Family Preservation Integrated Practice Team; IPT) Facilitation Coordinator

Job Details:

Job Location:

Family Support Services CMO - Largo, FL 33771, Position Type:
Full Time, Education Level: 4 Year Degree/BA or BS, Family Preservation Integrated Practice Team (IPT) Facilitation Coordinator

Join our team at FSS and enjoy comprehensive benefits including but not limited to:

• Tuition Reimbursement
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Well-Being Program
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Bereavement Leave
• 12 Paid Holidays
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Short & Long-Term Disability Coverage
• Employee Discounts
• 401k Plan with 3% Employer Contribution

The mission of Family Support Services is to be the leader in providing safety, stability, and quality of life for all children by working with the community to strengthen the family unit.

Job Summary:

Facilitate, monitor, document, and track the Integrated Practice Team (IPT) Process. Will facilitate the group to brainstorm ideas that can assist a family with positive change while addressing conflict and accurately route cases to the proper community resource. Utilize a family-centered and strength-based team approach with community involvement in the protection of children. Serve as a consultant to CPI’s and CMO case managers and coordinate special case staffings.

Network with various community agencies and resources. Responsible for ensuring cross-system integration and interdisciplinary support. Participate with Family Preservation (FPT) Team process to review referrals by a mental health provider for wraparound intervention services. Assist team with referral processing and auditing for all programs within Family Preservation.

• Lead the Integrated Practice Team (IPT) by facilitating a core group of representatives from differing organizations whose purpose is to arrange wrap around and strength based services to allow children to remain safely in their homes
• Maintain IPT records on the incoming correspondence, action documents, schedule, and follows up on each case to ensure timely reply or action. Maintain files and records of correspondence and enters all IPT notes and action plans into FSFN
• Attend Family Preservation Team (FPT) referral review meetings with IPT partnering agencies. Network with various community agencies and resources to support the IPT and Family Preservation Department
• Assist with processing referrals for other Family Preservation program, such as FAST, STEPS, Safety Management, and High-Risk Newborn .
• Perform audits of Family Preservation Programs
• Participate in special projects and other departmental requirements, ongoing.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s Degree required. Certification in Facilitation/ Mediation or Master’s degree preferred.
• Experience:
  
  Three years of experience working with at-risk children and/or families. Experience in Facilitation/Mediation preferred.
• Licensure, Certification, and/or Registration:
  
  Valid drivers license.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The qualifications listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Work collaboratively with community members, peers and supervisors.
• Maintain high organizational, leadership and communication skills.
• Be detail-oriented.
• Utilize networking skills.
• Interpersonal skills of communication, facilitation, collaborative problem solving and planning, consensus building, and conflict resolution.
• Communicate and express ideas effectively with staff and clients.
• Write reports and correspondence.
• Speak effectively before small and large groups.
• Solve…