PERMANENCY SUPPORT SPECIALIST

SCO Family of Services; Hempfield Township (Westmoreland County); Hybrid; USD 36,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

SCO Family of Services in Garden City/Queens is seeking a Permanency Support Specialist to maintain daily operations of the Permanency Support Department and provide assistance to foster care and residential staff.

This full-time role offers a 35-hour week, with 3 days in the office and 2 days hybrid, and an hourly wage of 27.47. You will handle billing, data entry, reporting, and collaborates with case planners and ACS.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or higher required.

Responsibilities

• Process Notices of Changes (NOC) and NOAs for monthly billing.
• Assist in ACS/SSPS reconciliation for monthly care day billing.
• Submit Putative Father Registry (PFR) applications and results.
• Prepare monthly Attorney invoices and correspondence.
• Submit Permanency Hearing Reports through Legal Tracking System (LTS).
• Distribute court action summaries and documents to staff.

Skills

Policy interpretation

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Decision making

Time management

Education

Associate degree or higher

Tools

MS Office (Excel & Word)

CONNECTIONS

Job description

Description

Program: Enhanced Family Foster Care (EFFC)

Job Title: Permanency Support Specialist

Location: Garden City/Queens (Must commute to both locations when needed)

Schedule: 35 hours/weekly; Mon-Fri, 9a-5pm 3 days in office and 2 days Hybrid

Employment Type: Full-time

Hourly rate: $27.47 per hour

Basic Functions of Position:

Performs daily tasks to maintain the overall workflow of the Permanency Support Department as outlined below. Provides Assistance to Foster Care and Residential staff as needed.

Responsibilities

• Processes Notices of Changes and NOA’s in internal database (ASARA) and (CONNECTIONS) to complete monthly Billing
• Processes Census Sheets for monthly billing
• Assists in ACS/SSPS reconciliation for monthly care day billing
• Responsible for moving Notice of changes (NOC’s) to the SCO shared drive
• SCO liaison for submitting Social Security requests for tax purposes to ACS
• Responsible for submitting Putative Father Registry (PFR) applications and results
• Responsible for gathering Service Plan Review data from Case planners and sending to ACS
• PFR- Submit to OCFS and send responses to the CP Team
• SSPS pre-bill- Checking data against our system and CONNX
• Responsible for preparing monthly Attorney invoices and sending out Attorney correspondence
• Responsible for submission of Permanency Hearing Reports through LTS (Legal Tracking System)
• Distributes Court Action summaries and Court documents to case planning staff
• Responsible for sending out the ACS/HRA reports to case planning staff
• Communicates monthly with case planning staff to update internal worker list
• Responsible for making copies of insurance cards and sending them to the Directors
• Performing assigned tasks to assist in the overall operation of the Dept, which may include, filing and other functions outlined by the Supervisor
• Responsible for ensuring compliance with all agency policies procedures and governmental regulations, including but not limited to HIPAA

Qualifications

• Education/Degree: Associate degree or higher
• Years of Experience: 1 year or more working in foster care preferred, but not required
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret policies and procedures related to the job
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and verbal and written communication skills are essential and the ability to demonstrate sound decision making while modeling best practice is critical
• Solid skills in spreadsheet and word processing programs (MS Office Excel and Word required).

Other skills and requirements

• Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel and in CONNECTIONS.
• Commitment to the mission and programs of SCO Family of Services.
• Ability to work with children and families that have histories of chemical dependency, mental illness, neglect, physical, sexual, and/or emotional abuse, different cultural backgrounds, and varying socioeconomics statuses.
• Ability to work competently, compassionately, and without judgment with individuals who may identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, or who may be in different stages of discovering or disclosing their sexual orientation or gender identity.
• Ability to work varying schedules that may cause you to work in excess of your regularly scheduled hours or weekends if necessary.
• A strong sense of empathy towards our populations served, and a passion for the field of child welfare.
• Strong time management and teamwork skills, diligence, and resilience.

SCO Family of Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities