Post Adoption/Permanent Guardianship Care Coordinator - Seminole County

Community Based Care of Brevard • Orlando, FL

16d • $52,000

About The Position

The Post Adoption/Permanent Guardianship Care Coordinator is responsible for demonstrating strong communication and fostering positive relationships between Prevention/Diversion staff, Department of Children and Families, Post Adoptive Families and FPOCF. In this role, the liaison connects youth and families to essential community resources and facilitates family team conferences to ensure coordinated support. This position will act as the primary point of contact for post-adoption families in need of care coordination. This position will work to meet the needs of families, which may include evenings/weekends. The care coordinator will actively participate in, and facilitate, as needed, Local Review Teams and other applicable staffings/meetings. This care coordinator will act as the primary point of contact between the Seminole dependency court system and FPOCF in all cases involving closed Permanent Guardianship. Working in conjunction with the courts and FPOCF operations and diversion staff, this position will develop and manage a process to ensure that inactive cases involving permanent guardians continue to be stable and have access to any needed services. They will document activities and actions in Florida Safe Families Network (FSFN). Additionally, they will maintain data for reporting purposes, to identify gaps in services, for resource allocation, and for forecasting needs.

Requirements

• Valid Driver's License - Essential: This position also requires a valid Florida driver’s license in order to travel throughout the County.
• Computer skills (Microsoft and Web based application): This position uses Microsoft and a web-based application for daily entry of case activity and the utilization management of service authorizations.
• 2+ years of Team Facilitation Skills with At Risk Families: This position works collaboratively with both informal and formal professional supports and must demonstrate the ability to effectively partner with collaterals and service providers.
• Min 1 year knowledge Child Welfare Experience: This position requires at least 1 year of experience working in Child Welfare.
• Master’s Degree in Human Services Related field required.
• 2 to 5 years related experience required.

Nice To Haves

• 5 to 8 years related experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Authorization Coordination-Essential Function: This is strongly recommended to ensure timely delivery of appropriate services while managing the budget allocations and identifying alternative community resources as well as other funding streams in order to maximize resources and adhere to policies and procedures. Responsible for utilization and monitoring flexible funding and service coordination in order to meet client needs.
• Care Planning Resources – Essential Function: Access 3rd party, Medicaid and community resources and ensures inclusion in care planning in order to maximize resources.
• Crisis Intervention – Essential Function: Provide crisis intervention linkages, referrals through consultation to ensure family support and stabilization in order to follow-up with emergency family team conference’s for continued authorization. Ensures interim safety plan and follow up development in order to protect clients and agency's best interests.
• Facilitate FTCs – Essential Function: This is strongly recommended in order to effectively bring a diverse team of professionals, family and community resources together to provide support to the family in order to develop strategies and identify needs to address their issues. Ability to use judgement and a solution focused style to address differing points of view to achieve consensus within the FTC process. Ensure that the family voice drives the process and that decisions and actions have support of the group.
• Other duties as required: Job performance requires fulfilling other incidental or related duties as assigned, assisting and training others, and performing duties of higher rated positions from time to time for developmental purposes.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level