ICPC Specialist

Position: ICPC Specialist

Comparable DFPS Position: ICPC Specialist

Classification: Full-time, Non-exempt

Reports to: ICPC Supervisor

Company: Texans Together

Location: Regions 6a and/or 6b (Specific work locations will be assigned and communicated as staffing plans are finalized)

The ICPC Specialist manages a high number of children on their caseload in multiple stages of service including parent reunifications, kinship both licensed and non-licensed, relative foster/adoption and non-relative foster adopt and complete at monthly announced and unannounced FTF visits consistent within required Permanency guidelines. The position interacts routinely with children and families, representatives from various organizations, out of state agencies, Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, and the general public.

• Receives and manages cases from out of state agencies after children are removed from their homes, placed in conservatorship, placed in care outside their homes; from other catchment areas and legacy regions for courtesy supervision and visits of parents that live in region 6.
• Assesses the needs, safety, well-being, and permanency needs of children in care and coordinates appropriate services, evaluations, assessments, and referrals.
• Works with children, parents, families, caregivers, and other community partners to develop and advance permanency plans.
• Identifies and engages potential permanency resources, including relatives, kinship caregivers, and other individuals important to the child and family.
• Completes and reviews home studies for relatives and other potential kinship caregivers.
• Meets with parents and prospective caregivers to assess safety and risk, identify needed behavioral changes, coordinate services, and monitor progress toward permanency.
• Conducts required visits with children to assess safety, well-being, placement stability, needs, wishes, and progress toward permanency.
• Meets with children, parents, caregivers, and other individuals in homes, community settings, and other locations as necessary.
• Participates in case meetings, conferences, hearings, and other proceedings and coordinates with the primary caseworker as required.
• Maintains communication with the sending agency or primary caseworker regarding the child’s circumstances, placement, well-being, and significant case developments.
• Prepares required supervision reports and other documentation regarding the child’s well-being, caregiver capacity, placement status, and identified concerns.
• Supports kinship caregivers and foster parents by providing case information, addressing concerns, and coordinating resources necessary to meet the child’s needs.
• Coordinates with the primary caseworker to support reunification and the child’s transition home and provides case support through legal case closure, as applicable.
• Supervises adoptive placements through finalization, as assigned.
• Maintains complete, accurate, and timely case records, forms, narratives, and reports in accordance with established requirements.
• Manages assigned caseload and priorities to ensure required activities and deadlines are completed timely.
• Develops and maintains effective working relationships with sending agencies, DFPS, law enforcement, courts, legal representatives, healthcare professionals, service providers, and other community partners.

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Human Services, Psychology, or related field required. Relevant experience considered in lieu of education requirement.
• Minimum two (2) years’ relevant work experience in child welfare, foster care, adoption, or permanency services.
• Prior experience with ICPC processes.

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