Resource Coordinator

Family Partnerships of Central Florida•Rockledge, FL

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Resource Coordinator provides "hands on" ongoing support to CPI’s, team members and community agencies to track the real time status of services referrals and ensure a well-coordinated continuum of resources and supports for diversionary purposes. This includes linkages with Faith Based organizations, community programs, and natural supports throughout Brevard County. This position will develop and maintain strong working relationships with partners, providers, and stakeholders to successfully divert families from entering the child welfare system in a solution focused manner. The Resource Coordinator will manage a Flexible Funding Budget, enter case activity into FSFN and produce necessary reports on utilization in a culturally competent, flexible, and responsive service delivery system.

Requirements

Valid Driver's License - Essential: This position requires a valid driver’s license to travel throughout the County and requires $100,000/$300,000 bodily injury insurance coverage (per FL Statute) to transport clients.
3 Years’ experience navigating the child welfare system: Prior experience navigating the child welfare system is required to be able to aid and to access various services.
Formal experience as a consumer, foster or adoptive parent: This is required to successfully advocate for families and to aid with resource linkages.
High School Diploma required.
3 years’ experience navigating the child welfare system required.

Nice To Haves

AA/AS - Associates Degree or equivalent preferred.
Experience as a Consumer, Adoptive or Foster Parent preferred.

Responsibilities

Ensures services referrals and community linkages are completed up front during the investigation for early engagement, identification of need and intervention.
Maintains strong working relationships with DCF front line staff, supervisors, and PA’s and manages an on-site supply of tangible resources with ready access to food pantry and other concrete resources to be expedited.
Allows for immediate authorization of payments to prevent entry from the formal child welfare system and to avoids shelter, crisis or filing of petition whenever possible.
Services as a resource expert, apprised of provider resources, community services, grants, in kind, Medicaid and other 3rd party resources available.
Ensures data entry into FSFN of appropriate resource linkage including outcome of case and linkages and makes Child Care referrals when childcare is indicated as risk factor for family.
Fosters and maintains ongoing relationships with family members, providers, and community resources to coordinate services and advocate for families.
Participates in staffing’s/team meetings involving assigned families, and complies with requirements for documentation based on policies and procedures including updates received via email, trainings, staff meetings, and other written communications.
Liaises with service providers, education system, DCF and SAMH to ensure services are culturally competent and linguistically sensitive.
Fulfills 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.