Permanent Guardianship Care Coordinator-Orange County

Family Partnerships of Central Florida•Orlando, FL

9d•Hybrid

About The Position

This position acts as the primary point of contact between the Circuit 9 dependency court system and FPOCF for all cases involving closed Permanent Guardianship. The role involves developing and managing a process to ensure that inactive cases with permanent guardians remain stable and have access to necessary services, working in conjunction with the courts and FPOCF operations and diversion staff.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in a Social Services related field
1 year of experience in child welfare
Child Welfare Certification
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Proficient in the use of Word and FSFN.
Ability to analyze, integrate and report data.
Demonstrate cultural and linguistic competence & sensitivity to population served.
Ability to travel and appear in court.

Nice To Haves

Family finding experience
Experience with: FSFN, FLEMMIS, CLEAR, and CCIS

Responsibilities

Utilize multiple tools (FSFN, FLEMMIS, CLEAR, CCIS) to locate guardians on closed cases identified by the courts.
Request updates on the child's educational and medical status and determine if services are needed.
Complete community referrals for children needing services.
Provide written reports and updates to the courts regarding case status and child well-being.
Attend scheduled court hearings to provide updates on efforts to locate families if a child cannot be found or is not with the approved guardian.
Staff cases with the assigned case management team if a case re-opens.
Act as a liaison between guardians needing intensive services and diversion and prevention programs.
Maintain monthly data regarding workload and other outcomes and output measures.
Interpret collected data for resource allocation, identification of service gaps, tracking service array usage, and performance of service providers.
Assist with diversion-related continuous quality assurance and improvement activities.
Attend and participate in relevant training and meetings.
Participate in the agency strategic plan & quality improvement processes, as needed.
Safely and successfully perform essential job functions consistent with the ADA, FMLA, & other federal, state, & local standards, including meeting qualitative & quantitative productivity standards.
Maintain reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with ADA, FMLA & other federal, state, & local standards.
Comply with all personnel policies & procedures.
Provide excellent customer service by being professional and respectful in all interactions.
Be timely and responsive in communication with others.