Placement Support Manager

Description

This position is a part of our Caregiver Support Program which now covers multiple service areas. This posting is for our Pacific Mountain area which encompasses Mason, Grays Harbor, Pacific, Lewis and Thurston Counties.

The Placement Support Manager is responsible for assuring the health, safety, and emotional well‑being of all clients served by Youthnet’s Caregiver Support Program. The Placement Support Manager will develop and implement a Placement Support Plan that addresses the needs of each caregiver to provide the level of support required of each youth in their care. The Placement Support Manager will act under Youthnet’s mission and philosophy.

TITLE: Placement Support Manager

REPORTS TO: Caregiver Support Supervisor

ESSENTIAL

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Developing a Caregiver Support plan with a caregiver for each youth placed into their care.
• Helping the caregiver to monitor the child’s progress relative to the child’s service plan.
• Assist in coordinating the child’s referral to services.
• Providing case aide support.
• Connecting the caregiver to community and cultural resources when appropriate.
• Assisting the caregiver with payment issues.
• Assist caregiver and youth in building/maintaining a connection to their family and other important individuals in the youth’s life.
• Provide caregiver(s) with resources and skills training to increase their child/youth‑specific parenting skills (including behavior management, culturally relevant connections/practices, independent life skills, etc.).
• Assist with the creation and implementation of child‑specific supervision plans as needed.
• Support caregiver in creating an individualized resource list (including daycare/after‑school care, medical/dental services, respite care, cultural supports, mental health services, etc.).
• Monitor foster homes for compliance with health and safety requirements as related to the child/children placed in the home.
• Ensuring that services provided are documented in the individual client file.
• Maintain liaison with parents, DSHS caseworkers, school staff, probation officers, therapists, and all other persons necessary for effective treatment.
• Carry emergency on‑call cell phone as established by agency protocol.
• Other tasks as assigned.

• Oral Communication:
  • Ability to relate to and interact with clients, foster parents, staff, and others in a professional, collaborative manner.
  • Communicate effectively in individual or group situations including demonstrating listening skills.
  • Ability to communicate with multiple customers including the people receiving support, foster parents, family support aids, biological parents, state personnel, and others.
  • Effectively advocate for people receiving support.
  • Ability to promote non‑defensive, collaborative relationships.
• Written Communication:
  • Ability to communicate effectively in writing using accurate grammatical form and ability to read and interpret written information.
  • Ability to write objective reports and maintain accurate documentation.
  • Ability to complete written requirements in a timely manner, consistent with contractual obligations.

• Coach, train, and mentor foster parents and provide positive leadership and team building based on respect, cooperation, and competency; which embraces Youthnet’s mission, vision, and values.
• Demonstrates excellence in work standards and tenaciousness in completing tasks.
• Takes personal responsibility for actions.
• Ability to effectively problem‑solve and make decisions to include resolving crisis situations, and developing resolutions between parties.
• Ability to work well with other team members by demonstrating ability to cooperate with others in the group using friendly, cooperative relations in…