ICPC Region 6 Home Assessment Specialist

ICES: Data, Discovery, Better Health; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

ICES: Data, Discovery, Better Health is seeking a Home Assessor Specialist to manage a caseload and coordinate ICPC processes with Texas State. You will conduct orientation meetings, collect data, and prepare initial assessments within 30 days of referral.

You will also perform home studies, conduct in-home visits, connect families to services, and maintain documentation within 72 hours, ensuring timely and compliant outcomes.

Qualifications

• Maintain required annual employee training and documentation for self and other ICPC Specialists
• Complete a minimum of Two (2) home studies per month

Responsibilities

• Maintain a caseload of 17-20 (full-time)
• Coordinate with ICPC PD and Texas State to assist with the ICPC process and improve service accessibility to families, children, and youth.
• Ensure children already placed in relative care are referred and connected to all needed services when need is identified.
• Complete Orientation meetings with inquiring families to provide information to them about the verification requirements and process, collect data from the family, and complete the Initial Assessment within 30 days of referral.
• Provide information, assistance, encouragement, and reminders to applicant families to ensure that they complete the requirements for verification.
• Complete initial and final walk-throughs of caregiver homes
• Conduct in home visits and meetings collaboratively with families to consider their schedule & needs
• Enter documentation received in database system within 72 hours of receiving.
• Fully develop and prepare homes for (kinship or unrelated) foster, adoption or foster/adoption home study
• Complete a minimum of Two (2) home studies per month.
• Connect family to social work department for community resource connection and other supports
• Facilitate connections between families and various inter-agency resources.
• Provide monthly updates for ICPC Texas State Office about the progress of the home
• Refer families to MFS training and identification of further training as needed of ICPC families
• Maintain positive professional relationships with families, colleagues, CPS, Transferring State staff, and the community

Job description

GENERAL DUTIES:

• Comply with Minimum Standards for Child Placing Agencies and Monarch Family Services’ policies and procedures
• Innovative and creative approaches to service delivery
• Participate in ICPC Kinship Specialized Pre-Service and Annual training
• Work effectively with the foster and adoption team
• Maintain required annual employee training and documentation for self and other ICPC
  Specialists
• Maintain positive professional relationships with families, colleagues, CPS, and the
  community
• Communicate and respond to families, staff, and other professionals in a timely and
  professional manner.
• Other duties as assigned by ICPC Program Director

HOME ASSESSOR SPECIALIST DUTIES:

• Maintain a caseload of 17-20 (full-time)
• Coordinate with ICPC PD and Texas State to assist with the ICPC process and improve
  service accessibility to families, children, and youth.
• Ensure children already placed in relative care are referred and connected to all needed
  services when need is identified.
• Complete Orientation meetings with inquiring families to provide information to them about
  the verification requirements and process, collect data from the family, and complete the
  Initial Assessment within 30 days of referral.
• Provide information, assistance, encouragement, and reminders to applicant families to
  ensure that they complete the requirements for verification.
• Complete initial and final walk-throughs of caregiver homes
• Conduct in home visits and meetings collaboratively with families to consider their schedule
  & needs
• Enter documentation received in database system within 72 hours of receiving.
• Fully develop and prepare homes for (kinship or unrelated) foster, adoption or
  foster/adoption home study
• Complete a minimum of Two (2) home studies per month.
• Connect family to social work department for community resource connection and other
  supports
• Facilitate connections between families and various inter-agency resources.
• Provide monthly updates for ICPC Texas State Office about the progress of the home
• Refer families to MFS training and identification of further training as needed of ICPC
  families
• Maintain positive professional relationships with families, colleagues, CPS, Transferring
  State staff, and the community