Govt. ACFS - Binogii Placement Agency Specialist

POSITION SUMMARY

The Binogii Placement Agency Specialist under the direction of Child Placement Services Manager is responsible for overseeing a variety of professional assignments to provide services to socially and/or economically disadvantaged individuals in programs administered by ACFS Child Placement Services. Binogii Placement Agency Specialist carries a caseload consisting of Binogii Child Placement Agency cases to include:
Foster Care, Adoption, and Foster Home Licensing. These services are provided within the scope of the agency’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Private Agency Contract and the Department of Child Welfare Licensing Child Placing Agency License as well as Tribal Code.

• Completes program specific paperwork within established time frames.
• Maintains client files according to program guidelines, state contract, licensing and funding standards.
• Provides 24‑hour crisis intervention.
• Provides on‑call services.
• Responds to critical situations involving children and families within defined time frames.
• Evaluates the safety of living environments through home visits and client interviews.
• Completes risk assessments with the family to determine individual strengths and needs and makes appropriate recommendations for services based upon assessment results.
• Identifies placement resources for children within the protective services, in home care, and foster care system.
• Prepares and files court petitions in protective services and foster care cases according to Tribal and State laws.
• Testifies in court hearings as required.
• Adheres to court orders by formulating a social services plan, supervising the families’ rehabilitative progress and reporting back to the court on any significant changes in case activity.
• Reviews behavioral, medical, and educational needs of each child referred for placement at specified intervals and at other times as needed.
• Prepares and presents information to the Sault Tribe Child Welfare Committee.
• Serves as a Qualified Expert Witness and a Tribal Representative as needed.
• Provides in‑home supportive services, education, counseling, community resource linkage and referral, advocacy, and other social service interventions to families and children.
• Conducts forensic interviews.
• Implements and ensures compliance with State of Michigan and Sault Tribe foster case, adoption, and foster home licensing policies and procedures as well as Sault Tribe Binogii Placement Agency contract requirements.
• Implements and ensures compliance with various Federal and State Laws and Sault Ste. Marie Tribal Codes.
• Completes a monthly narrative and statistical reports.

• Develops and implements effective and culturally sensitive strategies for outreach to the Native American Community.
• Builds lasting networks and collaborations with Tribal and community resources.
• Attends and participates in departmental staff meetings and related activities.
• Attends workshops, conferences and classes to increase professional knowledge.
• Serves on projects and committees as assigned.
• Serves as a resource person responding to requests for information and assistance.
• Evaluates home and community‑based situations for worker safety and follows best practices when working in volatile environments.
• Administers breathalyzer tests and drug screens as needed.

Immediate peers, peers in other departments, immediate supervisor/manager, managers in other departments, customers, outside vendors/service providers and court and law enforcement officials.

Position medium with lifting of 50 pounds maximum and frequent lifting/carrying up to 25 pounds. Physical factors include constant use of hearing, smell, near/midrange/far vision, depth perception and field of vision; frequent standing, walking, sitting, bending, typing and driving in and during inclement weather; occasional carrying/lifting, pushing/pulling, climbing, stooping, kneeling, reaching, manual handling, and use of color vision. Working conditions include frequent exposure to weather, extreme heat/cold, wet/humidity, and noise and air quality.

Potential hazards include frequent client…