in different stages of discovering or disclosing their sexual orientation or gender identity.
A strong sense of empathy towards our populations served, and a passion for the field of child welfare.
Strong time management and teamwork skills, diligence, and resilience.

Nice To Haves

1 year or more working in foster care preferred, but not required
Ability to work varying schedules that may cause you to work in excess of your regularly scheduled hours or weekends if necessary.

Responsibilities

Processes Notices of Changes and NOA’s in internal database (ASARA) and (CONNECTIONS) to complete monthly Billing
Processes Census Sheets for monthly billing
Assists in ACS/SSPS reconciliation for monthly care day billing
Responsible for moving Notice of changes (NOC’s) to the SCO shared drive
SCO liaison for submitting Social Security requests for tax purposes to ACS
Responsible for submitting Putative Father Registry (PFR) applications and results
Responsible for gathering Service Plan Review data from Case planners and sending to ACS
PFR- Submit to OCFS and send responses to the CP Team
SSPS pre-bill- Checking data against our system and CONNX
Responsible for preparing monthly Attorney invoices and sending out Attorney correspondence
Responsible for submission of Permanency Hearing Reports through LTS (Legal Tracking System)
Distributes Court Action summaries and Court documents to case planning staff
Responsible for sending out the ACS/HRA reports to case planning staff
Communicates monthly with case planning staff to update internal worker list
Responsible for making copies of insurance cards and sending them to the Directors
Performing assigned tasks to assist in the overall operation of the Dept, which may include, filing and other functions outlined by the Supervisor
Responsible for ensuring compliance with all agency policies procedures and governmental regulations, including but not limited to HIPAA