Post Permanency Services Coordinator

Easterseals NH • Bennington, VT

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About The Position

Easterseals VT is seeking a Post Permanency Services Coordinator to support Vermont families formed through adoption and guardianship. In collaboration with the State Post Permanency Manager, the coordinator provides compassionate, tailored, family-centered services focused on normative adoption experiences and early childhood trauma. The role includes in-home support, resource coordination, participation in family and school meetings, ongoing training, and support-group development in an assigned catchment area.

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 preferred.

Responsibilities

• Write and implement plans of care for approval by the consulting agency clinician; prepare 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, kinship support, and consultation regarding birth-parent contact.
• Help families find preventive and supportive services and participate with parents 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 within the assigned catchment area.
• Visit client homes to implement requirements of the individual’s plan of care and ensure compliance with the case plan.
• Make diligent efforts to establish and maintain support groups for families formed through adoption and guardianship in the assigned catchment area.
• Testify concerning treatment services in court when subpoenaed.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage for eligible full-time employees.
• PTO begins accruing on the first day of employment.
• Up to nine paid holidays annually, plus one floating holiday; staff scheduled to work during holidays receive holiday pay according to program guidelines.
• 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 services and reimbursement programs for weight loss and tobacco cessation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level