Post-Permanency Specialist-RPPCS

Location: Roanoke

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance

DePaul is seeking a Full-Time, Post-Permanency Specialist-RPPCS (Regional Post-Permanency Consortia Services) working 37.5-hours per week at the Roanoke Location.

JOB SUMMARY:
The Post-Permanency Specialist provides comprehensive post-permanency support services to adoptive families, kinship guardianship families, and relative caregivers to promote family stability, child well-being, and permanency preservation. The Post-Permanency Specialist serves as a primary point of contact for families seeking information, support, resources, education, advocacy, and community connections following adoption, guardianship, or other permanency arrangements.

Using a strengths-based, trauma-informed, family-centered, and adoption-competent approach, the Post-Permanency Specialist assists families in identifying needs, accessing services, strengthening protective factors, navigating challenges, and connecting with supportive resources. Services may include information and referral, brief case management, family support, educational programming, support groups, family activities, advocacy, crisis support, and linkage to specialized services.

The Post-Permanency Specialist works collaboratively with Success Coaches, Local Departments of Social Services, behavioral health providers, schools, community organizations, consortium members, and other stakeholders to ensure families have access to a comprehensive continuum of post-permanency supports and services. This position is grant funded by the Virginia Department of Social Services.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED:
The Post-Permanency Specialist reports directly to the Regional Post-Permanency Supervisor.
This position does not provide direct supervision of staff.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES:
This list is not an exhaustive & all-inclusive list of job responsibilities. The distribution of time allotted for any function or duty is subject to change with or without notice. Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign other responsibilities to this job or reassign them elsewhere at any time.
Family Engagement and Support Services

• Respond to referrals and inquiries from adoptive families, guardianship families, relative caregivers, professionals, and community members.
• Conduct initial assessments to identify family strengths, needs, concerns, and service priorities.
• Provide individualized support services designed to strengthen family functioning, caregiver capacity, and permanency stability.
• Maintain ongoing contact with families through telephone, virtual, office-based, home-based, and community-based services as appropriate.
• Support families in accessing resources and services that address identified needs.
• Promote family engagement and participation in available post-permanency services and supports.

Information, Referral, and Resource Coordination

• Provide information regarding available post-permanency services, adoption assistance, guardianship resources, community supports, educational resources, and behavioral health services.
• Facilitate referrals to community providers, support services, clinical resources, respite opportunities, educational programs, recreational activities, and other needed supports.
• Maintain knowledge of regional resources and service systems.
• Assist families in navigating service systems and overcoming barriers to accessing needed supports.
• Advocate for families when appropriate to promote access to services and supports.

Education, Training, and Support Groups

• Develop, coordinate, and facilitate educational opportunities for caregivers, youth, and professionals.
• Plan and facilitate parent support groups, youth groups, peer support opportunities, and family discussion groups.
• Provide education regarding trauma, attachment, adoption, kinship care, child development, grief and loss, identity development, behavioral health, and other post-permanency topics.
• Assist families in strengthening parenting skills, understanding child behavior, and building resilience.
• Promote opportunities for peer support and connection among families with shared experiences.

Family Activities and Community Engagement

• Plan, coordinate, and facilitate family events, recreational activities, workshops, and community engagement opportunities.
• Support development of natural support networks and community connections for families.
• Collaborate with consortium members and community partners to increase opportunities for…