Caregiver Support Coordinator

Salary: $52,000/year P OS I TION OBJEC T IV E : Provide prima r y s upport f or o ur fos t e r homes and a ssist them in navi g ati n g in the Ch i ld Welfa r e S y stem. E mphasis on client satisfac t i o n, re t enti o n a n d uti l i z ation of the ho m e . P a r t n e r a n d collabo r a te w ith Ca re g i v er I nf o rma t i on and Eli g ibi l i t y and o t h er s y st e m of c a r e par t n e r s - C a se M a n a g e m ent, I n t ak e and Pl a c e m e n t, Emotional Support P r oviders and other Embra c e F ami l i es d e pa r tments. ES S EN T IAL FUNC T I O N S : I nit i al cont a ct for e m o t i on a l s uppo r t fr o m f os t e r p ar e nts a nd man a g e their r eque s ts for s upport Quar t e rly Li c en s i n g H o m e V is i t (in c l ude a s s ist a n c e w i t h t r a i nin g ) and d o c u m e nta t i on i n F S FN Li a i son w i th r e g ulator y - C I E on c a re g i v e rs beha l f Pa r t icipa t e in m onth l y F ost e r Pa r e n t C ou n ty m eet i n g s Participate i n month l y F o s t e r Par e nt A sso c iation m e e t ing Col l a b orate w ith Emot i o n a l S upport P r ov i de r s a b out f o s t er pa r ent ne e ds Cont a ct foster homes f o r init i al a nd subse q u e n t p l ace m e nts a n d as s ess appr o p r i ate n e s s of sp ec i f i c ch i l dr e n i n their ho m e Participate i n te a m a c t i v i t i e s a s s e ss i ng s kill l e v e l of f ost e r pa r e nts a n d pa rt i c i pate in S t ep D own s t a f fi n g s fo r ol d er y o u t h Upda t e Ar g os foster ho m e prof i l e on g oi n g Com p le t e over ca p a c i t y wa i v e rs and c o l l abora t e with C I E team Com p le t e c o rr e c t i v e ac t i on pl a ns f or f ost e r ho m es a n d work with the C I E t eam Participate i n f o st e r ca r e ref e r r a ls a nd i nstitut i onal st a f f i n g s Participate i n Plac e m e n t Support St a f f i n g s a n d m a ke r e c o m me n d a t i o ns a b o ut foster pa r ent nee d s/ s upp o r t s r e l a ted to c h i l d r en in the i r ho m e i n o r der to s t a bili z e the plac e m e n t Act a s a s cr ibe in Placement S u pport S t a f f in g s and collabo r a te w i th the Co u n t y B HC in or d er to support the fo s t er home a n d s t ab i l i z e the p l a c e m e nt On-c a ll r o t a t ion af ter h o u rs for new p l acement r e f er r als or subs e quent placements F or sp e cific on ca ll posi t i o n: On ca l l a f t e r posit i on w i t h e m phasis o n new int a ke s /s u bse q uent foster home plac e m e nts. Con t act w i th f o s ter p a r e nts w ho Conduct quar t e r l y h ome v i s i t s w i t h foster p a r e n ts a nd c ol l a bo r a t e w ith C I E r e g ar d i n g r e - l i c e n s ure ac t i vities Ha v e o n g oi n g c alls w i t h f oster p a r e n ts a n d a ct as a r e sou r ce and p rovide s u pport Participates in c r e a t ion an d a n nual r ev i ew s of U nit Poli c y a n d P r o c e d u re M anu a l s to ensure all pol i c y a n d p r o c e d ures r ef l ect cur r e n t state, f e d e ral and s y stem of c a r e re q u ire m ents. Participate i n the a gen c y s t r a t e g i c p l an & qua l i t y i mprove m ent pro c esses Abili t y to s a fe l y & s u c c e ssfu l l y perform e s sential j o b f u nctions c onsistent with t h e ADA, F M L A , & ot h er f e dera l , stat e , & lo c al standa r ds, i n c l udi n g m e e t i n g qualitative & quantitative pr o duc t i v i t y st a ndards. Abili t y to mainta i n r e a s o na b l y re g ular, pu nc tual a t tendance consis t e nt with ADA, F M L A & other f ed e ra l , s t a t e, & l o c al s ta n d a r ds Abili t y to co m p l y wi t h a ll p e r s onnel poli c i es & pr oce d ures We unde r s t a n d t h e i m po r tance that e v e r y pr o v i d er, pa r e nt a nd empl o y e e pl a y s in t h e succ e ss of o u r mi s sion to protect and inspi r e every child, eve r y d a y . An e s s ential func t i o n of a ll empl o y ees is to provide exce l l e n t c ustomer s e r vi c e b y b ei n g prof e s s ional and r e s pe c t ful in a l l i n t e r actions ea c h a nd eve r y da y . I t is a l so e xpe c t e d t hat a l l empl o y e es a r e t i m e ly a n d re s ponsi v e in the i r c o mm unic a t ion with others. NON-ESS E NT I A L F U N C TIO N S: Duties in other c o unt i es a s a s signed This li s t of f u n c t i o ns is n ot i n t e nded t o be exha u st i ve. The a g e n c y r ese r ve s the r ig ht to re v i s e t h is job descr i pt i on as needed to c o m p l y with a c tu a l job r e qui r ements. Q UA L I F I C A T I O NS : REQ U I R E D: B achelo r in hum a n se r vi c e ar e a Curre n t Child We l f are C e r t i f i c a t ion or in pr o ce s s of obt a ining P R E F ERRED: S K I LL S : REQ U I R E D: I nt e rmediate d a t a ent r y s k i lls Proficien c y in M i cr o s oft Office Suite in c l udi n g Word, Outl o ok and E x cel E x ce l l e nt in t e rper s onal a nd co m muni c a t i on skills St r ong time-man a ge m ent and o r g an i z a t i o n skills Abili t y to ana l y z e, integ r ate a n d r eport da t a Demonstra t e cultu r al & l i ngu i stic c omp e t e n ce & s e n s itivi t y to population s erved Abili t y to t r avel S P E C I A L CONDITI O N S: Thorou g h Back g round S cre e n i n g u pon hi r e i n c l u ding F B I , F D L E, L ocal L aw ch e ck, Empl o y m e n t R e f e r e n ce ch e c k, DMV che c k, C r im i nal Recor d s c h ec k , S oc i a l S e c u rity Trace & Drug S c r e e ni n g . F D L E c h eck will be run at lea s t e v e r y 5 y e ar s. On-c a ll a s s i gnme n t s - Y e s Tra v el- re i m b ur s ement P HYS I C A L & MENT A L R E Q U I R EME N TS: (N=N e e d ed P = Pr e fe rre d ) Anal y z i n g ( N), Bending - neck ( P ), Bending-w a i s t ( P), Calcu l a tions ( N), Car r y i n g / Li f ti n g ( P), Cli m bing ( P ), C r awlin g /C ro uc hi n g ( P), F inger M ov e ments ( N), Ha n d ling Ob j ec t s ( N ), K nee l ing ( P ), Pushin g / Pull i ng ( P ), R ea c hi n g ( P), R e ading & Com p r e hending ( N), R ea soni n g ( N ), Sit t ing ( P ), S qua t t ing ( P ), Standi n g ( P), Tw i s tin g - neck ( P ), Tw i s tin g - waist ( P), Walking ( P), Writ i ng ( N) P O S I T IO N STATU S : E x empt S u p e rvisi o n l e vel: 1 = g e n er al dir e c t i o n, 2 = di r e cti o n, 3 = g e n er al s up e rv i s i o n , 4 = sup er v is i o n, 5 = c l o se s u p er v is i o n Su p e r vi s e d b y: Car e g iver S u pport C l ini c a l M a na g e r Su p e r vi s e s: N/A The Brevard Family Partnership family of agencies are Equal Opportunity Employers, comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act and maintain a drug-free workplace. The Brevard Family Partnership family of agencies maintain and enforce a drug-free workplace program.