CHILD WELFARE FACILITATOR I

Mesa County, CO

Peoria (IL)

Presencial

USD 50 000 - 57 000

Tempo integral

Há 5 dias

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Resumo da oferta

Mesa County seeks a Meeting Facilitator/Case Manager to coordinate family engagement meetings and permanency roundtables. You will facilitate discussions, mediate conflicts, and ensure safety and well-being of children and youth in line with policies.

The role emphasizes impartial mediation, data collection, and written reporting. A bachelor's degree with relevant experience is required; bilingual English/Spanish is desirable. This on-site position offers Mesa County benefits.

Qualificações

Bachelor’s degree in a human behavioral sciences field and two years of professional case management with facilitation/mediation.
Master’s degree or higher in social work or related field with one year of case management experience.
Bilingual English/Spanish desired.

Responsabilidades

Schedule, coordinate, and prepare with families, staff from DHS and community agencies.
Facilitate family meetings in a timely and thorough manner.
Ensure child safety and well-being is central to decisions.
Record attendance, take notes, and prepare written reports.
Mediate conflicts and facilitate positive outcomes and final decisions.
Create a culturally respectful climate for meetings.
Ensure decisions align with county policies and laws.
Provide feedback and coaching to case managers; collaborate with supervisors.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Conhecimentos

Facilitation

Mediation

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Formação académica

Bachelor’s degree in human behavioral sciences

Master’s degree in social work or related field

Ferramentas

Automated systems

Descrição da oferta de emprego

$4,485.99 - $5,079.15

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JOB SUMMARY:

Schedules, coordinates, prepares, and facilitates a variety of meetings, including, but not limited to Family Engagement Meetings and Permanency Roundtable Staffings, as well as provide mediation services to children, youth, and families. Requires impartial facilitation/mediation, preparation, and coordination of meetings with all participants, maintaining a safe environment and working with families and invested parties as they plan together for the safety and well-being of children and youth in accordance with agency, state, and federal policies and procedures, rules and regulations, and laws. Provides coaching, training, and feedback regarding co-workers skills and processes. Utilizes automated systems; collects data; prepares written reports as needed. Position provides independent review and recommendations of quality improvement processes regarding service provision, service delivery, and service outcomes. Works well within a team, encourages values of the agency and a positive environment.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

(The following duty statements are illustrative of the essential functions of the job and do not include other non-essential or marginal duties that may be required. The County reserves the right to modify or change the duties or essential functions of this job at any time. All responsibilities may not be performed by all incumbents.)

Schedules, coordinates, and prepares with families, family supports, staff from DHS, and staff from community agencies the family engagement process.

Facilitates various family meetings in a timely and thorough manner.

Assures that child safety and well-being are central to any and all decisions made within the family meetings.

Records family meeting attendance, takes notes during various meetings and prepares thorough and reliable written reports, ensuring that notes taken during the meeting are distributed to all the parties involved in the process.

Mediates conflict or dispute during the meeting/staffing process and facilitates positive outcomes and final decisions.

Creates a culturally respectful climate for the family meeting including locating easily accessible meeting sites for the families and service providers.

Assures that all decisions made during the family meetings is in concert with county policies and procedures and state, federal rules, regulations and statutes.

Offers a positive work environment and constructive feedback regarding application of facilitation and mediation skills to case managers to assist in their professional development; meeting jointly with the Social Caseworker and their Supervisor to report strengths and areas for improvement.

Performs other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

Education and Experience:

A Bachelor’s degree with a major in a human behavioral sciences field (no substitution) and two (2) years professional case management experience obtained after the degree consisting of prior facilitation and mediation experience; or,

A Master’s degree or higher in social work or human behavioral sciences field and one (1) year of professional case management experience obtained before or after the advanced degree consisting of prior facilitation and mediation experience.

Bilingual (English/Spanish) (desired)

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT:

This position requires standing, stooping, sitting, bending, twisting, and lifting up to 10 pounds.

Work is generally confined to a standard office environment.

_ EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK ACT: _

In compliance with the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act the following items can be used as a determining factor in the starting and ongoing wage of an employee working in this position:

A seniority system that rewards employees based on length of employment;
A merit system that rewards employees for exceptional job performance;
An incentive system that pays employees based on the quality of their work or the amount of work they perform, or;
Education, training, or experience to the extent that they are reasonably related to the work in question.

This position is eligible for the following Mesa County benefits: