Child Welfare Specialist

Child Welfare Specialist

The Child Welfare Specialist supports youth and families in obtaining permanency, maintaining stability, well-being, and safety. The Child Welfare Specialist will support youth and families to meet their highest level of functioning in all environments.

Essential Job Functions:

• Provide clinical treatment to youth and families.
• Provide variety of services including case management, skills training, home based casework, family preservation, visit supervision, crisis and safety planning, discharge planning, utilize supervision, communicate with HSPP's and monitor progress. Articulate treatment progress through appropriate documentation.
• For youth placed in A&C foster homes conduct home visits per the youth's level of supervision, communicate with providers and foster parents on a weekly basis, assess the youth and create safety plans/crisis intervention as appropriate. Attend IEP meetings, obtain educational documentation, ensure medical care, offer successful adult services for youth over 14 years of age, engage in pro-social recreational activities, and support youth to participate in cultural and religious activities.
• Provide crisis intervention/emergency services by assessing risk, development of safety plans, reporting of any abuse or neglect, or any other emergency situations.
• Communication and collaboration with collateral contacts, stakeholders, and referral sources;
  Develop and maintain effective relationships by consulting and/or meeting with providers and stakeholders regarding client care, integrated health, current function, medication related- issues, education support, and any other care related to client/families. Maintaining open and professional communication with Team Leaders, clients/families, and staff/team members.
• Accountability and Documentation by completing documentation timely and accurately, maintaining ethical standards of Adult & Child, maintaining proficiency in the EHR, meet contractual and reporting obligations for referral sources and governing bodies by required timelines.
• Participate in training and development by completing all required trainings, attend clinical staffing, active participation in supervision and other recommended trainings; to provide professional development.
• Creating a professional and ethical environment by promoting open communication, ethical practice and building upon the strengths of the team.
• Meet the metrics as assigned to this position: meet service delivery by meeting the expected service delivery of 60%. Note timeliness by submitting notes within policy and procedure guidelines 95% of the time, as well as having staffing records, CANSA and monthly reports completed in a timely fashion. Documentation compliance by competently completing required clinical documentation such as EON, CANSA, monthly reports and staffing records to agency and referral source expectations.
  
  Be a team player, demonstrating professionalism, cooperation and collaboration by showing a willingness to accept supervision, completing required trainings and seeking out new development opportunities, attending required meetings and promoting open communication and ethical practice. Quality of care by putting a focus on client centered treatment that is flexible to client's emergent needs during bi-weekly supervision with Team Leaders.
• Other duties as assigned by program leadership.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Proficient in computer software skills (Microsoft Office, Electronic Health Record, etc.)
• Ability to organize and manage time
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Ability and willingness to travel as required for position.
• Willingness to accept supervision, flexible and passionate about serving those in need. Enjoys working…