Permanency Support Worker - Full-time / Part-time

Job Description Summary:

This position provides support to the staff in the Permanency Services Program. Promotes the well-being of children in the Permanency Program, participates in staff meetings and trainings and coordinates with staff from other agencies involved in providing Permanency Services.

In This Opportunity You Will Get To:

• Provides support to the staff of the Permanency Program on a day-to-day basis.
• Ensures requirements of the case plan, as developed by the child and family team are met.
• Maintains a close working relationship with public and private agencies involved in providing Permanency Services/support.         
• Provides assistance with basic services required to meet developmental needs of the child/family.
• Supervises visitations between the child/family and supports the reunification process.
• Provides emotional support, informal counseling, role modeling, realistic expectations and communication and coping skills according to best practices standards.
• Provides crisis intervention, education and assistance with problem solving.
• Instructs the family in child development, parenting skills, child behavior management, child care, home and money management, meal planning and food preparation.
• Provides families with an understanding of the Permanency Program processes and determines requirements.
• Serves as a liaison between families and Permanency Program staff.  Provides routine services to support placements and obtains needed documents for the family’s file.
• Accomplishes child transport requirements.
• The employee is required to be able to safely operate a motor vehicle and possess a valid license therefore.  If using an agency vehicle, the employee must meet agency insurance underwriting standards.
• Prepares case files for audit and notifies the Case Manager of missing or incomplete documentation.
• Completes documentation and forwards reports containing descriptive, analytical and evaluative content.
• Coordinates Permanency Program and requirements with public and private agencies.
• Coordinates with Agency program staff on the delivery of services to children and families.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

• High School diploma or equivalent required with two years’ experience in child and family services field required. Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• The employee is required to be able to safely operate a motor vehicle and possess a valid license.  If using an agency vehicle and/or transporting clients, the employee must meet agency insurance underwriting standards.

PRESENTATION SKILLS:

Ability to read, analyze and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports and legal documents.  Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from clients, care providers or regulatory agencies.  Must demonstrate skills in separation and loss issues for the child in care, family systems, conflict resolution, and mediation, understanding loyalty issues a youth and adoptive resource family may face, and general issues related to adoptions.

FINANCIAL/COMPUTATIVE SKILLS:

Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference.  Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.  Familiarity with computers and their capabilities.

ANALYTICAL ABILITY:

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.  Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with abstract and concrete variables.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, stand, sit and walk.  The employee frequently is required to use hands and fingers; climb or balance; and stoop or kneel.  The employee is required to be able to safely operate a motor vehicle and be able to obtain a license, therefore.

The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works in outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

As a valued employee you will receive:

A competitive compensation and benefit package including:

• 20 days of Personal leave your first year, 5 additional days the following year
• 11 paid holidays
• Annual merit salary increases
• Annual longevity bonuses
• 100% retirement match up to 5% of income
• Education Tuition Assistance
• Assistance for Clinical Supervision
• Annual Christmas Bonus
• Agency Vehicles available and mileage reimbursement (if personal vehicle is used)
• Agency provide Smart Phone or “Bring Your Own Device” reimbursement policy
• Microsoft Surface Pro provided for Case Managers, Supervisors, and Directors