Foster Care Plus Coordinator; CYFD​/PSD​/LSS

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at the new mexico children, youth and families department (cyfd), every role is an opportunity to make a lasting difference in the lives of children, youth, and families across our state. We are committed to building a compassionate, skilled, and dedicated workforce that works collaboratively to ensure safety, promote well‑being, and strengthen families. Whether you are in the field supporting families face‑to‑face, working behind the scenes to improve systems, or helping to shape the agency from a leadership level, your work here has purpose and lasting impact.

Join a team that values integrity, resilience, and service and be part of meaningful change for new mexico’s future.

* applications submitted without work experience or a resume will not be considered. If attaching a resume, resume must include dates of employment for each job (month & year) and details of work experience/job duties*

this posting may be used for ongoing recruitment and may close at any time. Applicants lists may be screened more than once.

foster care plus will provide intensive care coordination to change these outcomes and keep these children from needing higher and restrictive levels of care. There is a gap of specialized training and support to resource foster parents and to treatment foster care (tfc) behavioral health providers. Foster care plus will be the primary trainers of the pressley ridge model to support resource foster parents and tfc providers.

There is also a lack of infrastructure to implement evidence‑based models and address systemic needs. The foster care plus program will coordinate the implementation of the model. Finally, the department requires additional resource foster parent homes which this position will also help attract new resource foster parents, retain current resource foster parents, and promote foster care plus.

attend the pressley ridge‑treatment foster care pre service training and obtain certification to train the model. This position must also meet all the requirements to retain certification to train the pressley ridge‑treatment foster care pre service.

train the pressley ridge‑treatment foster care pre service model to resource foster parents, treatment foster care providers, tribal communities and system stakeholders. This position must also obtain pressley ridge master level trainer certification, and maintain it, to offer train‑the‑trainer sessions to stakeholders throughout the state.

implement the pressley ridge‑treatment foster care pre service model with fidelity. This includes learning and understanding competency in the following areas: foster care roles; child development and the impacts of trauma on physical and cognitive development; children’s mental health including neuro‑developmental disorders and psychiatric diagnosis; attachment and the development of healthy relationships for children; therapeutic communication and engagement; understanding and changing behavior for children with trauma;

skill teaching; conflict resolution, and managing crisis events.

obtain and maintain the children and adolescent needs and strengths (cans) assessment certification.

use the cans, clinical assessments, collateral, engagements and other sources to assess the needs and strengths of children, youth and families to aid in the development of an action plan of care.

implement the foster care plus program. Implementation activities include, but are not limited to:

• follow and support the foster care plus program manual and implementation guide.
• develop foster care plus action plans of care that matches the intensity of the status, that is strengths and team‑based, led by a common vision and addresses concrete, safety and stability and underlying needs, and is outcome based.
• conduct community engagements and home visitations to assess needs and strengths and evaluate progress of the action plan of care.
• facilitate foster care plus‑action plan of care meetings with children/youth, resource foster care parents, families, cyfd staff, behavioral health professionals and other stakeholders. This…