PT Foster Care Coordinator

At
Dungarvin
, we are more than a provider of support services—we’rea mission-driven team rooted in respect,response and choice. Since 1976,we’vebeen dedicated to meeting people where they are, working alongside them to provide person centeredsupportsthat allow people to live independently as possible.

You’llwork directly with people in need of assistance, and/or living with intellectual or developmental disabilities, or other complex medical needs.

With services nationwide, our team is united by a shared commitment to making a real difference – one person, one voice, one choice at a time!
We encourage you to embrace this opportunity to
impact
someone’s life!

PLEASE READ:
This position has the potential to go from PT and to FT.

Wage:
Starting at $22.74

• Medical, Vision and Dental Insurance for FT employees
• Supplemental Insurance
• Flex Spending and HSA Accounts for FT employees
• Pet Insurance
• Life Insurance
• 401 K plan with 3% employer match at one year of services
• Paid Time Off accrual - employees who work 40 hours in a 2-week period
• PTO Donation
• Growth and Development Opportunities
• Employee Referral Program
• Scheduled pay increases
• Employee Assistance Program
• Mileage reimbursement
• T-Mobile, Verizon, Dell, and other National Brand Discounts
• Pay Active- access to 50% of your pay before payday
• Dedicated training department with paid training

The Foster Care (FC) Coordinator monitors and evaluates the services provided by Foster Parents, coordinates FC services, and assists families, foster families, and youth in care with appropriate services that are needed and desired. The FC Coordinator is also responsible for training and supervising direct support staff and ensures family-centered support and interventions for youth in care and foster families. This position is also subject to criminal and abuse background checks, and may require pre-employment drug screening

• Demonstrates competence in State and Federal standards for Therapeutic/Foster Care Services, licensing rules
• Assist with recruiting qualified foster parents and staff necessary to meet the needs of the youth served.
• Assists with ensuring Foster Parents and assigned staff complete and maintain all training requirements.
• Provides pre-service and ongoing training to foster parents to ensure parents possess skills necessary to provide quality services to the youth being served.
• Serves as liaison to DSS, DMH and other community agencies regarding any service planning issues and needs of and services to youth being served in Therapeutic/Foster Care program.
• Processes requests for services by conducting intakes, obtaining/completing necessary assessments, completing social histories, obtaining consents, and collecting documentation for the determination of appropriate placement and services for youth referred to program.
• Writes, coordinates, implements, and monitors person-centered service plans and ensures quality care of youth being served.
• Serves as advocate for the youth in care and participates in the interdisciplinary team process in the development of the Person Centered Service Plan
• Ensures service authorizations are current and provides necessary updates to authorizing authorities in timely manner as requested and/or required for service approval.
• Provides mediation between the youth and the foster parents, guardians, natural family members, and other agencies relative to the needs and desires identified by the team.
• Establishes and maintains files for youth receiving foster care services and ensures all required documentation in individual case files is completed in a timely manner
• Assists with the transfer of youth to other services or terminates services when current placement is no longer deemed necessary or appropriate.
• Assists with accessing community resources identified for the youth and foster parents.
• Assists foster parents, and/or assigned staff develop mediation and intervention strategies and implement them to resolve conflicts.
• Foster Care licensing experience is a plus.

• Bachelor's degree
  in a human service field and has
  two years of full-time
  a…