Foster Care Coordinator 2024-03110
Foster Care Coordinator 2024-03110
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Description and Functions
- Open Until FilledGENERAL DESCRIPTION:
Recruit train study support mediate certify and recertify relative affinity adoptive and foster care providers. This position serves two purposes 1 It Preserves Families and 2 it Protects Children by training skilled foster care providers who will assist and mentor families and children working with The Department of Family Services. This is a parttime position.
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ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: The listed functions are illustrative only and are not intended to describe every function that may be performed at the job level.- Recruit and develop new foster homes.
- Conducts local and national background checks of potential foster homes.
- Coordinates with Social Services Workers to develop an appropriate match between children and resource families.
- Collaborates with external contractors and providers to make placements.
- Supervises and supports kinship and foster families including performance improvement activities and training.
- Provide crisis intervention as required.
- Facilitates and provides resource families with information to ensure foster certification.
- Keeps personal certifications and recertifications current.
- Help keep children safe from harm by keeping homes compliant and children in legal placements.
- Requires extensive travel to assess certify and recertify homes.
Qualifications
PREFERENCES:
Preference may be given to applicants with a bachelors degree in social work counseling sociology psychology criminal justice or administration of justice and experience in helping build strong families.
KNOWLEDGE:- Knowledge of the foster care regulations and policies.
- Knowledge of foster care resources including foster families children who have been placed in their families agency staff and community resources.
- Knowledge of best practices in placing children.
- Knowledge of separation/attachment and bonding of children and families.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:Education:Bachelors Degree (typically in Social Services)Experience:03 years of progressive work experience (typically in Social Services Programs) with acquired knowledge at the level of a Social Services WorkerOREducation & ExperienceSubstitution:46 years of progressive work experience (typically in Social Services Programs) with acquired knowledge at the level of a Social Services WorkerCertificates Licenses Registrations:NoneNecessary Special Requirements
NOTES:- FLSA: NonExempt
- This is a parttime position.
- All positions within the Department of Family Services will require a background information check including the taking of fingerprints which will be completed through the Wyoming Department of Criminal Investigation the Department of Family Services and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for every successful applicant.
Supplemental Information
049Department of Family Services Field Operations
Click here to view the State of Wyoming Classification and Pay Structure.
URL: State of Wyoming is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively supports the ADA and reasonably accommodates qualified applicants with disabilities.
Class Specifications are subject to change please refer to the A & I HRD Website to ensure that you have the most recent version.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
