Senior Family Care Counselor
Senior Family Care Counselor
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Job Description
Responsible for monitoring children parents and caregivers who are involved with the dependency system including scheduled visits with all parties written documentation of all contacts court work and coordination of services from other agencies.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education:
Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university in human services or a related field.
Experience:
6 months experience in counseling/case management preferred
Licensure Certification and/or Registration:
Meet training requirements stipulated by the Florida Certification Board (FCB) for a Child Welfare Case Manager.
- Manage case load of 17 19 children. Subject to change based on the distribution of cases to Service Centers.
- Assist Supervisor in the supervising of case workers when the supervisor is on leave.
- Attend
ESI and Permanency Staffings in the place of the unit supervisor as needed. - Assist supervisor in completing monthly file reviews.
- Review court documents to ensure quality assist in getting a supervisor signature if the unit supervisor is unavailable.
- Senior Counselors will be the first ones over capped with cases if it becomes necessary. Our goal is to remain at a 18 /1 ratio.
- Act as a mentor/ advisor to family service counselors.
- Assist in the completion of reports as needed by the supervisor.
- Agree to be assigned to the cases that present a higher risk to the children or that have media involvement.
- Conduct facetoface contact with children parents and caregivers in home or school environment.
- Complete Family Team Conferences with the family.
- Observe and document home conditions and childs behavior/feelings about the living situation.
- Interact with family members.
- Conduct family functioning assessments and safety plans regarding childs placement.
- Provide conflict resolution and crisis intervention services to families.
- Coordinate available community services to include making referrals.
- Provide education for family members about available services parenting practices and the dependency system.
- Complete documentation of all case activities in case file and FSFN.
- Assist parents with Case Plan tasks (includes setting up appointments providing transportation etc.
- Staff cases with Supervisor.
- Provide written court reports (quarterly).
- Staff cases for Permanency.
- Detain children when living conditions are deemed unsafe.
- Attend court proceedings relating to case including providing court testimony.
- Produce initial 6month and termination summaries for all families.
- Update Case Plans and other court documents.
- Monitor visitation between children and parents.
- Attend foster parent association meetings.
- Other duties as assigned.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full Time
