Child and Family Services Specialist- Foster Care Emphasis
Child and Family Services Specialist- Foster Care Emphasis
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Hiring Agency:
Health & Human Services Agency 25
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Job Description:
The CFC Specialist will play a crucial role in supporting CFC foster homes and participants through providing support training guidance and case management specific to the participants needs.
Pay starts at $21.355 and increase to $25.043 after successfully completing training. Bilingual staff are welcome. Numerous internal promotion opportunities are available. Start your career with Nebraska today!
Duties:
Advocate for CFC foster families and CFC participants. Respect the individuality of each child and family served. Respect each childs family and culture Implement familycentered practice principles into case management to ensure the inclusion of children and families in the decisionmaking processes that impact their lives Promote normalcy in the lives of children in care Understand and commit to utilizing evidencebased practices that focus on leastrestrictive and familycentered approaches. Provides inperson support and guidance to up to 10 CFC foster families and participants Write clear concise and descriptive reports in a timely manner that will be shared with legal entities and the court system. Develops customized support plans for each placement with an emphasis on helping participants meet goals deescalation and crisis intervention. Works closely with the case management team schools therapist and other professionals to work towards permanency Collaborates with internal/external stakeholders and the community to promote and recruit Comprehensive Foster Care providers
Requirements / Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications: A Bachelors degree in social work psychology sociology counseling human development mental health care education criminal justice or other related fields. Consideration will be given to applicants who are enrolled in the final semester of their Bachelors degree. Promotion to a Child and Family Services Specialist is contingent on successfully completing degree requirements and required training.
Preferred Qualifications: Experience in child welfare juvenile justice and/or case management experience and experience in supporting foster parents and youth with complex needs in foster care.
Other: Valid Drivers license is required.
Knowledge of: the principles and practices of social work psychology sociology counseling human development mental health education criminal justice or related area of the applied social/behavioral sciences; the principles and processes of direct case management; family life issues and dynamics; community services; child adolescent and adult behavior; and basic understanding of juvenile delinquent behavior and vulnerable adult issues.
Benefits
We offer a comprehensive package of pay benefits paid time off retirement and professional development opportunities to help you get the most out of your career and life. Your paycheck is just part of your total compensation.
Check out all that the State of Nebraska has to offer! Benefit eligibility may vary by position agency and employment status. For more information on benefits please visit: Opportunity Statement
The State of Nebraska values our teammates as well as a supportive environment that strives to promote diversity inclusion and belonging. We recruit hire train and promote in all job classifications and at all levels without regard to race color religion sex. age national origin disability marital status or genetics.
Current employees of the State of Nebraska should NOT apply on this external career. Instead go to Workday and access the Jobs Hub Internal Apply app from your home landing page.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
