Post Permanency Services Coordinator

Easterseals NH & VT • Bennington, VT

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About The Position

Easterseals VT is seeking a Post Permanency Services Coordinator to provide compassionate, tailored support to Vermont families formed through adoption and guardianship. In collaboration with the State Post Permanency Manager, the coordinator delivers family-centered services focused on normative adoption experiences and early childhood trauma. Services are provided in family homes and include parenting and trauma education, advocacy, resource support, and collaboration with families and other service providers. The position may be full-time or part-time based on program needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Excellent writing skills.
• Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation.

Nice To Haves

• Two years of experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Write and implement plans of care for approval by the consulting agency clinician.
• Write contact notes, formal monthly reports, and discharge summaries.
• Provide in-home services, including adjusted parenting education, developmental trauma education, normative adoption development, advocacy, support with school issues and kinship matters, and consultation regarding birth-parent contact.
• Help families find preventive and supportive services.
• Partner with parents by participating in treatment teams, school teams, coordinated services plan meetings, and other appropriate meetings.
• Attend PPSP quarterly trainings, at least two additional trainings per year related to early trauma or adoption, all VT Consortium trainings and conferences, and all Fostering to Forever classes in the assigned catchment area.
• Visit client homes to work with caregivers on implementing individual plans of care and ensuring compliance with case plans.
• Make diligent efforts to establish and maintain support groups for families formed through adoption and guardianship in the assigned catchment area.
• Testify in court concerning treatment services when subpoenaed.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage for eligible full-time employees.
• Paid time off begins accruing on the first day of employment.
• Up to nine paid holidays annually, plus one floating holiday.
• Holiday pay, in accordance with program guidelines, for staff scheduled to work in programs that remain open during holidays.
• 403(b) employer match up to a maximum of 3%.
• Tuition reimbursement after one year of employment.
• Student loan repayment for qualifying degrees after one year of employment.
• Wellness programs, including nutritional counseling and reimbursement programs for weight loss and tobacco cessation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time