Permanency Specialist

Children's Network of Hillsborough; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The Children's Network of Hillsborough is looking for a dedicated professional to coordinate and facilitate permanency staffing, ensuring effective communication and permanency for children. The role requires strong mediation and documentation skills, with a commitment to a trauma-sensitive approach.

This full-time position involves working closely with families and agencies while maintaining compliance with Florida statute requirements. The ideal candidate will work standard business hours with potential overtime and travel within Hillsborough County.

Qualifications

• Ability to perform duties satisfactorily with reasonable accommodation.
• Strong communication skills to mediate disagreements.
• Knowledge of Florida Statute Chapter 39.

Responsibilities

• Schedule and track permanency staffing.
• Provide subject matter expertise in dependency processes.
• Complete staffing reports with recommendations.
• Deliver services ensuring children's safety and permanency.

Skills

Subject matter expertise in dependency processes

Knowledge of permanency options

Ability to monitor and document staffing

Trauma-sensitive engagement skills

Facilitation and mediation skills

Job description

The Children’s Network of Hillsborough is committed to working with the community to protect children and preserve families.

General Purpose of Job

Schedule, facilitate, monitor, document, and track the Permanency Staffing. This includes coordinating and facilitating staffings that may result in competing opinions and recommendations from case participants. Utilize a trauma-sensitive, strength-based approach to engaging families and youth in moving the case toward permanency as outlined in Florida Statute Chapter 39. Specialists gather and analyze information to drive safety and permanency decisions. Ability to hear all sides and mediate disagreements during staffings to ensure effective communication between participating individuals and identify strengths within the family. Responsible for drafting written reports for the court with clear permanency recommendations and a plan to ensure achievement of the permanency goal. Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with organizations and other agencies involved with the child welfare system.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Schedule, facilitate, monitor, document, and track permanency staffing
• Provide subject matter expertise in dependency processes, statute and code
• Knowledge of permanency options, by statutory preference and legal requirements to achieve each
• Develop tracking to ensure Permanency staffings are completed prior to critical case junctures
• Monitor Permanency Reporting in FSFN and Mindshare
• Complete timely documentation of Permanency Staffings in FSFN
• Complete staffing reports with permanency recommendations
• Ensure completion of trainings to ensure maintenance of full Child Welfare Certification through the Florida Certification Board
• Identify System of Care needs and provide technical assistance to supply them
• Deliver services that assure the safety, permanency, and well-being of children in the care of the Children’s Network of Hillsborough
• Perform other duties as assigned to support departmental and agency goals, as needed and appropriate to the position.

Working Hours

Children’s Network of Hillsborough’s standard business hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. This position is an in-office based position that averages 40 hours per week. Work hours may vary outside of these standard hours, including evenings and weekends, as needed to meet operational demands. All hours worked will be compensated in accordance with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and agency policies, including applicable overtime and other compensation requirements.

Travel

Travel in and outside of Circuit 13 (Hillsborough County) may be required.

Training

All employees are required to complete fifteen (15) hours of training annually, which may be completed online or in a classroom setting. Employees who hold a credential or license relevant to their position must ensure that all training and continuing education requirements are met to maintain their credential or licensure.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.