CCFA Assessor

We are looking for a contracted Comprehensive Child & Family Assessment Assessor (CCFA Assessor) to join our NYAP Augusta GA team. A CCFA TrainingCertificate for the state of GA is required.

Position Summary

The CCFA Assessor provides individual and family assessments for DFCS. Assessor will develop a dynamic family picture of assessment impressions based on observation and demonstrated evidence. Assessor will communicate findings or the inability to engage the client and make recommendations for the child and parents.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The CCFA Assessor will perform duties including but not limited to:

• Actively supports represents and extends the mission vision and values of the organization.
• Completes all required documentation in a timely manner.
• Assists in family reunification and/or stabilization efforts with the youths primary family or other permanent living arrangement consistent with the youths case plan.
• Consistently achieves established productivity thresholds.
• Participates in the Continuous Quality Improvement activities on a monthly/quarterly basis.
• Completes Comprehensive Children and Family Assessments (CCFAs) to identify and report underlying issues affecting a childs placement in foster care.
• Conducts indepth interviews with parents and child regarding events leading to state custody.
• Determines family background including relationships with extended family mental health history of substance abuse etc.
• Identifies characteristics of the child noting milestones met developmental challenges and/or presenting behaviors.
• Catalogues parents caregivers and childs strengths and limitations.
• Interacts with multiple internal and external colleagues including DFCS court personnel and probation/parole officers.
• Completes if able other DFCS assessments such as Trauma; Substance Abuse (determination/recommendations for drug/alcohol abuse); Domestic Violence; and/or Home Evaluations (reviews of home parenting and safety conditions for potential foster care parents/relatives).
• Flexibility to travel into communities to complete assessments.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• A Masters Degree in social work counseling or related field and license eligible.
• 2 or more years of prior work experience/training in industry accepted clinical assessment tools for mental health.
• CCFA trainingCertificate required.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Documented experience working with atrisk children and families.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish is a plus.
• Must have a valid Georgia drivers license reliable transportation automotive insurance and a good driving record.
• A willingness to work flexible and nontraditional hours in the service of families of origin and persons served.
• Capacity to be flexible and responsive to youth served foster caregivers system partners and internal customers.
• Capacity to remain objective and professional in all areas of job function.
• Demonstrates tolerance and respect for the ideas and actions of others.
• Capacity to effectively work with and be respectful and sensitive to persons from various cultures socioeconomic ethnic religious and racial backgrounds.
• Proficient use of desktop and laptop computers smart phones and tablets printers fax machines and photocopiers as well as software including word processing spreadsheet and database programs.

If this describes YOU please apply today!

also requires all of our employees regardless of your title/position to hold and maintain automobile liability insurance coverage of $100000/$300000. Please contact our HR department with questionsor.

The person in this position needs to follow a team concept and support both agency goals and coworkers. Employees must be able to effectively work with and be respectful and sensitive to persons from various cultures socioeconomic ethnic religious and racial backgrounds.