Trauma‑Informed Child Welfare Conference Facilitator

The New York Foundling; New York (NY); On-site; USD 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

The New York Foundling in New York, NY is seeking a dedicated Child Welfare Facilitator to lead Conference facilitation across permanency and safety planning. You will work with birth families, foster families, youth, and staff using motivational interviewing to support safe, stable and equitable outcomes.

Responsibilities include conducting 2–3 daily conferences, coordinating with ACS per protocol, documenting plans, and sharing FTC plans with attendees.

Qualifications

• Must have 2 years of relevant experience in child welfare or social services.
• Excellent writing, communication, interpersonal, problem-solving, time management, and organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team, meet deadlines, and maintain case records.
• Ability to engage diverse client populations and adapt to program needs with flexibility.

Responsibilities

• Conduct quarterly permanency-related Team Decision Making Conferences, Crisis driven conferences, and goal change conferences that focuses on children's safety and well-being.
• Implement conference facilitation model with ACS protocol across the child welfare continuum to ensure safety, permanency, well-being, stability, and equity alignment.
• Engage with birth parents, foster parents, and youth as well as staff, using motivational interviewing while assessing safety and risk for children in care.
• Utilize crisis intervention skills to deescalate conflicts in a trauma-informed approach; send invitations and document in connections.
• Maintain access to Connection and document the Service Plan Review within required timeframes as per NYS, ACS and NYF guidelines.
• Provide copies of FTC plan to all conference attendees at the end of each conference.
• Conduct 2-3 conferences daily including FTCs, critical case conferences, final discharges and goal-change conferences; alert management to safety concerns.
• Collaborate with ACS by attending regional debriefings and NYF meetings.

Skills

Child welfare

Communication skills

Written communication

Time management

Team collaboration

Motivational interviewing

Self-management

Cultural competency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human/Social Service field

Job description

The New York Foundling in New York, NY is seeking a dedicated Child Welfare Facilitator to lead Conference facilitation across permanency and safety planning. You will work with birth families, foster families, youth, and staff using motivational interviewing to support safe, stable and equitable outcomes.

Responsibilities include conducting 2–3 daily conferences, coordinating with ACS per protocol, documenting plans, and sharing FTC plans with attendees.