Permanency Case Manager
Company: TFI Family Services, Inc.
Location: Washington
Posted on: June 25, 2022
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Job Description:
Permanency Case Manager ***This job has the ability to work
remotely***** HP123TFI is a leading child welfare agency providing
experience, compassion, quality services and care. Our strength as
an organization lies in the fact that we do what is best for
children and families. TFI continues to create new resources and
develop innovative solutions as we work to meet the needs of
families of children.Qualifications:Bachelor's degree in the field
of human services, or a related field.Valid driver's license and
meet agency underwriting standards.Benefits: - Competitive pay -
Flexible Schedule - Health Insurance - Dental Insurance - Vision
Insurance - Company paid Life insurance - 401(k) Match - 20 days of
personal leave in first year of employment; 25 days after
completion of year one - 11 paid holidays - Longevity bonus -
Employee Assistance Program - Flexible Spending Program - Referral
programThe Family Initiative, Inc. is the parent company providing
services in Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas. We provide
service to these areas through our affiliates: TFI Family
Connections in Oklahoma and Texas Family Initiative in Texas.
Pathway Family Services is an affiliate in Kansas offering
additional services to youth and families. Mainstream Nonprofit
Solutions is an affiliate supporting the TFI Family of Companies
and other Nonprofits.As a Permanency Case Manager, you will
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 the Permanency Program.
Manages a caseload of Permanency cases. - Manages a caseload of
Permanency placements of children in DCF Custody - Assess the need
for placement, safety, family strengths and needs, and placement
resources for the child and care provider/kinship/adoption
caregivers - Plans for and facilitates permanency and assists care
providers and kinship caregivers in providing a safe, nurturing
environment for children in their care - Maintains a close working
relationship with public and private agencies involved in providing
Permanency and Adoption services/support - Conducts and coordinates
assessments - Ensures the accuracy, content and completeness of
child/family case records - Coordinates Permanency Program and
requirements with public and private agencies - Conducts case
planning conferences at required intervals - Facilitates
family/youth preparation for permanency through training, family to
family mentoring, family assessment, consultations, home visits,
etc. - Following best practice standards, coordinates with staff on
cases where the primary case plan goal is adoption or when PRT has
occurred - Facilitates requirements for PRT through public/private
agencies and the court system - Coordinates with Care Management
and Foster Care and Adoption staff on placement of children in
identified adoptive placements - Works in concert with Adoption
Accelerator to facilitate requirements for PRT through
public/private agencies and the court system and prepares the child
for special needs adoption as required - Coordinates with the
resource exchange contractor for potential adoptive resources for
children when no identified resource is available and sends all
information to the appropriate person. Works in concert with the
Independent Living Coordinator to prepare children for independent
living and to support those placed in an independent living
environment - Assess the need for placement, safety, family
strengths and needs - Plans for and facilitates permanency and
assists adoptive resource in providing a safe, nurturing
environment for youth in their care - Maintains a close working
relationship with public and private agencies involved in providing
adoption services/support - Develops Targeted recruitment plans for
children with no adoptive resource - Provides 24 hour, on-call
support to the children/families served. Provides crisis
intervention, when required. - Meets the individual needs of
children in kinship care and assists caregivers to provide a stable
and loving home for relative children - With the assistance of Care
Management staff, ensures children are placed in appropriate
placements in timelines required - Coordinates adoption planning
and dissolutions - Supports the After Care Case Manager in ensuring
follow-on support services are accomplished after permanency is
achieved - Compiles monthly statistical data and reports and
forwards to appropriate agencies - Completes documentation and
forwards reports containing descriptive, analytical an evaluative
content - Coordinates with Agency staff, and staff from external
public and private agencies on the delivery of services to children
and families - Must demonstrate the following:o Ability to
understand and assist with the role changes that occur in foster
and kinship careo Ability to counsel regarding issues of separation
and loss for the child, family, and caregivero A commitment to a
child's right to belong to a familyo A commitment to preserving,
whenever possible, a child's connection to the family of origino A
commitment to reunifying a child with his/her biological family -
Demonstrate knowledge, skills and experience to assess the need for
placement, assess safety, assess family strengths and needs, assess
placement resources for the child and care providers/kinship
caregivers, plan for and facilitate permanency, and assist care
providers, kinship, caregivers and adoptive resource families in
providing a safe, nurturing environment for children in their care.
- Demonstrate skills in separation and loss issues for the child in
care, family systems, conflict resolution and mediation,
understanding loyalty issues a child and kinship caregiver and
youth and adoptive resource families may face and general issues
related to reunification of children with their family, as well as
those related to adoption - Provide training as required to include
process, skills and practice on preparing children and family for
adoption - 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. - Will be required to drive personal or
agency vehicle while transporting children or conducting agency
business. - Refrains from assuming any duty that is unrelated to
and/or interferes with the responsibilities of the position -
Advocates, promotes and practices cultural sensitivity and
responsiveness in all day-to-day interactions - Develops, promotes
and practices teamwork in all activitiesIf you want to make a
difference in a child's life, join our team today!TFI is an Equal
Opportunity Employer.To apply, please visit
www.Tfifamily.Org/employment
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