Resource Coordinator

State of Vermont • Rutland, VT

16h

About The Position

The Rutland office of the Department for Children & Families' (DCF) Family Services Division is seeking a Resource Coordinator to join our team of dedicated staff in supporting children, families and communities. Our goal is to promote safety, permanency, wellbeing and law abidance for children in need. Your role as a resource coordinator would support district office assessment of foster care placement and respite resources and recruiting foster parents in response to local needs. Resource coordinators work with the family service worker to ensure relatives and natural supports are identified, assessed and appropriately supported as placement resources for children and youth. This role also provides foster care orientation and foundation training to all potential foster parents.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree AND one (1) year of human services work or community resource development.
• OR
• One (1) year or more of graduate credits in a Master’s or Doctorate program related to social work, counseling, psychology, or public administration.
• OR
• Four (4) years of child welfare experience in the role of recruiting, training and retaining foster families.

Responsibilities

• Provides on-going support for licensed foster parents through visits, telephone contacts and home contacts
• Acts as district liaison to local foster parent association.
• Participates in the development of foster parent contracts including specification of work to be performed and establishment of rates of payment. May mediate disputes between foster parents and social workers.
• Ensures foster families respect the cultural, ethnic and spiritual values of the families we serve.
• Follows the Diligent Recruitment (DR) process for recruiting, retaining, and supporting kin and foster families as well as tracking recruitment data.

Benefits

• 80% State paid medical premium and a dental plan at no cost for employees and their families
• Work/Life balance: 11 paid holidays each year and a generous leave plan
• State Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FMLI)
• Two ways to save for your retirement: A State defined benefit pension plan and a deferred compensation 457(b) plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Flexible spending healthcare and childcare reimbursement accounts
• Low cost group life insurance
• Incentive-based Wellness Program
• Qualified Employer for Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness Program

What This Job Offers

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